The Redemption Of Our Bodies
OUR SALVATION IS TRIPARTITE.
OUR SALVATION IS AFTER THE PATTERN OF TRINITY!
The spirit of every child of GOD is already saved;
the soul is being saved daily; and our bodies will be saved on “the glorious
morning”—at Rapture.
The mind is to be renewed daily with GOD’s WORD.
Our mortal bodies will be transformed into a divine
glorious body at the Rapture, by The Spirit Of GOD.
But if The Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead
dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your
mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Romans 8:11 KJV
No wonder Romans 12:1 says to us:
“I beseech you
therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service”
(KJV).
In this verse, Paul was speaking of our physical
(mortal) bodies.
The word mortal refers to: a living thing which is
subject to death.
Our bodies are to be presented unto GOD daily, as living
sacrifices. This is a ‘spiritual act of worship’—a reasonable service.
This on our part should be a dedicated service;
which means it is a daily requirement by GOD from us.
So, the message in this verse is clear:
Offer your
bodies to GOD!
This is
pleasing and acceptable to GOD.
Presently, the glorified saints in Heaven, who
already are asleep in The LORD, all eagerly await the transformation of their
mortal bodies which they left on earth at the time of their physical death.
Their physical bodies died and decayed when they
left this natural world, but their spirit and soul exited this ephemeral realm.
Though their corruptible flesh are dead, decayed and
turned to dust here on earth, they believe in GOD’s Word and hope on His Promises
as they await joyfully and expectantly for redemption of their bodies along
with those of their brethren who are still naturally alive in The LORD—on that
great Day of Rapture.
These glorified saints which are now in Heaven, all
are spirits eagerly awaiting for the adoption, the redemption of their
bodies—even as we who are alive on the earth, await too.
Their spirits have been glorified.
And their souls have been glorified.
But their bodies are to be redeemed from the earth
at the Rapture! There natural bodies which they lived with on the earth—which
now is decayed—shall be changed.
We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the
pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves,
who have the firstfruits of The Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for
our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
Romans 8:22-23 NIV
In this hope we
were saved (v.24).
We have the
firstfruits of The Spirit and await our adoption as sons of GOD. By this, GOD
will bring us up as His sons and we will have the redemption of our bodies because,
For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to
the likeness of His Son, that He might be the Firstborn among many brothers.
And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified;
those He justified, He also glorified.
Rom 8:29-30 NIV
When the saints
comes to take over rule of the earth in the Millennium, with The LORD as The
Captain Of The Hosts, they shall all appear in bodily forms; not as spirits,
but as whole and perfect new creation of GOD’s image—with spirits, souls, and
bodies transformed!
Hallelujah!
When Jesus appeared
to His disciples shortly after His resurrection He made this statement:
Look at My hands and My feet. It is I myself! Touch Me and see;
a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have."
Luke 24:39 NIV
He appeared to them
in a bodily form—with flesh and bones; touchable and visible, not as a ghost.
Thus, we shall be
like Him, in bodily form, visible and touchable—with spirit, soul and new body,
everyone clothed with Power from on high to do exploit.
Take a look at the
next following verses:
When He had said this, He showed them His hands and feet. And
while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, He asked
them, "Do you have anything here to eat?" They gave Him a piece of broiled fish, and He
took it and ate it in their presence.
Luke 24:40-43 NIV
With this new body
which substitutes our corruptible body by transformation, we can eat natural
foods and as well, we can eat heavenly diets.
Clothed with our
celestial bodies, we can pass through walls, walk over the seas and oceans, and
take flight like eagle, into the sky and beyond. What a marvelous experience we
shall have with The LORD eternally!
Elijah taken from
the earth by way of the whirlwind with chariot of fire is biblically and
historically GOD’s proof of the Rapture.
As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a
chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and
Elijah went up to Heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha saw this and cried out,
"My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!" And
Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them
apart.
2 Kings 2:11-12 NIV