Scottish Presbyterian Robert Baillie learned in 1684 that he would be hanged for his faith, then drawn and quartered with his head and hands nailed to a local bridge. Referring to Philippians 3:20-21, Baillie replied, “They may hack and hew my body as they please, but I know assuredly nothing will be lost, but that all these my members shall be wonderfully gathered and made like Christ’s glorious body.”

At the resurrection, the bodies of Christians will be raised and reconstituted to resemble the risen body of our Lord. When Jesus rose on Easter, He had a body that was the prototype of the ones we’ll have throughout eternity.

At the resurrection, the bodies of Christians will be raised and reconstituted to resemble the risen body of our Lord. When Jesus rose on Easter, He had a body that was the prototype of the ones we’ll have throughout eternity.

Some things about Jesus’ glorified body were similar to the one He had before He died. He resembled Himself; He could eat and drink; He could be touched. Yet He could pass through walls, and He appeared in various places without traveling by recognized means. His transformed body no longer aged, nor was it subject to sickness and death.

If you’re battling aches and pains or if you’re afflicted with illness or disease, take comfort. One day you’ll have a body like His.

©2005 by David Jeremiah