Over the years, one of the questions many people have is “What will I look like in eternity?” That question is an interesting one and one that the apostle Paul dealt with extensively in 1 Corinthians chapter 15.
We will be identifiable. Paul spends a great deal of 14 verses detailing the difference between the spiritual and physical existence of man. He talks about the different heavenly bodies such as the sun, the moon, and the stars. (1 Cor. 15:41) Each one of these is identifiable in its own way. Likewise, our bodies have their own identity. We have a natural body. It differs from the spiritual (1 Cor. 15:44). Each is identifiable as a body. Each body differs from the other.
We will be individuals. He mentions that God gives “to each seed its own body” (1 Cor. 15:38). Paul is of course talking about the physical; but it also is the case with the spiritual bodies. We will not be just gasses or unidentifiable beings. We will be individuals in a different body than the current one. As such, I believe we will know one another in heaven.
We will be images of Christ. Paul uses the thought of the image of the physical man and the image of the heavenly man. (1 Cor. 15:49) We are made in the image of God and one day we shall bear the image of God. No doubt, this is referring to a totally spiritual and heavenly existence.
The key to heaven is with us now. If we obey Christ, we will one day be with Him. Death will be swallowed up in victory. (1 Cor. 15:54)
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- Bill Brandstatter preaches for the Marion Church of Christ in Marion, IL. He may be contacted through the congregation's website: http://marionchurchofchrist.com/ |
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