Believers receive new bodies by being changed—not all die—at the last trumpet, when the dead are raised incorruptible and living believers are transformed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye.
According to 1 Corinthians 15, every believer must be changed: the dead in Christ will be raised with incorruptible bodies, and believers who are alive will not die but will be changed in a split second. The change happens at the last trump, and the corruptible, mortal body puts on incorruption and immortality. Les Feldick emphasizes that this transformation is instantaneous and that God resurrects the same body that was sown, making it new.
1 Corinthians 15:51 — This verse reveals the mystery that not all believers die, but all must be changed.
1 Corinthians 15:52 — It describes the moment: at the last trump the dead are raised incorruptible and living believers are changed.
1 Corinthians 15:53 — It shows the purpose: the corruptible, mortal body must put on incorruption and immortality.
Scripture says every believer will not die, but all will be changed. In 1 Corinthians 15:51, the Bible says, 'Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.' Verse 52 explains how: '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.' Verse 53 gives the necessity: 'For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.' Then verse 54 says, '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.'
Les Feldick teaches that receiving a new body is not a gradual process but an instantaneous one. He says believers who are alive will be changed 'in a split, split second'—so quickly that they receive the new body 'before we hit the ceiling.' The body is not left behind; it is changed. He also emphasizes that this is the same body God resurrects and makes new, no matter where it was buried. Les connects the trumpet in 1 Corinthians 15 to the gathering of the Church, not to the trumpets of Revelation, and he follows Paul's order: the dead in Christ rise first, then living believers are changed and caught up with them. The corruptible must put on incorruption and the mortal must put on immortality so believers are fit for eternity in God's presence.
Les Feldick says the trumpet has always been used in Scripture to announce and gather God's people. He acknowledges that the Church is not Israel, but God is Sovereign and can use a trumpet, and believers will hear it. He specifically warns against equating this last trump with the trumpets of Revelation, which is the passage people always raise to him. This trumpet signals the moment the dead are raised incorruptible and living believers are changed.
No. Les emphasizes from 1 Corinthians 15:51 that believers shall not all sleep or die, but all must be changed. Believers who are alive and remain will not die and be resurrected; instead they will be changed from a corruptible body to an incorruptible one in a split second at the trumpet call. The dead in Christ will rise first, and then living believers will be changed and go up with them.
Les teaches that the corruptible body is sown in corruption and will be raised in incorruption. The new body is no longer flesh and blood as we know it, but flesh and bone activated by the Spirit. The corruptible must put on incorruption and the mortal must put on immortality. Les also says God does not start with something new—He brings back that which was before and makes it new, whether the body was buried in the ocean, a cave, or cremated.
Les explains that the dead in Christ will be raised first and will have their new bodies. Then, in the same split second, believers who are alive will be changed and caught up together with them. He also ties this to 1 Thessalonians: God will bring the departed souls and spirits of believers from heaven down to the atmosphere, while living believers are changed in the twinkling of an eye.
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deity for them is the Most High. And when He divided to the nations, plural, all the nations of the world, their inheritance, and when He separated the sons or the offspring of Adam, He set the bounds or the boundaries, their national boundaries, of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
Not All Die; All Changed
Les explains that believers shall not all die, but at the last trump the dead in Christ are raised incorruptible and living believers are changed and taken up.
Instantaneous Change
Les describes how quickly the new body is received: in a split second, the body is changed before the believer even reaches the ceiling.
Corruptible to Incorruption; Trumpet
Les connects this to the sowing and raising in corruption/incorruption and says the mortal, corruptible body must put on immortality; he warns the last trump is not the Revelation trumpets.
Dead Raised First, Living Changed
Les shows the order: the dead are raised first with new bodies, then living believers are changed, and death is swallowed up in victory.
Changed for Eternity
Les repeats Paul's words that believers are changed suddenly and made fit for eternity in God's presence.
God Resurrects the Same Body
Les teaches that God brings back the same body and makes it new, wherever it was buried—ocean, cave, or even cremated.
Departed Believers Brought from Heaven
Les connects 1 Corinthians 15 to 1 Thessalonians 4: God brings believers' departed souls and spirits from heaven, and living believers are changed in the twinkling of an eye.
1 Corinthians 15:51: Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
This is the key verse Les uses to show that not all believers will die, but all must undergo a change.
1 Corinthians 15:52: 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.
This verse describes the exact timing and manner of the change: at the last trumpet, dead believers are raised and living believers are changed.
1 Corinthians 15:53: For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
This verse explains why the new body is necessary: the corruptible and mortal body must become incorruptible and immortal.
1 Corinthians 15:54: 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.
This verse shows the result of receiving the new body: death is finally swallowed up in victory.
1 Thessalonians 4:14: For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
Les uses this verse to show that God brings the departed souls and spirits of believers with Him at the resurrection.
1 Thessalonians 4:15: For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
This verse supports the teaching that believers who are alive will be changed and will not precede those who have died.
No. Les Feldick teaches from 1 Corinthians 15:51 that believers will not all sleep or die, but all will be changed. Those who are alive will be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, without dying or being resurrected first.
The change happens 'in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye'—what Les calls a split second, before believers even hit the ceiling. It is not a gradual process.
Their souls and spirits are present with the Lord, and God will bring them from heaven to the atmosphere. Their bodies—wherever they are—will be raised incorruptible, and they will receive new bodies at the trumpet.
Les distinguishes them: he says the trumpet of 1 Corinthians 15:52 is the one God will use for the Church, and warns against equating it with the trumpets in Revelation. The trumpet is a means God uses to announce and gather His people.
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