“49Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.” – 1 Corinthians 15:49 (ESV)
We will be reunited with our bodies when Christ comes again. Our bodies will be recognized. But, we will also take on some of the glory of Christ. We will still be human, but also glorious. We will be back to the design that God created us to be from the beginning.
As Randy Alcorn writes, “the glorified Christ will be by far the most glorious Being in Heaven”. If we are taking on the glory of the LORD, then just what is that. Well, we look to Revelation and John’s account.
“14The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, 15his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. 16In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength.” – Revelation 1:14-16 (ESV)
And the account of Paul on the road to Damascus.
“6As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me…9Now those who were with me saw the light but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.” – Acts 22:6&11 (ESV)
Both men saw Christ is His glory, although John’s view was much clearer. They both saw the brightness and standing of Christ. He shone and was brighter than all around. Yet He was still in a physical human form as John describes. And so will we.
We will be brighter than the world, although Christ will certainly be the brightest. We will be glorious and yet will still be human. The difference in our human form is that we will return to the form that God designed and intended for us. Look back at 1 Corinthians 15:49 and see that we will take on the image of man and will also have characteristics of the image of God and His glory.
Again, What is your view of resurrected body? Are you still looking at it from only the physical form? How does your view change knowing that we will take on glory from Christ and just what His glory is?
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