Yes—believers who are alive at the Rapture will be changed in an instant and receive new glorified bodies.
Paul writes, 'We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.' Les Feldick emphasizes that the change happens in the twinkling of an eye, transforming believers from the old body of flesh to a new resurrected body like Christ's.
1 Corinthians 15:51-53 — This passage directly answers the question, teaching that living believers will be changed at the last trumpet and that the corruptible/mortal body must put on incorruption and immortality.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 — This passage gives the sequence: the dead in Christ rise first, then living believers are caught up together with them to meet the Lord in the air.
The apostle Paul reveals a mystery in 1 Corinthians 15: 'We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.' This change happens '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.' He explains the reason: 'this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.' In 1 Thessalonians 4, Paul describes the event: the Lord Himself descends with a shout, the voice of the archangel, and the trump of God. The dead in Christ rise first, and then those who are alive and remain are caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
Les Feldick teaches that the Rapture is a Church Age doctrine revealed through the Apostle Paul, and it is always imminent—no one can set a date. When it happens, believers who are alive will not die, but will be changed in a split second at the last trumpet. He compares the change to a caterpillar becoming a butterfly: the believer goes from the 'old ugly body of flesh' to a 'new glorious resurrected body,' but it is instantaneous. The new body will not be the same flesh and blood, but it will be on the same order as the Lord Jesus's resurrected body. Believers will not die and then be resurrected; they will be changed directly—a mystery that God revealed to Paul. All of this happens in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, with no cataclysmic events or outpouring of wrath.
Les Feldick emphasizes from 1 Corinthians 15 that the change will happen 'in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye'—a split second. He compares it to the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly, but notes that while that takes time, this will be instantaneous.
Scripture says, 'We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.' Les explains that believers who are alive when the trumpet sounds will not die and be resurrected; they will be changed directly from their present body to a new one.
Les teaches that believers will not exist as invisible spirits or angels. They will have a body similar in order to the Lord Jesus's resurrected body—a glorious body, not the same flesh and blood, but on the same order.
At the last trumpet, the dead in Christ will be raised incorruptible, and living believers will be changed and caught up together with them to meet the Lord in the air.
The Rapture as an Imminent Church Age Doctrine
Paul, not the Old Testament prophets, revealed the Rapture as a Church Age teaching. Believers are to expect it at any moment, but no date can ever be set.
Instant Change at the Last Trumpet
Les explains that believers who are alive will not die but will be changed in a split second at the last trumpet while the dead in Christ are raised incorruptible.
All Living Believers Changed in a Fraction of a Second
The change is described as happening in the twinkling of an eye, and living believers will be caught up with the risen dead.
The Necessity of Putting on Incorruption
Believers must be changed because the corruptible, mortal body must put on incorruption and immortality in order to be fit for eternity in God's presence.
From Old Body to Glorious Resurrected Body
Les compares the change to a caterpillar becoming a butterfly—from the old body of flesh to a new glorious body—but notes it happens instantly, not over time.
The Split-Second Raising and Gathering
Dead church-age believers are raised and living believers are caught up to meet the Lord in the air in a split second—a mystery that is hard for the human mind to comprehend.
The Resurrected Body Like the Lord Jesus's
Believers will not be invisible spirits; they will have a body on the same order as the Lord Jesus's body after His resurrection—not the same flesh and blood, but an eternal body.
The Mystery of Living Believers Being Changed
Living believers will not die and be resurrected; they will be changed in a moment through a metamorphosis that was a mystery until God revealed it to Paul.
1 Corinthians 15:51: Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
This verse introduces the mystery that not all believers will die, but all will be changed.
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.
It specifies the instant timing and the sound of the trumpet, when both the dead and living believers are changed.
1 Corinthians 15:53: For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
It explains why the change is necessary: the present corruptible and mortal body must be replaced with incorruptible and immortal.
1 Thessalonians 4:16: For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
It describes the Lord's descent and the resurrection of the dead in Christ before the living are caught up.
1 Thessalonians 4:17: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
It shows that living believers are caught up together with the risen dead to meet the Lord in the air.
No. Paul says 'We shall not all sleep,' and Les teaches that living believers will be changed without dying. They will not die and be resurrected; they will be changed directly in a moment.
The transformation will happen in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye—a split second. Les compares it to the caterpillar-to-butterfly metamorphosis but emphasizes it is instantaneous.
Believers will eternally exist in a body, not as invisible spirits. The new body will not be the same flesh and blood, but it will be on the same order as the Lord Jesus's resurrected body after His resurrection.
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