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Below is a passage utilized as proof text to substantiate the belief that Jesus was
restored to life as an angel instead of the man he was on the cross.
"Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that he might
bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison, who once
were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah,
during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were
brought safely through the water." (1Pet 3:18 20)
It's true that Jesus today has a so-called glorified body. (Phil 3:21) And it's true
that one of his glorified body's properties is immortality. (Rom 6:9, 1Tim 6:14-15,
and Rev 1:18)
Although Jesus' glorified body is immortal, it is still capable of dining upon ordinary
foods and beverages; and will do so in the kingdom. (Matt 26:29, Luke 22:15-16,
Luke 22:28-30)
In other words: when Jesus' body underwent its miraculous upgrade to immortality,
the process didn't transform him into a different species of life, viz: Jesus today is
still human.
● 1Tim 2:5 . . For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the
man Christ Jesus.
The Greek word translated "men" and "man" in that verse is anthropos (anth'-ro
pos) a very common word throughout the New Testament for indicating human life.
So; there are at least four things about Jesus today that we can be certain:
1) He's alive
2) He's immortal
3) He's capable of dining upon ordinary foods and beverages and,
4) He's an h.sapiens, i.e. a human life.
There's a fifth thing: Jesus' gender. Throughout the Bible, beginning with
Melchizedek in the book of Genesis; priests have always been humans and they've
always been males. God has never appointed a woman to that position. In point of
fact; God has never appointed women to be priests of any kind let alone high
priests.
Of Jesus it is said:
"Jehovah has sworn and will not change His mind-- You are a priest forever, in the
order of Melchizedek." (Ps 110:4)
"He was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek" (Heb
5:10)
Melchizedek's order is immortal (Heb 7:1-3 & Heb 7:23-25) viz: Jesus today is not
only a man, but he's permanently a man, i.e. he'll never be a woman nor will he
ever be an angel.
"For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants. For this reason he
had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a
merciful and faithful high priest in service to God" (Heb 2:15-17)
FAQ: If 1Pet 3:18-20 isn't relative to Jesus' resurrection; then what?
REPLY: It's relative to Gen 6:3, viz: 1Pet 3:18-20 is an excellent text that Jesus
(a.k.a. the Word) is a theophany, i.e. God's spirit in human form. And an
astonishing theophany it is because, in effect, the human side of Jesus' origin
places "My spirit" in a pedigree with Adam.
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