Yes, believers will have bodies in eternity.
The Bible and Les Feldick teach that we will not exist as disembodied spirits but will have resurrected bodies, transformed to be like Christ's glorious body. Our eternal existence requires a complete entity of body, soul, and spirit.
Philippians 3:20-21 — This passage directly states that believers await the Savior who will change our vile body to be fashioned like His glorious body.
1 John 3:2 — This verse affirms that when Christ appears, we shall be like Him, implying a bodily existence.
The Bible assures us of a bodily resurrection and transformation. Philippians 3:20-21 declares that our citizenship is in heaven, from where we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will change our lowly body to be conformed to His glorious body. This transformation is accomplished by His power that enables Him to subdue all things to Himself. Similarly, 1 John 3:2 states that when He appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. This indicates we will have a body like His resurrected body.
Les Feldick emphasizes that we will not spend eternity as invisible, angelic spirits; rather, we will have bodies. He points to Philippians 3:20-21 as the key verse, explaining that our bodies will be changed to be like Christ's glorious body. To understand how we will function, Les instructs believers to study Jesus' 40 days after His resurrection, which provides a perfect picture of our resurrected existence. He also stresses that a human being is a complete entity only when body, soul, and spirit are together; therefore, all three must be redeemed and present in eternity. While our current bodies are flesh and blood, our eternal bodies will be flesh and bone, with the Spirit as the source of life.
Les Feldick explains that our resurrected bodies will not be the same flesh-and-blood bodies we have now, but they will be on the same order. He points to Christ's resurrection body as the example, which was flesh and bone, not flesh and blood. This change will make all the difference in our eternal existence.
Les Feldick teaches that no human being functions as a complete entity without a body. Soul and spirit alone are not enough; all three components—body, soul, and spirit—must be brought back together to spend eternity in Christ's presence. The presence of the Holy Spirit is God's down payment that He will redeem the whole person, including the body.
Les Feldick suggests that in eternity we will be bodily involved and will enjoy good things that God provides, including eating. He points to Jesus' post-resurrection appearances, such as in Luke 24, where He ate with His disciples, as evidence that our eternal bodies will have similar capabilities.
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Transformation to Heavenly Bodies
Les teaches that we will be transformed to have bodies like Christ's, using His resurrection appearances as the example.
Bodies Like Christ's
Les explains that we will exist eternally in a body, not as angels, and that Christ's post-resurrection body is the best illustration.
What Happens When We Die? — 2 Corinthians 5:1-8 Explained
Now that's mind boggling, but that's what it says. Eternal. Forever. In the heavens. All right, verse 2. For in this we groan, in other words, we just can't fully comprehend, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house, or our dwelling place, which is from heaven. In other words, the new body.
Complete Entity in Eternity
Les emphasizes that we must have body, soul, and spirit to be complete, and that God will redeem the whole person.
Bodily Existence in Eternal State
Les clarifies that we will be in the eternal state bodily, contrary to the idea of just a soul and spirit state.
Bodily Involvement and Activities
Les teaches that we will be bodily involved in eternity and will enjoy things like eating, as Christ did after resurrection.
Body of Flesh and Bone
Les explains that our eternal body will be flesh and bone, not blood, and that the Spirit will be the source of life.
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 passage that directly states our bodies will be transformed to be like Christ's.
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.
This verse assures believers that they will be like Christ, implying a bodily resemblance.
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.
This verse is used by Les to discuss the source of life in our eternal bodies.
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.
This passage shows Jesus' resurrected body having flesh and bones and eating, illustrating our eternal capabilities.
No. Les Feldick teaches that we will not be like angels but will have bodies like Christ's resurrected body. He points to Philippians 3:20-21 and Christ's post-resurrection appearances as evidence.
No. They will be changed. Les Feldick explains that our current flesh-and-blood bodies will be transformed to be like Christ's glorious body, which is flesh and bone, not flesh and blood.
Les Feldick suggests that since life is in the blood according to Genesis, but we will have no blood in our resurrected bodies, the source of life will be the Spirit. He references 1 Corinthians 15:45 where the last Adam becomes a life-giving spirit.
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