Celestial and Terrestrial Bodies 1 Corinthians 15:40

Paul the apostle told the church members in Corinth, “All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds”, and in chapter fifteen and verse forty of First Corinthians, Paul told the church members in Corinth how, “there are celestial and terrestrial bodies”, where we read:

There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial:

but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

The verse begins, “There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial:” Paul began with the words, “there are also” or “even and indeed” “celestial” which means “heavenly” “bodies” or “living corpses”, “and bodies” or “and living corpses” “terrestrial” which means “upon the earth or earthy”. Paul referred to both “heavenly and earthly” “bodies”.

The verse continues, “ ...but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another” Paul added the word, “but” which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be written takes precedence over what was just stated “the glory” which means the “splendor and brightness” “of the celestial” which means “heavenly” “is one” or “a single nature, form, class or kind”, “and the glory of the terrestrial” which refers to “the splendor and brightness of the earthly” “is another” or “an other nature form, class or kind”. The “heavenly” and “earthly” bodies each have their own “brightness and splendor”.

When we think through these words from Paul, we see how he used both “heavenly and earthly bodies” to reaffirm the idea that the “resurrected” body shall be different than the first one. God has a plan for a resurrected body for believers in Jesus Christ, and when we surrender our lives to Him, we may rely upon His faithfulness who has not only given us an “earthly body” in which to dwell, but shall also provide a “heavenly body” as well.

Next time Paul shares with the church members how, “there is one glory of the sun, moon and stars”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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