Day 360
Of the State of Man after Death and of the Resurrection of the Dead.
Chapter 31, Paragraph 2.
“At the last day such of the Saints as are found alive shall not sleep but be changed; and all the dead shall be raised up with the self same bodies, and none other; although with different qualities, which shall be united again to their Souls forever.”
Scripture Lookup
1 Corinthians 15:51,52
1 Thessalonians 4:17
Job 19:26,27
1 Corinthians 15:42,43
Reflection
At death the body is separated from the soul. Depending on whether you are in Christ or not determines where your soul goes. For those in Christ, they reside in heaven. For the wicked, they are cast into hell. That is not the end of the story, however.
The last day will be a momentous occasion. The soul will be reunited with the same body it had in life, but with a twist: those bodies will not suffer decay anymore. Those still alive when it happens do not experience death, but are changed as well.
Your body is part of you. Through God’s design your body has particular traits. There is much pressure to belittle and criticize our bodies for not attaining to society’s standard of perfection. There are many mysteries about how our bodies will be changed at the last day. But the body you have now, while it will be changed, is the body you will have for eternity.
Questions to Consider
- How does knowing your body is the selfsame body you will have on the last day affect your view of your body now?
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