Banquet With The King: Heavenly Bodies?

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Heavenly Bodies?

For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long to put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing. For we will put on heavenly bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies. While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it's not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life. God himself has prepared us for this, and as a guarantee, he has given us his Holy Spirit. 2 Corinthians 5:1-5

Meditate. Read God’s word in context and listen to what He is saying.

I chose this scripture passage weeks ago to use at the end of 2025—now here we are and I’m wondering why I chose these verses. I'd love to have a new body—this earthly one is starting to show its age! But am I really ready to die? A lot of people I know really have a fear of dying. Not me. I’m prepared to go…especially if it is the rapture. A couple of YouTube end time prophesy teachers were just sure that we’d be raptured this past fall—but we weren’t. God has a plan, and as we search His scripture, we find little hints of the coming future. But no one knows the hour or the day…or even what year…of Christ’s return. We just look forward to new bodies, no sin, no tears, and the joy of being 24/7 with the Lord.

And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us. Romans 8:23

New bodies, as described by Paul in his first letter to the church at Corinth, will be heavenly and will be instantaneously obtained. Remarkable. What a great plan that God has devised—just so we can come join Him in Heaven, and we can live eternally with Him.

But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies. Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled: "Death is swallowed up in victory. (Isaiah 25:8)" 1 Corinthians 15:51-54

We will be transformed. This will be exciting; I can hardly wait! How about you?

Prayer – Lord Jesus, are You as anxious for this transformation to start…like many of us Christians are? You told us…"So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today." Matthew 6:34.

Verse of Salvation ~ Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33

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