Flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God because blood is associated with the present, corruptible life of creatures.
Blood is the life of the flesh in this present economy, as God established in Genesis 9. Since our current bodies are corruptible and prone to death, they cannot inherit the incorruptible, eternal Kingdom. Les Feldick explains that we must receive new bodies—flesh and bone without a blood circulatory system—to enter eternity.
1 Corinthians 15:50 — This verse directly states that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God and that corruption cannot inherit incorruption.
1 Corinthians 15:50 declares, "Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption." This verse connects flesh and blood with corruption, while the kingdom of God is characterized by incorruption. In Genesis 9:4, God forbids consuming blood, saying, "But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat." This identifies blood as the life of the flesh, indicating that blood sustains the present, physical life. Furthermore, after His resurrection, Jesus presented Himself to His disciples, saying, "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" (Luke 24:39). He did not mention blood, signifying that His resurrected body was flesh and bone, but without blood.
Les Feldick explains that the present body is corruptible, prone to disease and death, and therefore cannot inherit the incorruptible Kingdom of God. He emphasizes that we must receive a new body. According to Les, the resurrected body will be composed of flesh and bone, but without a blood circulatory system, as seen in Christ's resurrected body. He points out that in the eternal state, our life source will be the Spirit, not blood.
Les Feldick teaches that believers will receive a spiritual body fashioned after Christ's resurrected body. He explains that it will have flesh and bones but no blood (Luke 24:39), because blood belongs to the present, corruptible life. Paul states that the natural body is sown but a spiritual body is raised (1 Corinthians 15:44), and that we will bear the image of the heavenly (1 Corinthians 15:49).
In Genesis 9:4, God identifies blood as the life of the flesh, and since that life is prone to death and decay, it is corruptible. Les Feldick points out that our current body is corrupt, susceptible to disease and failure, and therefore cannot inherit the incorruptible Kingdom. The corruptible must put on incorruption (1 Corinthians 15:53).
Jesus' Resurrected Body
Les Feldick connects Jesus' resurrected body (flesh and bones) with the Genesis prohibition on eating blood, highlighting that blood is not part of the eternal body.
Corruption Cannot Inherit
Les Feldick explains that our old physical body is corrupted and prone to decay; that is why it cannot inherit the Kingdom.
Bearing the Heavenly Image
Les teaches that we must have a new body fashioned after Christ's resurrection body because flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom.
Flesh and Bone Without Blood
Les points out that Jesus' resurrected body had flesh and bone but no blood, indicating our eternal bodies will lack a blood system.
Spiritual Body and Life Source
Les explains that we will have a spiritual body with the Holy Spirit as our life source instead of blood.
Blood as Life
Les highlights that blood is the life of the flesh, which establishes why blood-based life cannot enter eternity.
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Then it says, "...the dead will be raised first, they'll be resurrected, they'll naturally have their new body, and then we who are alive and living shall be changed." Why? For the corruptible, this body that is prone to death has to put on incorruption, because we're going to live for eternity now.
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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.
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 is the key verse directly stating that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom.
Genesis 9:4: But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
This verse establishes that blood is the life of the flesh, underscoring its tie to the present, physical 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' resurrected body is described as having flesh and bones, but notably no blood, illustrating the nature of eternal bodies.
1 Corinthians 15:53: For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
This verse explains the necessary transformation from corruptible to incorruptible to enter eternity.
It means that the present physical body, which is sustained by blood and is corruptible, is not suitable for the eternal, incorruptible Kingdom. A transformation to a new body is required.
Based on Jesus' resurrected body, which had flesh and bones but not blood (Luke 24:39), Les Feldick teaches that our eternal bodies will be flesh and bone without a blood circulatory system. Our life source will be the Spirit.
Because blood is the life of the present, physical life (Genesis 9:4), and that life is prone to decay and death. Corruption cannot inherit incorruption, so flesh and blood cannot enter the Kingdom.
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