What to expect in the Millennium - 2, Glorified bodies!

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This is one of my favorite topics of the New Millennium. Let's face it, unless you're thirty and under, you are probably starting to feel the effects of age. If you're over 50 like me, then you definitely are! The old saying that youth is wasted on the young is so true! When I was young, I took so much for granted. I slept well, had tons of energy, could eat whatever I wanted without repercussions, played sports and exercised without feeling like I'd been run over by a mack truck, could stay up all night and still function the next day. My mind was clear. My vision strong. My skin firm. My bones didn't ache. Wow!  Of course when you're young, you don't know any different. You think you'll be like that forever.  But there is good news for all of us, young and old. During the Millennial reign of Jesus and onward into eternity, we will get new, glorified bodies, super hero bodies!

But what does that mean? Aren't we all just going to be spirits floating around in heaven playing harps?  Yet, I ask you, is that what happened to Jesus after he rose from the dead?.  No!  Scripture says that Jesus was the first of a new type of resurrected being.

But the fact is that Christ (the Messiah) has been raised from the dead, and He became the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep [in death]. . . .But each in his own rank and turn: Christ the firstfruits, then those who are Christ’s [own will be resurrected] at His coming. 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 Amplified

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While we are on earth, our bodies are made of earthly material. We know this from Genesis when God made us from the dust of the earth. After the fall of man, that earthly body (along with all of creation) became subject to decay and began to die.  for dust you are and to dust you shall return. Genesis 3:19





Our Bodies


Before                                                             After                              
Perishable and decay                               Immune to decay, Immortal
Dishonor and Humiliation                       Honor and Glory
Sick and Weak                                             Strength and Power
Purely a Physical Body                            Now a Spiritual Body

The body that is sown is perishable and decays, but the body that is resurrected is imperishable (immune to decay, immortal). It is sown in dishonor and humiliation; it is raised in honor and glory. It is sown in infirmity and weakness; it is resurrected in strength and endued with power. It is sown a natural (physical) body; it is raised a supernatural (a spiritual) body. 1 Corinthians 15 v 42-44 Amp.

Okay, where do I sign up??  And when will this happen?  When Christ comes back for his Bride at the Rapture.

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the sound of the last trumpet call. For a trumpet will sound, and the dead in Christ will be raised imperishable (free and immune from decay), and we shall be changed transformed.  v 52 

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An interesting point to make about angels is that they do not have glorified bodies. They have spirit-bodies and can only operate in the spirit realm. (Yes, they appear now and then in the physical realm but they can only live in the spirit realm) We will have super-charged-physical bodies that operate in both physical and spiritual realms like Jesus.  

Along those lines, I've often wondered whether we will be able to sin in these new bodies. I mean, I'm sure God still gives us free will, right? He doesn't want us to be puppets. But it kinda scares me to think that I could do something stupid and lose my position with God. The Bible doesn't speak about this yet it does promise that those of us who believed in Jesus in this age will rule and reign and be with God forever and ever. It doesn't say "as long as you don't do xyz" and it doesn't say that only some of us will be with God forever, so I have to believe that our new bodies made of heavenly material will have no proclivity for sin. In other words, sin will hold no allure for us, no attraction. We won't sin because we simply won't want to sin.

Let's look at some things Jesus could do with His new body.

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• Walk through walls
• Transport himself from one place to another quickly  (Philip also did this by the power of the Spirit)
• Eat !!!  (My personal favorite)
• He was recognizable, yet different (Many scholars believe this difference was because before His ascension back to Heaven, Jesus was not fully glorified.)  However we know we will recognize people in eternity from several Scriptures. One in Luke 16 where Lazarus recognized Abraham and another in Acts 7 where Stephen recognized Jesus standing beside God in Heaven while he was being stoned. 
• Fly up to heaven  ( I like to think we'll be able to fly through space!!)
• Speak/Converse/Hang out with friends. 

 My opinion. Not found in Scripture:  I tend to think that we will be able to run marathons without tiring. Play sports that we could never play before with expert skill, scale mountains, swim oceans, go scuba diving without equipment! We probably won't need sleep. We won't need to bathe. There won't be any of those annoying bodily functions.  



Think about it, for all eternity, we will not grow old, we will not get tired, we will not get sick. We will have incredible strength and power. We will be indestructible. And most important of all, we will have unending, close fellowship with God the Father! 

I don't know about you, but I'm heading outside to look up into the sky!   "for your redemption is drawing near"!  Luke 21:28