AFTER JESUS' RESURRECTION: WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS BODY OF FLESH?
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. After Jesus' Resurrection
a) After Jesus arose from the dead, what happened to his body of flesh? What happened to his human status as “lower than the angels”? What happened to the throne he inherited from David?
b) The gospel’s core message is that "Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and he was buried; and he rose again the third day... seen by [many]" (1 Corinthians 15:1-8).
c) There are questions, however, about the nature and authority of Christ when he was seen resurrected, about his ascension to heaven and his accession to the throne of heaven.
2. What Happened To His Body Of Flesh?
a) Some say that Christ’s resurrected body was not a fleshly body. They cite the fact that Jesus walked through shut doors (John 20:26). However, on that occasion Jesus showed Thomas the wounds in his flesh.
John 20:27-28
27 Then He said to Thomas, “Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.” 28 Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”
b) If Jesus’s resurrected body was no longer flesh, it could not show the real fleshly wounds. Thomas was convinced because he saw and touched Jesus’s fleshly body —not a spiritual imitation.
c) When Jesus raised Lazarus "He who had died came out bound hand and foot [and face] with grave clothes. And Jesus said, 'Set him free'" (John 11:43-44).
d) Like Lazarus, Jesus was resurrected in his fleshly body that had been in his grave clothes. He was not in a ghostly or spiritual body.
e) When Jesus showed himself to his disciples, he said, "Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have" (Luke 24:39).
The End ...
1. After Jesus' Resurrectiona) After Jesus arose from the dead, what happened to his body of flesh? What happened to his human status as “lower than the angels”? What happened to the throne he inherited from David?
b) The gospel’s core message is that "Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and he was buried; and he rose again the third day... seen by [many]" (1 Corinthians 15:1-8).
c) There are questions, however, about the nature and authority of Christ when he was seen resurrected, about his ascension to heaven and his accession to the throne of heaven.
2. What Happened To His Body Of Flesh?
a) Some say that Christ’s resurrected body was not a fleshly body. They cite the fact that Jesus walked through shut doors (John 20:26). However, on that occasion Jesus showed Thomas the wounds in his flesh.
John 20:27-28
27 Then He said to Thomas, “Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.” 28 Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”
b) If Jesus’s resurrected body was no longer flesh, it could not show the real fleshly wounds. Thomas was convinced because he saw and touched Jesus’s fleshly body —not a spiritual imitation.
c) When Jesus raised Lazarus "He who had died came out bound hand and foot [and face] with grave clothes. And Jesus said, 'Set him free'" (John 11:43-44).
d) Like Lazarus, Jesus was resurrected in his fleshly body that had been in his grave clothes. He was not in a ghostly or spiritual body.
e) When Jesus showed himself to his disciples, he said, "Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have" (Luke 24:39).
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