Judgment, resurrection and our physical bodies are the focus, today. Also, there is more on redemption and life as a living sacrifice. A “Yahoo! Answers” writer using the ID “Alfredo” (Level 1 with 1 point, a member since March 8, 2014) posted the following:
Will we have a different body when we go to heaven?
THE BATTLE AXE: To Live As a Sacrifice (03/08/2014)—(5.) Vessels of The Gospel. Salvation as a process of GOD is one wherein lives are permanently altered and made to be new through baptism (death and rebirth having divine DNA, so to speak). Once born again, a believer must learn, grow, and mature again to acquire sacred knowledge. Study of the holy writings will further convey and deposit divine matter within their awareness. By regular practice of various sacraments and the peculiar skills for ministry believers become fully capable as spokespersons (we say, prophets) and stewards in service to GOD. As those yet in flesh, believers continue to meet the same life challenges as all others upon the earth; however, now they do so with the added resources of divine substance that are aspects from the makeup of GOD. The blood of Christ is the holy offering that satisfies all the high demands of divine law that pertain to atonement and redemption. Believers become the blood and body of Christ, and continue his life and ministry upon the earth. Commitment, communion, ones life as continuous discovery through meekness and obedience, and uninterrupted response to the revelation of GOD are offered as total submission, and the highest holy gift from mankind to express the gratitude, praise, respect, and trust of all Creation. See Psalms 37: 3-5, Psalms 50: 4-6, 2nd Corinthians 4: 1-18, Galatians 2: 20, KJV.
THE GOLDEN ARROW: But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets: And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men. (Acts 24: 14-16, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: Destroying the Resurrected Body? (02/10/2014); For They Shall Be Ashes (02/11/2014); About the Second Coming? (01/18/2014); Unprofitable Servants? (01/19/2014); Must We Really Die? (05/13/2013); Can GOD Die? (05/14/2013); After the Rapture? (11/01/2012); Opportunity to Repent (11/02/2012); After We Die? (10/04/2012); Does GOD Feel? (10/05/2012)
“Alfredo”, here are a few points to consider that may reinforce your understanding of Christian belief:
(1.) The Bible teaches there will be two sacred events that are called resurrection. The first resurrection will occur at the Advent (some say, Second Coming, others say, the Rapture) when Jesus comes to take all believers from the earth. Consecrated and sanctified, Jesus will not set foot upon the earth, then, for he would become defiled. Those believers who are dead at that time will be restored to the same body they left, and will be caught up to meet the Savior in the air along with those believers alive in that day.
(2.) All resurrection pertains to divine judgment. Created beings and living creatures are made alive to appear in the presence of GOD. Divine judgment is further set apart (we say, sanctified) as complete, final, impartial, righteous, permanent, and thorough. The first resurrection involves all believers; while the second resurrection is strictly for the wicked (also called, the unjust, the unrighteous, unbelievers). In both events, those whose bodies were bombed, burned or otherwise destroyed will be restored to their bodies through operations of the same Holy Spirit that appeared during Creation and the establishment of our universe. While they may have died in great anguish or pain, they will be made free to appear in tribunal, and to answer the charges against them. They will have no accuser except the record of their deeds recorded in the Lamb’s book of life.
There is a lot more to be said, correctly applied, and spiritually understood. (For example (3.) The transformation begun during their lives or in their baptism will be completed in all who will be joined to Jesus in eternal life as they are being lifted up through the air, toward the Lord. Their physical bodies will be endowed with various aspects of perfection. Included are beauty, health, glory, immortality, and incorruptibility. As vessels of divinity, believers will receive fresh endowments of sacred content from the makeup of GOD. Included are faith, holiness, joy, love, wisdom, and wrath against sin.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God. He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. (2nd Timothy 1: 8-10, New International Version, NIV)
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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