It is the same way with the resurrection of the dead. Our earthly bodies are planted in the ground when we die, but they will be raised to live forever. Our bodies are buried in brokenness, but they will be raised in glory. They are buried in weakness, but they will be raised in strength. They are buried as natural human bodies, but they will be raised as spiritual bodies. For just as there are natural bodies, there are also spiritual bodies. (NLT)
When we die, it is as if the candle light which represents our life has been put out. But only because the curtains have been raised to reveal the brighter light which renders the candle’s light invisible. Our earthly life matters; earthly pleasures are real; earthly work needs to be done. But our earthly bodies don’t last forever.
Some of us may have lived long enough to realise our bodies wear out, and all of us recognise the existence of loss and tragedy in this life. It will not always be so. Not at all because we somehow become wispy like spiritual creatures strumming harps on clouds. The reality is far better than that.
All that is broken and weak and corrupt in us will be put away when we die. We will have new bodies that will be recognisable but transformed. Note that Jesus’ resurrection body was like this. No more arthritis, no more cancer, no more dementia, no more grieving. Life after death is bodily life, relational life. Lived on a renovated, perfected earth.
All the pain and loss we have experienced in this life ceases to be even a memory. All the pleasures and joy we have tasted in this life become indescribably enhanced. The light of our present life is not extinguished. It is rather taken up in the dazzling light of the new heavens and new earth where flickering and fading candles have no place.
Blessings,
David
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