Here we write of things for which we have little information or knowledge. Paul promised in Philippians 3:20-21, “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.” There are a few things this reveals, and many things we will one day know when we meet Jesus in the end.
First, our change is according to the working of our Lord. Jesus will exhibit at that time a power which is the same power He will use to put “all enemies under his feet” (cf. 1 Corinthians 15:25).
Second, the change He will render in us is a transformation. Our bodies will be changed. We will not be as we are now. Think of a tadpole’s difference from a frog, or a caterpillar from a butterfly.
Third, our new body will glorious, as Jesus’ body is now. It will be suited to a new existence with Jesus in heaven. Can I describe it? No. But, there is no need for me to explain it away, because Paul revealed it to be so! In 1 Corinthians 15, he said, “There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body” (44). He wrote, “And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man” (49). Hallelujah for His promises!
