Yes — at the resurrection, Christ will change our corrupt, death-prone bodies and fashion them like His own glorious, post-resurrection body.
Paul writes in Philippians 3:20-21 that Christ 'shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body.' Les Feldick points to Christ's 40 days after His resurrection as the perfect picture: a body that was genuinely real and recognizable — able to walk, talk, and eat — yet not limited by time, space, or walls.
Philippians 3:20-21 — This key passage directly answers the question — it states that Christ will change our vile body to be fashioned like His glorious body.
1 John 3:2 — John confirms that when Christ appears, believers will be like Him and will see Him as He is.
The Bible plainly states that the believer's present body will be transformed. Paul writes, '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' (Philippians 3:20-21). The body is called 'vile' — corrupt and prone to death — but it will be made like Christ's glorious body. John confirms, 'Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is' (1 John 3:2). Scripture also raises the question of the resurrection body's nature: 'But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?' (1 Corinthians 15:35). The pattern for the resurrection body is recorded in Luke 24:36-43. When Jesus stood in the midst of His disciples, 'they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.' Jesus answered, 'Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.' He then showed them His hands and feet and ate a piece of broiled fish and of an honeycomb before them.
Les Feldick teaches that the 'vile body' in Philippians 3 is the body we now have — prone to sin, death, disease, and suffering — but Christ 'shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body' (clips 2, 6, 7). He stresses that this is plain Scripture: 'Do you see how plain that is?' (clip 2). Since the believer's soul and spirit are already redeemed, the new body is God's completion of the transaction (clip 5). The way to understand this future body, Les says repeatedly, is to study the 40 days between Christ's resurrection and His ascension (clips 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7). In those days, the Lord looked perfectly normal — He walked on two feet, walked in step with the disciples on the road to Emmaus, and was invited to the evening meal — yet in an instant He was gone, without going out the door or through a window (clip 1). He was so supernatural that He went right through walls and the ceiling and was not limited by time and space. 'That's not gobbledygook,' Les says. 'That's Scriptural fact, and that's the kind of a body we're going to have' (clip 7). He adds that as Christ could travel at the speed of light, so will we — it will take no time to go from here to glory (clip 6). Les also answers the question of what kind of body we will have: we will not be invisible spirit beings or like angels — we will exist eternally in a body on the same order as this one, though not the same flesh and blood (clip 3). And practically, the hope that we will be like Him at His appearing should purify every believer's walk today, just as a housewife puts the house in order when company is expected (clip 0; 1 John 3:2-3).
The resurrected body will be fashioned like Christ's glorious body (Philippians 3:20-21), and when He appears we shall be like Him (1 John 3:2). Les Feldick's go-to illustration is the Lord Jesus in His 40 days after resurrection: He looked very normal, walked on two feet, and walked in step with the disciples on the road to Emmaus — they did not see Him as strange or weird (clip 1). We are not going to exist as invisible spirit beings or like angels; we will be eternally existing in a body that is on the same order as this one, though not this same flesh and blood (clip 3).
Les answers plainly: not invisible spirit beings, not like angels — we will be eternally existing in a body (clip 3). Christ's resurrection body proves this: He showed His disciples that a spirit does not have flesh and bones, and He ate broiled fish and honeycomb before them (Luke 24:36-43, referenced in clips 5 and 6). Yet at the same time He went right through walls and ceilings, showing that this body operates on an entirely different plane (clips 6, 7).
Based on Christ's 40 days, Les teaches that our resurrection bodies will not be limited by time and space — the Lord could go through the wall and the ceiling, and He could travel at the speed of light. 'It's going to take no time to go from here to glory' (clips 6, 7). In eternity it is a whole new ball game compared to our present limitations on this old planet (clip 7).
Les points to 1 John 3:2-3 — since we know we will one day be like Him, 'every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself.' He uses the analogy of a housewife: when you know company is coming, you get the house in order. The believer who knows the Lord could come today keeps his spiritual life in order (clip 0).
Les explains that while the believer's soul and spirit have already been redeemed, that redemption is itself a down payment — God will complete the transaction and give us a new body (clip 5). The transformed body is the completion of what God began at salvation.
The Hope That Purifies
Les reads 1 John 3:2-3 and explains that because we know we will be like Christ when He appears, every believer who has this hope purifies himself — just as a housewife prepares the house when company is coming.
The 40-Day Pattern
Les says the best glimpse of our new resurrected body is Christ's 40 days after resurrection — He looked normal, walked with the disciples to Emmaus, and then suddenly vanished without going out the door.
Vile Body Changed to Glorious
Les teaches that Christ will change our vile body — prone to sin, death, and disease — to be fashioned like His glorious body, so the 40 days are all we need to study.
A Real Body, Not a Spirit
Les answers the question 'with what body do they come?' — we will not be invisible spirit beings or angels; we will exist eternally in a body on the same order as the present one, best illustrated by Christ's 40 days.
Transformed to Be Like Christ
Les says we will one day be transformed into that which is heavenly and will have bodies like Christ's, pointing again to the 40 days as the perfect picture.
The Body Completes the Transaction
Les explains that the redemption of the soul and spirit is a down payment, and God will complete the transaction by giving us a new body — pictured in Christ's resurrection experience.
Like His Glorious Body
Les uses Philippians 3:21 to show we will be made in the same likeness as Christ's resurrected body — He ate fish and honeycomb, yet went through walls and ceilings and can travel at the speed of light, and so will we.
Not Limited by Time and Space
Les emphasizes that Christ's 40-day body was supernatural — through walls, through ceilings, not limited by time and space — and that is Scriptural fact and the kind of body we will have.
Philippians 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.
The key verse Les returns to repeatedly — it states directly that Christ will change our vile body to be like His glorious body.
1 John 3:2: Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
John confirms the believer's future likeness to Christ when He appears.
1 John 3:3: And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
Les shows this hope of being like Christ is the practical motivation for holy living.
1 Corinthians 15:35: But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
The biblical question about the nature of the resurrection body that Les addresses directly.
Luke 24:36-43: And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet. And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them.
The record of Christ's resurrection body that Les points to as the pattern for our own glorified bodies.
Neither an invisible spirit nor an angel — Les teaches that we will be eternally existing in a body on the same order as our present body, though not this same flesh and blood (clip 3). Christ's resurrection body proved its reality when He showed His hands and feet and ate fish and honeycomb before His disciples, as recorded in Luke 24:36-43 (clips 5, 6).
Les says the best glimpse is Christ's 40 days after His resurrection (clips 1, 2, 4). In those days He looked perfectly normal — walking, talking, and eating — yet He could pass through walls and ceilings and was not limited by time and space (clips 1, 6, 7).
Because we know that when He appears we shall be like Him, every believer who has this hope purifies himself (1 John 3:2-3). Les compares it to a housewife cleaning the house when she knows company is coming — the imminent hope keeps the believer's life in order (clip 0).
Les teaches that Christ will change our body when He appears — we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, from heaven, who shall change our vile body (Philippians 3:20-21; clips 2, 7). John likewise says that when He shall appear, we shall be like Him (1 John 3:2).
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