Getting Ready for 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, on that great Day of Rapture, along
with those of their brethren who are still naturally alive in the LORD.
These glorified saints
who 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 (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 (vv.29-30 NIV).
When the saints come
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!
Prophet Elijah taken
from the Earth by way of the whirlwind by 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