God will raise the dead with a new, eternal body, not the same flesh-and-blood body, as revealed in 1 Corinthians 15.
Les Feldick teaches that resurrection is not merely being brought back to life, as with Lazarus, but a final, eternal act of God. The body that is raised is a new resurrected body, constructed by God from the original cells, and is of a similar order to the body Jesus had after His resurrection. This is a unique Christian doctrine, central to the Gospel.
1 Corinthians 15:35 — This verse directly poses the question being answered: "How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?"
1 Corinthians 15:44 — This verse explains the nature of the resurrected body as a spiritual body, contrasted with the natural body that is buried.
The Bible, in 1 Corinthians 15, addresses the question of how the dead are raised and with what body. The chapter explains that the body that is sown (buried) is not the body that shall be, but that God gives it a body as it has pleased Him (1 Corinthians 15:37-38). It further explains that there is a natural body and there is a spiritual body (1 Corinthians 15:44).
Les Feldick teaches that resurrection is a unique, sovereign act of God that brings a human being back from the dead, not to die again, but to a life of eternity. This is different from being merely brought back to life, as in the cases of Lazarus and the widow's son, who died again [Clip 1, Clip 3]. He emphasizes that no other religion teaches resurrection as Christianity understands it [Clip 6]. The believer's spirit soul goes to be with Christ upon death, awaiting the day of resurrection when it will be reunited with the resurrected body [Clip 4]. God will use the original cells of the body to reconstruct a new, resurrected body, and we will have full knowledge and recognize our loved ones [Clip 5, Clip 7].
Les Feldick stresses that resurrection is not merely being brought back to life. People like Lazarus and the widow's son were brought back to life, but they died again later. Resurrection, on the other hand, began with Christ, who rose from the dead and will never die again. When believers experience resurrection, it will be final and eternal.
Les describes that upon death, the believer's spirit soul takes flight to be in the presence of Christ in heaven. It is there that the soul waits for the day of resurrection, when it will be reunited with the resurrected body.
Les states that he cannot think of a single religion in the world that teaches resurrection as Christianity understands it. While all religions speak of a life hereafter, the concept of a bodily resurrection is unique.
What Will Our Resurrected Body Be Like? 1 Corinthians 15 Explained
our last program, I think we're not going to hurry through it, and we're going to just keep picking it apart little by little. Again for all of you joining us on television, we're just an informal Bible study. We have folks from all kinds of various denominations studying with us, and all we try to get folks to do is to just begin to read and enjoy and study your Bible.
Resurrection vs. Being Brought Back to Life
Les clarifies that resurrection is a final event, unlike the temporary return to life of Lazarus and the widow's son, and that resurrection began only with Christ.
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So what did Lazarus have to do? He had to die. And so you have to keep this concept clear that resurrection is not just being brought back to life. Resurrection is that unique, sovereign act of God whereby He will bring back from the dead a human being who has died, not just to die again, but back to a life of eternity.
Defining the Term Resurrection
Les defines resurrection as the act of arising into eternal life, never to die again, which began only with Christ, contrasting it with the mere raising from the dead of others.
The Believer's Soul After Death
Les explains that the believer's spirit soul is with Christ in heaven after death, awaiting the day of resurrection to be reunited with the resurrected body.
God's Power to Reconstruct the Body
Les explains that no matter how a person dies, God knows where the original cells are and will use them to construct a new resurrected body.
The Uniqueness of Resurrection
Les highlights that the Christian understanding of bodily resurrection is unique among world religions, as it is not just a life hereafter.
Recognizing Loved Ones in the Resurrected Body
Les teaches that, just as Peter, James, and John recognized Moses and Elijah, believers will recognize their loved ones and have full knowledge in their resurrected bodies.
1 Corinthians 15:35: But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
This is the exact question being asked, which the chapter then answers.
1 Corinthians 15:44: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
This verse distinguishes the natural body from the spiritual body, which is what is raised in resurrection.
No. Les Feldick teaches that Lazarus was not resurrected but was merely brought back to life. Resurrection is a final, eternal act that never results in death again, which began with Christ. Lazarus died again after being raised.
The Bible teaches that it is a spiritual body, distinct from our natural body. Les emphasizes that it will be a reconstructed body, similar in order to the one Jesus had after His resurrection, and we will have full knowledge and be able to recognize others.
The evidence provided shows that Christ being raised from the dead is at the crux of the Gospel. Les Feldick highlights that the gospel is that Jesus died and rose again, and this is what believers are to trust in.
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