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eservoir of life) then, the being is dead and soon the body willreturn to the dust from whence it was taken."We see clearly then, that not the body but the being--called inScripture, soul, dies. Let us notice some instances in which thisis stated in so many words: Job 31:39 (marginal reading) causethe soul of owners thereof to expire"--(dissolve, die.) "Their souldieth in youth, etc." Job 36:14, margin "To deliver their soul(being) from death and to keep them alive in famine." Psa.33:19.He spared not their soul (being) from death (dissolution). "Hekeepeth back his soul (being) from the pit"...(death.) Job 33:18."He shall deliver his soul (being) from the grave." Psa. 89:48."All souls (beings) are mine...the soul (being) that sinneth itshall die." Ezek. 18:4. It was the soul (being) of Jesus which wasgiven for our ransom. "Thou shalt make his soul (being) anoffering for sin"...."He shall see of the travail of his soul and besatisfied." "He hath poured out his soul (being) unto death." Isa.53:10-12. But, (Acts 2:31.) His soul (being) was not left in hell,"(hades--the condition of death.) He was raised to being again buta being of a higher order--having a grander than human formbody."Put to death in the flesh but quickened by the Spirit."And now we come to the point-- What will be raised up, in theresurrection? The body says some one. Not so I answer, it is theBEING that God promises to raise up. It once existed, and lostexistence and is to be raised up to existence or being again.Men, can resurrect a body from the tomb (that is, bring a bodyout of a tomb to the surface;) but only God's power can resurrector bring to existence again a being who has died.We see then that resurrection means the restoring of being.Now, "with what body do they (these beings) come" (into beingagain?) is a question asked by Paul. (1 Cor. 15:35). [We haveseen that being is made up of two elements, body, and spirit oflife--hence if restored to being they must have some sort ofbodies provided them.] Paul proceeds to tell us, that while eachmust have a body, yet, in the resurrection all beings will nothave the same kind of bodies. He says that there are two generalsorts or kinds of bodies--the earthly or natural bodies, and thespiritual --heavenly bodies. There are two, perfect illustrationsof these two kinds of bodies: Adam was the head of the earthly,human family and a pattern of the perfect human body. ChristJesus at His resurrection was the first born from the dead to theperfect new nature, the spiritual, and He, "thus born of theSpirit, is spirit." (John 3:6.) His is a sample or illustration of aperfect Spiritual body.All humanity, belongs to one of two classes: either they arenatural men--The ADAMIC SEED, or they have been begottenof the Spirit through the word of truth and have giventhemselves up to Christ, that the will of God might be done inthem. This is the newly begotten man; he belongs to the
SPIRITUAL SEED. Now says Paul, "God giveth it a body as ithath pleased Him and to every seed his own body." That is,those who have, during the present life, become partakers of thedivine nature must needs have a divine form --a "spiritual body""like unto Christ's glorious body" while those who have not thuschanged nature would have no change of body. When againbrought into being, they will have natural, human bodies.The resurrection which some will have, to spiritual conditions ofbeing --with spiritual bodies--is in Scripture designated asspecial, by calling it "The first resurrection," first in importance--chief. It is also frequently designated by the article THE (verynoticeable in the Greek text; but less so in our Englishtranslations) for illustration--notice the following instances,(Luke 20:35.) "They that shall be accounted worthy to obtainthat world and THE resurrection neither marry nor are given inmarriage." Again, Paul always taught that there would be "aresurrection both of the just and the unjust;" yet he says: If byany means I might attain unto THE resurrection. Phil. 3:11.R205 : page 2The first--to spiritual condition and being. Again he designatesthis resurrection to spiritual being as "His resurrection," becauseJesusR206 : page 2was the first one so raised from death to spiritual being. "That Imight know Him and the power of HIS resurrection (i.e., that Imight be raised as He was raised.) Then follows an account ofhow he might attain to that glorious resurrection to spiritualbeing, viz.: "knowing the fellowship of His sufferings and beingmade conformable unto His death," (Phil. 3:10.)None will attain to this chief resurrection, except theyconsecrate themselves entirely to God's service, "We beseechyou therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that you presentyour bodies (and all their powers, talents, reputations--all) aliving sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, your reasonableservice." So shall you be among those who shall be in THE firstresurrection for "Blessed and holy are all they that have part inTHE FIRST resurrection: on such the second death hath nopower; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and reignwith Him a thousand years. (Rev. 20:6.)We can know little about the perfection and grandeur andpowers of those who shall become spiritual beings except thatthey will be "like unto Christ's glorious body." (Phil. 3:21.) Asthe Apostle says: It doth not yet appear what we shall be, but weknow that when He shall appear we shall be like Him." (1 John3:2.) What an answer is this to those who claim that nothing isreal but a flesh and bone body. Who would insist that Jesus,after His resurrection was the very same flesh and bones He was
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eservoir of life) then, the being is dead and soon the body willreturn to the dust from whence it was taken."We see clearly then, that not the body but the being--called inScripture, soul, dies. Let us notice some instances in which thisis stated in so many words: Job 31:39 (marginal reading) causethe soul of owners thereof to expire"--(dissolve, die.) "Their souldieth in youth, etc." Job 36:14, margin "To deliver their soul(being) from death and to keep them alive in famine." Psa.33:19.He spared not their soul (being) from death (dissolution). "Hekeepeth back his soul (being) from the pit"...(death.) Job 33:18."He shall deliver his soul (being) from the grave." Psa. 89:48."All souls (beings) are mine...the soul (being) that sinneth itshall die." Ezek. 18:4. It was the soul (being) of Jesus which wasgiven for our ransom. "Thou shalt make his soul (being) anoffering for sin"...."He shall see of the travail of his soul and besatisfied." "He hath poured out his soul (being) unto death." Isa.53:10-12. But, (Acts 2:31.) His soul (being) was not left in hell,"(hades--the condition of death.) He was raised to being again buta being of a higher order--having a grander than human formbody."Put to death in the flesh but quickened by the Spirit."And now we come to the point-- What will be raised up, in theresurrection? The body says some one. Not so I answer, it is theBEING that God promises to raise up. It once existed, and lostexistence and is to be raised up to existence or being again.Men, can resurrect a body from the tomb (that is, bring a bodyout of a tomb to the surface;) but only God's power can resurrector bring to existence again a being who has died.We see then that resurrection means the restoring of being.Now, "with what body do they (these beings) come" (into beingagain?) is a question asked by Paul. (1 Cor. 15:35). [We haveseen that being is made up of two elements, body, and spirit oflife--hence if restored to being they must have some sort ofbodies provided them.] Paul proceeds to tell us, that while eachmust have a body, yet, in the resurrection all beings will nothave the same kind of bodies. He says that there are two generalsorts or kinds of bodies--the earthly or natural bodies, and thespiritual --heavenly bodies. There are two, perfect illustrationsof these two kinds of bodies: Adam was the head of the earthly,human family and a pattern of the perfect human body. ChristJesus at His resurrection was the first born from the dead to theperfect new nature, the spiritual, and He, "thus born of theSpirit, is spirit." (John 3:6.) His is a sample or illustration of aperfect Spiritual body.All humanity, belongs to one of two classes: either they arenatural men--The ADAMIC SEED, or they have been begottenof the Spirit through the word of truth and have giventhemselves up to Christ, that the will of God might be done inthem. This is the newly begotten man; he belongs to the
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