JESUS’ RESURRECTION BODY
Did Jesus Christ resurrect in a non-physical,
spiritual body?
By Matt Slick
Didn't Jesus
simply rise in a non-physical, spirit form?
Some people say that Jesus' resurrection was not physical
but a spirit form. Groups like the Jehovah's Witnesses hold to this.
But, the Bible teaches that the resurrection of Jesus was
physical, not simply spiritual.
In John 2:19-21, Jesus said, "Destroy
this temple and in three days I will raise it up." The Jews, therefore,
said, 'It took forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up
in three days?' But He was speaking of the temple of his body."
Notice that Jesus was speaking of His body. The apostle
John gives the commentary that Jesus was prophesying that His physical body
would be raised from the dead. Is this what happened?
Jesus, after His resurrection, appeared to
Thomas. "Then He said to Thomas,
'Reach here your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand, and put it
into My side; and be not unbelieving, but believing,'" (John 20:27).
Notice that Jesus still retained the hole in
His side where He was pierced during the crucifixion: "But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and
immediately there came out blood and water" (John 19:34).
This clearly shows that Jesus retained the wounds in His
body. The only way this is possible is if He was raised from the dead
physically.
But some people refer to 1 Corinthians 15:44 that says, "it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If
there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body."
They conclude that Jesus was raised in a spiritual form,
not a physical one.
But, the truth is that He was raised physically. His body
was a glorified body. It was the same body, but it was slightly different.
That is, His body was raised physically, but it had been
glorified. It had been changed.
If we look at the context of the verse, we see that Paul
is repeatedly stating that the thing
that is sown is also the thing that is raised.
"So
also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown a perishable body, it is
raised an imperishable body; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it
is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is
raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual
body," (1 Corinthians 15:42-44).
Flesh and blood cannot
inherit the kingdom of God.
The Bible says that flesh
and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians
15:50).
If this is so, then how could physical body have been
raised?
The answer is simple. After His resurrection,
Jesus said, "Touch me and see, for a
spirit does not have flesh and bones
as you see I have," (Luke 24:39).
You must note that Jesus did not say, "flesh and blood." He said, "flesh and bones." This is because Jesus' blood was shed on the
cross.
The life is in the blood, and it is the blood
that cleanses from sin: "For the
life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to
make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the
soul," (Leviticus 17:11). See also, Genesis 9:4, Deuteronomy 12:23, and John 6:53-54.
Jesus was pointing out that He was different. He had a
body but not a body of flesh and blood. It
was flesh and bones.
I am of the opinion that Jesus' body had no functional
blood in it.
Remember, after the resurrection, He still retained the
wounds in His hands, feet, and side.
But, His blood was the thing that cleanses us
of our sins: "but if we walk in the
light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and
the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin," (1 John 1:7).
His body was raised, but it had no blood flowing through
its veins. It was a glorified, physical body.
This explains why Paul said in Colossians 2:9, "For in Him all the fullness of Deity
dwells in bodily form."
And also, 1 Timothy 2:5 that says, "For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men,
the man Christ Jesus."
In these two verses, written after Jesus' resurrection
and ascension, Jesus is said to be in bodily form and also to be a man.
How could He be in bodily form and be a man if He does
not have a body of flesh and bones?
Therefore, Jesus rose from the dead in a physical body.
Would you want God
to change your life?
God has made it
possible for you to know Him and experience an amazing change in your own life
through a relationship with His Son, Jesus Christ, and have eternal life.
Say the following
prayer:
“Father God, I confess I
am a sinner and my sins have separated me from You.
I am truly sorry. I now
want to turn away from my past sinful life and live a new life pleasing to You.
Please forgive me, and
help me avoid sinning again.
I believe that Your son,
Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and
hears my prayer.
I invite Jesus to become
the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Thank
You that according to Your Word, I am now born again.
Please send your Holy
Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. I
promise to study Your Word – the Bible.
Use me for Your glory.
In Jesus' Name I pray.
Amen.”
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"Victory
In Jesus"
E.M. Bartlett
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8ajtJtNXF4GaitherVEVO
Official video for “Victory in Jesus
[Live]” feat. Cynthia Clawson, Steve Amerison, Sue Dodge, Guy Penrod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGq0J9IGmxQPeasantSistersVancouverPentecostals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW9xsYUFHdcpianoKalebBrasee
lyrics
I
heard an old, old story,How a Savior came from glory,
How He gave His life on Calvary
To save a wretch like me;
I heard about His groaning,
Of His precious blood's atoning,
Then I repented of my sins
And won the victory.
Chorus
O victory in Jesus,
My Savior, forever.
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood;
He loved me ere I knew Him
And all my love is due Him,
He plunged me to victory,
Beneath the cleansing flood.
O victory in Jesus,
My Savior, forever.
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood;
He loved me ere I knew Him
And all my love is due Him,
He plunged me to victory,
Beneath the cleansing flood.
I
heard about His healing,Of His cleansing pow'r revealing.
How He made the lame to walk again
And caused the blind to see;
And then I cried, "Dear Jesus,
Come and heal my broken spirit,"
And somehow Jesus came and bro't
To me the victory.
I
heard about a mansion
He has built for me in glory.
And I heard about the streets of gold
Beyond the crystal sea;
About the angels singing,
And the old redemption story,
And some sweet day I'll sing up there
The song of victory.
He has built for me in glory.
And I heard about the streets of gold
Beyond the crystal sea;
About the angels singing,
And the old redemption story,
And some sweet day I'll sing up there
The song of victory.
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