Explain this please. What is it you are on about.Restored to life as it was, or restored to life as it is now?
He must have looked different because the women who first saw him didn't recognise him.When Jesus' crucified dead body was laid to rest, it was a normal human body;
subject to death, decay, and the aging process.
Up in Heaven, his body is immune to all that.
But what about that day on Earth when Jesus' body was restored to life? Did it
retain its normal vulnerabilities, or was his body restored to life somewhat
superhuman?
In other words: when did Jesus' body become immortal? The day of his
resurrection, or the day of his ascension?
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He must have looked different because the women who first saw him didn't
recognise him.
And he could suddenly appear before others and go through walls and disappear
from sight instantly
But after he came out of the tomb, resurrected by the power of God, would he not have been in his resurrection body as opposed to his original earthly one?It's a curious foible of human nature that we all sometimes fail to recognize even
well-known friends and associates when they show up in places where, and when,
we least expect them.
Even had Ms. Magdalene and the disciples seen a strong resemblance to Jesus in
the man ashore and in the cemetery, they knew good and well their own selves
that it couldn't be him because she, and some of them, were eye witnesses to his
demise and his burial. And besides; according to Isa 52:14, Jesus was beaten and
bloodied beyond recognition so it's doubtful they would be expecting him back in
good condition.
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But after he came out of the tomb, resurrected by the power of God, would he not
have been in his resurrection body as opposed to his original earthly one?
That in itself isn't adequate proof that Jesus' body was restored to its originalLuke 24:43; And He took it and ate in their presence.
a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have."
When Jesus' crucified dead body was laid to rest, it was a normal human body;
subject to death, decay, and the aging process.
Up in Heaven, his body is immune to all that.
But what about that day on Earth when Jesus' body was restored to life? Did it
retain its normal vulnerabilities, or was his body restored to life somewhat
superhuman?
In other words: when did Jesus' body become immortal? The day of his
resurrection, or the day of his ascension?
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Why do assume He has to be healed?
Rev 5:5; But one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals."
Rev 5:6; And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
Why do assume He has to be healed?
Rev 5:5; But one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals."
Rev 5:6; And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
That in itself isn't adequate proof that Jesus' body was restored to its original
condition on resurrection day because his glorified body is capable of dining upon
ordinary foods and beverages.
• Matt 26:29 . . I tell you: I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until
that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father's kingdom.
• Luke 22:15-16 . . I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I
suffer. For I tell you: I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of
God.
• Luke 22:28-29 . . However, you are the ones that have stuck with me in my
trials; and I make a covenant with you, just as my Father has made a covenant
with me, for a kingdom, that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom
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