Now the fact has been established from the word
of God that the day is coming that every body
will be resurrected. The hour is coming, the
moment is coming, when this body of mine, if
death should come before the rapture of the church,
and my old heart should take its last beat, and
word should go forth, Katherine Kuhlman has died.
Oh, beloved, all on earth they're going to put
in that grave is just this old body of mine.
No grave, no cemetery will ever hold my spirit
or my soul, just the old body. But as surely
as they put my body in a grave, So surely will
one day resurrection flow through that body.
So surely will one day again my soul and spirit
and body be united. But here comes the question.
What kind of a body are we going to have? At
that time when my body will be resurrected, what...
What kind of a body will I have? Oh, to me this
is most interesting. That's the reason I told
you that you and I are going to enjoy today very
much. Do you want to know something? The human
body as it is now, that body that you have, the
body that I now have even as I'm sitting here
talking with you, this body as it is now constituted
could not exist in heaven. It'd be impossible.
There must be a change, and this change is brought
about by the resurrection. This body that I now
have could not exist in heaven. That body of
yours, as it is in its present state, absolutely
could not exist in heaven. There's got to be
a change. And that change in these bodies of
ours is brought about by the resurrection. And
this change Paul portrays in these words. And
I give you his words from the Bible. So also
is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in
corruption. In other words, your body, my body
as it is today, is corruption. It is raised in
incorruption. It is sown in dishonor. It is raised
in glory. It is sown in weakness. Oh, I don't
care how strong you are. You have your weakness.
I have my weakness. Sure. Why? Because this body
that I now have and your physical body, the body
that you have, is sown in weakness. It is raised
in power. It is sown a natural body. It is raised
a spiritual body. Now that's what God's Word
says regarding the physical body as it now is
and the body what it will be after the resurrection.
Now this does not mean that it will have no substance.
We cannot conceive of a body that is to have
the faculties of the spirit body not having form
and substance. I cannot conceive of such a thing.
I'm sure you cannot conceive of a body. A body
that is to have the faculties of a spirit body
and yet not having substance and not having form.
Christ resurrection body is a sample of what
ours is to be. If you want to know what kind
of a body you are going to have, if I want to
know what kind of body my body will be after
it has been resurrected, all that I have to do
is to just look at the kind of body that Jesus
had. resurrected body is a sample of what ours
is to be. While it is true that his body did
not see corruption and he rose in the same body
that was laid in the grave, while it was the
same in identity, it was different in character.
I'll show you what I mean. While the nail prints
and the spear wound were visible, yet it could
pass through closed doors and appear and could
disappear at will. It had flesh, it had bones,
but not blood. For the word says flesh and blood
cannot enter the kingdom of God. For blood is
that which causes corruption. There is no scripture
whatsoever to substantiate the fact that these
resurrected bodies of ours will have blood. The
Bible clearly teaches that the body after it
has been resurrected will have no blood in it
whatsoever. That's right. For blood is that which
causes corruption. corruption. My body will not
have blood in it after it's resurrected, neither
will yours. To preserve a body, it must be drained
of blood, or the blood chemically preserved by
an embalming fluid. That's right. Now, go back
again to the kind of body that Jesus had. Oh,
This is so very wonderful. And I never weary
of reading that portion of the Word of God as
found in, let me see, it's Luke. And I'm going
to read it to you just as it is given the Word
of God. Luke, the 24th chapter. And here we see
Jesus after his crucifixion, after his death,
after his burial. And after his resurrection,
watch what kind of a body he had. And as they
thus spake, Jesus stood before them, 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, because they were
not expecting him. And he said unto them, Why
are ye troubled? And why do thoughts arise in
your hearts? Behold my hands. We see that his
hands are the same as they were. And my feet.
A spirit does not have hands and feet. Watch.
Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself.
Handle me. You don't handle the spirit. You handle
a body. Watch it. Handle me. And see. For a spirit
hath not flesh and bones. as ye see me have.
In other words, Jesus said, I have flesh, I have
bones. And when he had thus spoken, he showed
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 oven honeycomb.
And do you want to know what he did? Oh, this
is so wonderful to me. I don't know whether it
affects you as it does me. I thrill every time
I read it. There it is, Jesus, after his resurrection.
And this is the same body that ascended into
heaven. This is the same body that is coming
for you and for me. This is the same Jesus who
at this very hour is seated at the right hand
of God the Father in position of great high priest.
He has not changed. His body has not changed.
This is the same body that he has this hour.
And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish and
oven honeycomb. And he took it and did eat before
them. You never saw a spirit eat. A spirit doesn't
eat. Only one with a physical body. And there
he stood. They saw his hands. They saw his feet.
There he stood, eating before them broiled fish
and honeycomb. Watch again, and this is something
is given in the 26th chapter of Matthew, the
26th verse. And there they were, partaking of
the bread and the wine, the Lord's Supper. And
as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed
it, break it, gave it to the disciples, and said,
Take, eat, this is my body. And he took the cup,
and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying,
Drink ye all of it. For this is my blood, the
New Testament, which is shed for many for the
remission of sins. Now watch. This is the thrilling
part. But I say unto you, I... I will not drink
henceforth of this fruit of the vine until...
In other words, this is not the last time that
I will drink with you. No. I will not drink henceforth
of this fruit of the vine until that day. when
I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
Oh, never sit down at the Lord's table and partake
of the cup and the bread without knowing that
one day we shall be seated with him. One day
when our redemption will have been perfected.
He will drink with us and we will drink with
him. He will eat with you and he will eat with
me at the great wedding supper of the Lamb. Sure,
what kind of bodies? All resurrected bodies,
bodies without blood, bodies that will never
die. Bodies that were sown in corruption but
raised in incorruption. Bodies today that are
sown in dishonor, but one of these days it'll
be raised in glory. Today it's an old body that's
sown in weakness, but one day it's going to be
raised in power. You and I have a body today
that's sown a natural body, but one of these
days it's going to be raised a spiritual body.
Oh, beloved, doesn't that do something to you?
And as our resurrection bodies will have visible
form and shape, it stands to reason that they
will have a framework of flesh and bones. Oh,
sure. But the flesh and the bones of that resurrected
body will be adapted to its new environment.
And remember something. We must not forget that
Enoch and Elijah went up in their bodies. And
if they have use for a body in heaven, why not
we? Is it reasonable to suppose that only those
two saints shall be in heaven with their bodies?
Of course not. Why did Michael, the archangel,
contend with the devil over the body of Moses
if Moses had no further need of it? And did not
ye and Elijah have use for their bodies when
they appeared on the Mount of Transfiguration
with Jesus? And if they were the two men that
stood by in white apparel when Jesus ascended
and are to be the two witnesses of the revelation
that we know are the type of the resurrected
and translated saints, beloved, then we know
that the saints at the rapture will have bodies
like Moses and like Elijah have now. Oh, look
up and thank God for that glorious day that is
yet future. God bless you. Amen.