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Bible Questions Answered:
“...if “flesh and blood” cannot enter heaven, does Paul mean that in heaven we will not have physical bodies?...”
Audrey/ Ashburn, Virginia U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
I Corinthians 15:50 KJV
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
I Corinthians 15:50 `NLT
What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that our physical bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. These dying bodies cannot inherit what will last forever.
What the Apostle Paul is saying here is that mortal, humanity, cannot enter heaven.
He doesn't say it, but it would probably mean death, as heaven being too great for flesh and blood to bear.
“Well then, we won't have bodies in heaven?”
No, not at all, we will have bodies, but they will be “Glorified Bodies,” as our Lord had, after having risen from the dead.
Luke 24:35-45 NLT (Jesus Appears to the Disciples)
35 Then the two from Emmaus told their story of how Jesus had appeared to them as they were walking along the road, and how they had recognized Him as He was breaking the bread.
36 And just as they were telling about it, Jesus Himself was suddenly standing there among them. “Peace be with you,” He said.
37 But the whole group was startled and frightened, thinking they were seeing a ghost!
38 “Why are you frightened?” He asked. “Why are your hearts filled with doubt?
39 Look at My hands. Look at My feet. You can see that it’s really Me. Touch Me and make sure that I am not a ghost, because ghosts don’t have bodies, as you see that I do.”
40 As He spoke, He showed them His hands and His feet.
41 Still they stood there in disbelief, filled with joy and wonder. Then He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
42 They gave Him a piece of broiled fish,
43 and He ate it as they watched.
44 Then He said, “When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about Me in The Law Of Moses and The Prophets and in The Psalms must be fulfilled.”
45 Then He opened their minds to understand The Scriptures.
Our Lord was in His, risen “Glorified Body.”
The Apostle Paul says that all Christian people, at the moment of resurrection are going to receive a “Glorified Body.”
I Corinthians 15:51-58 NLT
51 But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed!
52 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.
53 For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies.
54 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.
55 O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
56 For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power.
Paul says the hour is coming when all Christian people, will have a new body, “transformed into bodies that will never die (vs 53)”
Just think, immortal, eternal, never getting sick or old, bodies that will be transformed into miraculous bodies, by The Lord.
57 “But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for The Lord, for you know that nothing you do for The Lord is ever useless.
Prayer:
Colossians 2:12 NLT
For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with Him you were raised to new life because you trusted The Mighty Power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.
