A NEW BODY AWAITS!
Paul COMPARES between the EARTHLY BODY we have presently versus the NEW RESURRECTED BODY we will get!
“There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies…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 Cor 15:40, 42-44}.
NOTE; the Phrases to show the Comparison.; “Sown in …” and “…Raised In”
1.- Sown In…perishable (corruption)…Raised In…Imperishable (incorruptible) – {v42}
2.- Sown In…dishonor…Raised In… Glory – {v43}
3.- Sown In…weakness…Raised In… Power – {v43}
4.- Sown In…natural body …Raised In… Spiritual body – {v44} – ” If there is a natural body there is also a spiritual “- {v 44}.
Your New Heavenly Body will be…
IMPERISHABLE
GLORIOUS
POWERFUL
SPIRITUAL
GLORIOUS
POWERFUL
SPIRITUAL
Not only has JESUS provided a NEW Heart for you and you are a NEW Creation, “In Christ,” but He has gone ahead to prepare a NEW Place for you in the Fathers House..,{John 14}… but also …YOU will have a NEW Body Fit For a NEW Realm, HEAVEN! He makes all things NEW! God IS..Your… PROVIDER…
How is this so? Through the Resurrection of the LORD Jesus Christ.
PRAISE HIM!!
The Application in this chapter is Our future look, hope, should give us present motivation to persevere in serving Him presently!
Verse 58: “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”