When we go to heaven, how will we appear? Which body will we have? The one we want the most? If we die at age 90, do we appear in heaven in bodies that are basically healthy but appear 90? Do we get to have our 'ideal' body? That is, do we get to 'pick' which body we want to spend eternity in? Like if say I wanted my 24-year old body, can I choose that one? If so, when do we get to select it?
What if someone died at age 4? Do they appear in heaven in a 4-year old body? What if they die as an infant? Do they have to crawl around heaven or just lie there on their backs for eternity? I'm serious here. How is the eternal body chosen?
IF we're all given adult bodies at around say, age 30 or so, then does that mean God looked into the baby's future, saw what he or she would look like at age 30 and then upgraded the body to that point? What if the 4 year old wanted to stay at age 4 and didn't WANT to be upgraded to age 30?
Someone help me here.
2007-07-18 06:41:50 · 13 answers · asked by choko_canyon 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Only 'mamacita' even came CLOSE to answering my question. Fireball avoided it COMPLETELY! (No suprise there). The rest of you either made a joke, changed the subject, referred me to text that doesn't deal with question or answered in non-sequitors. The FIRST poster at least made an effort but unfortunately made no sense. 'Our same bodies, but glorified'??? WHICH bodies? Our same (But glorified) 90 year old bodies or our same (but glorified) 4 year old bodies?
COME ON FOLKS. How about real answers? If not, then admit you have NO CLUE.
2007-07-18 07:00:08 · update #1
'Carmel', if we're all to receive bodies at age 33, does that mean that if a baby dies he gets updated to what he WOULD have looked like at age 33? Since the way we look is at LEAST partially based on what we eat, where we were born, how we lived, etc, how can age 33 be assumed to be any certain way since the baby didn't get to LIVE those 33 years?
2007-07-18 07:04:20 · update #2
Please read the 15th chapter of First Corinthians.
It may not answer all your questions, but will help you get your thinking straight.
2007-07-18 06:46:47 · answer #1 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Hi....There has been a lot of controversy on this topic and different opinions on the matter. Some have said that when we go to Heaven that our bodies will be when they were the healthiest and the most beautiful. Some say you won't be able to know since we will be in spirit but not in physical form. Who really actually knows? When we die, we die and our spirit and soul goes where God states. If we believe in Him then we go to Heaven but is it our body that resumes its shape? We won't actually know till we are taken from this world and is worthy enough to enter Heaven. Have a blessed day!
2007-07-18 06:59:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We will receive bodies with capabilities similar to what Jesus displayed after His Resurrection. Ability to pass through walls, walk on water, etc. We will be recognizable, so those bodies will LOOK like our current ones, but they will work better. As to apparent age, I suspect that will depend on one's spiritual maturity. Those who haven't put a lot of time into the things of God will be little children. Spiritual elders will have appropriate ages. NOBODY will appear old and decrepit, though. I understand Moses and Abraham appear to be about 30 years old and buff.
2007-07-18 06:55:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will Recieve the body that you lived in. It will be glorified if you die in God's grace, and horribly deformed if you die in sin. The age of your body will be the age of fullness, the same age of Our Lord at his death; 33.
2007-07-18 06:56:12 · answer #4 · answered by carmel 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your are thinking with ur "natural" mind therefore u think that we will look like wat normal humans look like. But remember that we will no longer be in this body....it's going to be a new body...completely different. This is one of those bible mysteries. What i can assure u is that they will be more glorious than the body we have now, and that u won't ever want this body back.
2007-07-18 06:47:24 · answer #5 · answered by **tu<3nina** 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Have you seen iRobot with Will Smith? We will look like those robots. Generic and plain with no way to discern one person from another. Differences create problems.
2007-07-18 06:45:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
You will receive a transformers body.
2007-07-18 06:47:06 · answer #7 · answered by Crystal P 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
a spiritual body....1corinthians 15:44
god bless!
i guess the bible is wrong then?paaathetic
2007-07-18 07:03:02 · answer #8 · answered by just a christian 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We'll all look like Nicole Richie. (Not enough food in heaven to feed everyone)
2007-07-18 06:45:08 · answer #9 · answered by Kathryn™ 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Isn't vanity a sin or something?
2007-07-18 06:44:50 · answer #10 · answered by Ginger Ninja 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋