Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6). That’s why when we have serious questions, the first and best place to look is to Jesus. There is no bigger question than what happens to us when we die. The Bible makes it clear that if we put our faith in Christ, we will be with Him in Heaven after our deaths. What is not as clear is what that life will be like. However, once again, looking to Jesus helps us find answers.
The Bible gives us clues about our eternal home, but the
most direct and visible information comes from the source of truth: Jesus. He was
with His disciples for forty days after He was raised from the dead, showing them
His resurrected body and proving He had risen from the dead.
What did Jesus show His disciples about His resurrected
body? He made it very clear that it was a physical body: Touch Me and see,
because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have (Lk
24:39). He made a point of eating in front of them (Lk 24:43). He was able to
walk around with holes in His side and hands (Jn 20:27). He even popped in and
out of locked rooms (Jn 20:26). Those are just the obvious things.
Why should examining what Jesus did in His resurrected body
get us excited about Heaven? Because Jesus promises to give us a resurrected
body like His:
20but our
citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the
Lord Jesus Christ. 21He will transform the body of our humble
condition into the likeness of His glorious body, by the power that enables Him
to subject everything to Himself.
Philippians 3:20-21
Jesus will transform the sick, tired, and weak bodies we now
inhabit into bodies like His glorious, resurrected body. What
does that mean? We will dive deeply into that in future posts, so let your
imagination run with that promise for now.
Mark 16:9-12, Luke 24:13-43, John 21:9-15, Romans 6:5, 1
Corinthians 15:16-20, 35-49, 1 John 3:2-3 (all quotes are from the HCSB)
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