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1 Cor 15:50-55
Isn’t it interesting that Mary at first didn’t recognise Jesus?
She was close to Jesus
Loved him
She had been following Jesus from when he cast out 7 demons from her
And she was with Jesus’ mother and her sister at the foot of the cross
Now she’s the first one to the tomb around the time of sunrise
Yet she didn’t recognise Jesus at first
There was something about the risen Jesus’ appearance that was different
Still him - she did recognise him after
But something different about his resurrected body that made Mary have to look twice.
This makes sense when we consider the nature of Jesus’ resurrection.
What makes Jesus bodily resurrection special is not just that his body was brought back to life.
It had to be more than that
After all, if that was all, then Jesus couldn’t have been called “the first-fruits of them who slept” in
And he also wouldn’t be able to be called the firstborn of the dead in and
Those verses all speak of Jesus being the first of many
So then His resurrection cannot only be his old body being brought back to life, because others were raised to life before him - in the OT and NT, like Lazarus
Jesus’ resurrection was much more than that
Rather, in Jesus’ resurrected body, human nature was restored to perfection.
Uncorrupted, beautiful, strong, magnificent, brilliant, pristine, perfect, glorious.
And this is what Paul is telling us in ...
But I believe Jesus resurrected body is even
Jesus is the firstfruits...
We will follow
He says in verse 21 “For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.”
Because Jesus was raised, we know for certain that all of us who are in Him will also be raised.
And that’s not all...
In verses 40-44 Paul explains that there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies.
He says: “What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable.
It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory.
It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body.”
And in verse 49 “Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.”
Finally, verses 52-55 “For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.
When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”
“O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”
The physical appearance is one thing - and we can marvel at that as we try to imagine the beauty of man restored to God’s perfect design...
But for me, the most glorious thing is the fact that we will be made incorruptible - not only in body, but in soul.
I’m talking about incorruptible affections.
Perfect affections for God, untouched by any other desires or distractions
A perfect love for God and His perfect love for you and me.
1 Cor 15:52-5
And you know what?
The Scripture says we get a taste of that here and now.
“If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.”
Though we cannot yet live in perfect fellowship with God, we can have an experience of that fellowship through the Holy Spirit in us.
Just as he raised Jesus to life, so also will he raise us to eternal life when we die
But even now, in our mortal bodies, the Holy Spirit gives us life, so that we can enjoy God, give Him our affections, and experience the love that He has for us.
To the praise of his glory.
1 Cor 15:42-
1 Cor 15
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