Yes, believers have absolute assurance that their physical bodies will be redeemed and resurrected.
Les Feldick teaches that God's plan includes the entire human being—body, soul, and spirit. Even though our soul and spirit are saved at the moment of belief, Scripture promises that our physical bodies will be changed and made like Christ's glorious body. The Holy Spirit's indwelling presence is the down payment guaranteeing this future bodily redemption.
Philippians 3:20-21 — This verse directly affirms that Christ will transform our lowly body to be like His glorious body, providing the assurance we have about our physical resurrection.
The Bible teaches that the believer's body will be redeemed and transformed. In Philippians 3:20-21, Paul writes that our citizenship is in heaven, from where we await the Savior, 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.' This indicates that the body will be completely remade in resurrection. Romans 8:23 speaks of 'the redemption of our body' as part of the believer's adoption, a future event tied to the redemption of the purchased possession mentioned in Ephesians 1:14. The body is not to be neglected but will be fully restored. Furthermore, the resurrection is not merely spiritual but physical. Jesus Himself was raised bodily, and believers will follow in resurrection power. Physical death is a separation of the body from the soul and spirit, but God will reunite them in the resurrection.
Les Feldick emphasizes that God is concerned with the whole man—body, soul, and spirit—not just the inner person. He notes that even though the soul and spirit are redeemed at salvation, the physical body is not yet redeemed. However, God has given believers the Holy Spirit as a down payment or guarantee that the body will also be redeemed, because a complete human being in eternity must have a body. Les teaches that at death, the soul and spirit go to be with the Lord, but the body remains in the grave. In the resurrection, God will reunite the body with the soul and spirit, making the believer a complete entity once again. This applies to all believers, including Old Testament saints, who will be resurrected at the appropriate times. For the Church, which is the Body of Christ, the resurrection will happen at the rapture, and believers will receive new, glorious bodies like Christ's. Les points to Philippians 3:20-21 as a clear promise that our 'vile body' will be changed, and he stresses that God's redemption will not be complete until we have that new body.
Les Feldick explains that when a believer dies, the body is separated from the soul and spirit. The soul and spirit go to be with the Lord, but the body remains in the grave, subject to decay. However, this separation is not permanent. In the resurrection, God will reunite the body with the soul and spirit, so that the believer is once again a complete entity (body, soul, and spirit). This is taught in clips [Clip 1] and [Clip 5]. The body is not left behind forever; it will be raised and transformed.
According to Les Feldick, the resurrection of the body for the Church (the Body of Christ) will take place at the rapture, which is the moment when believers will receive their new, glorious bodies. Old Testament saints will be resurrected later, at the setting up of the kingdom, because their role is different from that of the Body of Christ. This is based on Les's teaching that Israel and the Church have distinct purposes and timelines in God's program. (See [Clip 2])
The Promise of a Changed Body
Les quotes Philippians 3:20-21 to show that Christ will change our 'vile body' to be like His glorious body, giving believers assurance of a physical transformation.
The Down Payment on the Body
Les explains that the indwelling Holy Spirit is God's down payment on our body, guaranteeing that one day it will be resurrected and reunited with soul and spirit.
Resurrection of Old Testament Saints
Les clarifies that Old Testament saints will have their bodies resurrected at the kingdom's setting up, showing that bodily resurrection is for all believers, not just the Church.
The Redemption of the Body
Les connects the sealing of the Holy Spirit in Ephesians 1:14 to the future redemption of the body, stressing that this is part of the complete redemption believers await.
God's Concern for the Whole Man
Les emphasizes that God deals with the whole man—body, soul, and spirit—and that we will have new bodies in the eternal state, showing He cares for our physical bodies.
The Soul and Spirit Are Already in Glory
Les explains that at physical death, the body is separated from soul and spirit, and God will reunite them at resurrection, making believers complete again.
The Body Awaits Consummation
Les teaches that while soul and spirit are redeemed, the body is not yet, and it awaits the redemption that will consummate our salvation.
The Body Is Essential for Eternity
Les insists that God never intended humans to exist as just soul and spirit; we need a body to be complete, and that is why bodily resurrection is assured.
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.
This is the key verse Les quotes to assure believers that their physical bodies will be transformed to be like Christ's.
Ephesians 1:14: Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Les uses this to show that the Holy Spirit is the down payment guaranteeing the future redemption of our bodies.
Romans 8:23: And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
This verse explicitly speaks of the redemption of the body, which Les links to the believer's hope.
Yes. Les Feldick teaches that while at death the soul and spirit go to be with the Lord, the body will be resurrected and reunited with them. This is guaranteed by the Holy Spirit's indwelling, which is the down payment on our redemption. The body will be changed to be like Christ's glorious body (Philippians 3:21).
Between death and resurrection, the body remains in the grave, separated from the soul and spirit. The soul and spirit are in the presence of the Lord. But this separation is temporary; at the resurrection, God will reunite them, making the believer complete again.
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