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1 | Actual bodies in heaven? | 1 John 3:2 | live4jc316 | 213858 | ||
Question a friend posed to me that had been brought up at a Bible study, and I'm stumped... What is the significance of us having actual bodies in heaven? I know Paul discusses resurrection vs earthly bodies in some detail in 1 Cor 15, and have also looked through Revelation, but yet to find anything concrete as to why we have a body in heaven. At this point my best answer is that I don't believe we will have a "body" exactly in the same sense as we know the word to mean on earth, but that still doesn't address the significance of it... any thoughts or especially relevant scriptures are appreciated! |
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2 | Actual bodies in heaven? | 1 John 3:2 | Val | 213954 | ||
I believe the best example that we can look at is the resurrected body of Christ. In reading the four gospels you will see different things about His resurrectd body. That He could walk through walls. That the disciples could see and touch Him. Also, you may look at the mount of transfiguration in which you will see Elijah and Moses and the Lord talking. They were recognizable. You ask what is the significance of a body in heaven. Well simply that we may recognize each other and have a relationship with one another. This is why we so look forward to heaven is to enjoy our relationship with Christ and the belivers of the bible and our own families who have already gone on. It gives us hope. A sure hope that those relationships that we once had on earth will be renewed when we get to heaven. To me that is the greatest significance; to see my Lord and my family. Sincerely, Val | ||||||
3 | Actual bodies in heaven? | 1 John 3:2 | bill0624 | 213979 | ||
One important thing that is often over-looked in discussions of this topic is this: God created us to be physical creatures! This was his plan all along. He already had, according to the Bible, spiritual creatures. But he created us to be physical manifestation of his glory, not in "heaven", but on earth. And I doubt that that plan has changed. Christians sometimes get caught up in a sort of gnostic belief system whereby they think that what God truly desires of humanity is that we shed our physicality and go off to float around Alpha Centauri as disembodied spirits. :) But this is not the overall thrust of the scriptures that reflect, not a discard of creation and human physicality, but the RESTORATION of creation and a glorified physicality. After all, if all God wants is for us to "fly away" to heaven, then resurrection is unnecessary. But according to Jesus and Paul, resurrection is part and parcel of what God wants to accomplish in humanity, part and parcel of a NEW creation. It is not JUST a new heaven, it is ALSO a new EARTH and, guess what, according to Jesus the meek will inherit it. It is important to note that in the last book of the Bible, Revelation, we don't see disembodied people floating off to heaven. What we see is resurrected people living on a new earth with, guess what, HEAVEN coming to earth! Good news indeed! | ||||||
4 | Actual bodies in heaven? | 1 John 3:2 | Val | 213988 | ||
Dear Bill, I don't know what your problem is and I really don't care. Your sarcasm is noted. If you want to discuss this topic intelligently we can do so but if you only want to demean others responses then it would be to no avail. You chose. Sincerely, Val | ||||||
5 | Actual bodies in heaven? | 1 John 3:2 | bill0624 | 213994 | ||
Val, I wasn't demeaning anyone. I was simply demonstrating how popular Christian notions of "I'll fly away" have little to do with the promise of resurrection and new creation. Jesus said that God's kingdom is his will being done ON EARTH, not disembodied spirits floating off to heaven. Please, sir, if you disagree, prove the scriptures wrong on this point. | ||||||
6 | Actual bodies in heaven? | 1 John 3:2 | stjohn | 213995 | ||
I haven't seen anyone espousing that we will be disembodied spirits my friend... I frankly don't see why you would accuse someone on this tread of doing that. :-( As for floating away... Well, there will be some that actually do that! It's called the rapture... :-) "Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord." (1 Thess 4:17) By the way, welcome to the forum. John |
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