The Spirit of God will be the source of life in our eternal bodies.
According to Les Feldick, while physical life is in the blood, flesh and blood cannot inherit God's Kingdom. In eternity, believers will have bodies of flesh and bone, without blood, and these bodies will be activated and sustained by the Spirit, just as Christ's resurrected body was. This is based on the contrast between the first Adam, a living soul, and the last Adam, Christ, a life-giving Spirit.
1 Corinthians 15:45 — Contrasts the first Adam (living soul) with the last Adam (life-giving Spirit), showing the Spirit as the source of eternal life.
The Bible states that physical life is in the blood (Leviticus 17:11, implied), and that 'flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God' (1 Corinthians 15:50). In His resurrection, Jesus told His disciples to handle Him and see that He had flesh and bones, but He made no mention of blood (Luke 24:39). Furthermore, 1 Corinthians 15:45 declares that the first man Adam was made a living soul, but the last Adam (Christ) is a quickening (life-giving) Spirit. These passages indicate that the eternal body will be composed of flesh and bone, sustained not by blood but by the Spirit.
Les Feldick emphasizes that the source of life in our eternal bodies will be the Spirit of God, not blood. He notes that under the present economy, life is in the blood, but since flesh and blood cannot enter eternity, our resurrected bodies will be flesh and bone without a blood circulatory system. This is possible because Christ, as the last Adam, is a life-giving Spirit, and we will be fashioned after His glorious body. Believers are already indwelt by the Holy Spirit, but in eternity the Spirit will take over the role blood plays now, activating and sustaining our bodies. Les teaches that this is why Christ's resurrected body was flesh and bone — His blood had been shed, and He could not enter eternity with it. Thus, our eternal bodies will be spiritual, having the Spirit as their life source.
Les explains that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God because blood is the source of life for corruptible, earthly bodies. Since our present bodies are under the curse and are corruptible, they cannot inherit incorruption. A change is necessary — we must have a new, spiritual body fashioned after Christ's resurrection body, which is flesh and bone without blood.
Les teaches that our resurrected bodies will be activated by the Spirit, just as Christ's resurrection body was. He draws from 1 Corinthians 15:45, where the last Adam is a life-giving Spirit. In the same way, our eternal bodies will have the Spirit as their life source, replacing the role of blood. This will be a fuller experience of the indwelling Spirit than we know now.
Absolutely. Les Feldick affirms that humans will always have a body, both in this life and in the life to come. The soul and spirit do not operate as a separate entity apart from a body. In eternity, we will have new bodies — flesh and bone, without blood, activated by the Spirit.
Life in the Blood vs. Flesh and Bone
Les establishes that blood is the current source of physical life, but Jesus's resurrected body is flesh and bone without blood, showing that eternal bodies must be different.
The Natural and the Spiritual Body
Les explains that our resurrected body is a spiritual body, with the Spirit as its life source, unlike our current natural body sustained by blood.
Resurrection and the Spirit's Power
Les discusses how believers who are dead will be raised in resurrection power, indicating the Spirit's role in transforming our bodies.
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You know I had someone ask me the question again just the other night about our eternal state, and I had mentioned something I guess in the class about our bodies, and they said, �Now wait a minute. Are we going to have a body in eternity?� Absolutely! Absolutely! Never in all of Scripture does the human being operate without a body. The soul and spirit by itself does not operate as an entity.
Christ's Example of Flesh and Bone
Les points out that Jesus's post-resurrection body had flesh and bones but no blood, providing a model for our eternal bodies.
Spiritual Body Activated by the Spirit
Les explicitly states that our resurrected body will be 'activated by the Spirit' and without blood, being fashioned after Christ's resurrection body.
The Necessity of Bodies in Eternity
Les emphasizes that man always operates with a body, and in the eternal state we will have new bodies, showing that the body is integral.
From Earthy to Heavenly Image
Les explains that we will bear the image of the heavenly, meaning a new body fashioned after Christ's, since flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom.
1 Corinthians 15:50: Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
This verse establishes that our current flesh-and-blood bodies cannot enter eternity, necessitating a transformation.
1 Corinthians 15:45: And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
Contrasts the first Adam (living soul) with the last Adam (life-giving Spirit), indicating the Spirit as the source of eternal life.
Luke 24:39: 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.
Jesus's resurrected body is described as having flesh and bones, but without mentioning blood, showing the nature of the eternal body.
No, according to Les Feldick, our eternal bodies will be flesh and bone but without blood. Since flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God, our resurrected bodies will be sustained by the Spirit instead.
Les explains that just as the first Adam became a living soul through the breath of life, the last Adam (Christ) is a life-giving Spirit. This indicates that the Spirit will be the source of life in our eternal bodies.
Les teaches that Jesus's blood was shed for sin, and because flesh and blood cannot enter eternity, His resurrected body was flesh and bone without a blood circulatory system. This is the model for our eternal bodies.
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