“We shall not all sleep,
but we shall all be changed”
SIH’s Think On
These Things: I Cor 15:50-54
Our Lord promises
that He will change our fleshly, sinful body into a wondrous, glorified, spiritual
body which will be a part of our eternal inheritance. This great change will take place through the
Almighty power of a Sovereign God (Phil
3:20-21)…. “For our
conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord
Jesus Christ:
Who
shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious
body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things
unto himself.”
What a
blessing it will be to leave our sin nature, our sicknesses, our pains and
death behind us as we cross over into the eternity that awaits us… (1Cor
15:50-54)…
“Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the
kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.”
Each of the
bodies of God’s people must undergo a change before we enter our eternal state. It is impossible for our sinful, fallen flesh
to enter into His kingdom. Likewise that which is capable of decay and ruin
cannot enjoy a never ending eternity with Him.
Behold, I shew you a mystery;
Paul is
about to teach us a truth that is not generally known by mankind. Only God’s people can begin to understand the
true meaning of these teachings.
We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the
trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall
be changed.
The Christian’s
body will undergo this great change, whether the Christian experiences death or
if they are alive at the second coming.
It will happen quickly, at the very instant of Christ’s coming. For those bodies in the grave, they will come
forth; for those who are yet alive, they will be changed and taken up at His
coming.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality.
There are
two basic aspects to this change that will take place…
First, our
bodies, which are able to be damaged and worsen in condition (as the result of
sin, sickness, and the aging process), will no longer gradually degrade and age
leading to its death.
Secondly,
our bodies, which are capable of dying, will no longer be under the bonds of
death. Death will no longer affect these
new bodies that we will possess.
Our new
bodies will be capable of living eternally in their optimal condition without
reduction or damage over time.
So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal
shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is
written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
When we have received
our glorified bodies death will be defeated.
Physical death will no longer have a claim on our body, while spiritual death
and the effects of sin will no longer be able to touch and corrupt these new
bodies.
Let us thank Him today
for the knowledge that we will not be eternally bound to the sufferings of
these fleshly bodies, but will someday, enjoy liberty over our corruptible
flesh and, even, death itself.
May the
Lord bless us as we “Think On These Things”.
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