Hi Jeannie, it’s great to hear from you again! Your thought about the new body coming from the “seed” of the original physical body is an interesting twist. But I really don’t think that could be the case. The reason I don’t think so is, that I think the bible is clear that physical things are completely different in nature from spiritual things. The difference between the perishable and the imperishable is the perfect example of that. Therefore I don’t believe that anything still related to our fleshly body, such as a “seed” so to speak, can have any part in the new spiritual body. I believe that Phil 3:21 is simply stating that our physical body will be changed into a spiritual body, just like it says in 1 Cor 15:51. I looked up the word “transformed” from Phil 3:21. The original Greek word means to “change the appearance of”. Meaning that our new body will be just like Christ’s body, in it’s “appearance”, even though we have no idea what the “appearance” of a spiritual body is. But it is clear that it will be “conformed” to the likeness of Christ’s spiritual body. There can be nothing at all left of the flesh and blood body, because 1 Cor 15:50 is clear that “flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God”. So the verse is not at all talking about any “transformation” of the physical body, but rather it’s simply saying that our new body will be conformed to Christ’s body.

I do appreciate your thought on this matter though. I hope my reply made sense to you. Please let me know what you think. May God bless you Jeannie. And again, please do reply back to me on this.

This was a very interesting post. It made me think. I have always preached that we will receive a new body, as you said. And I still hold to that; but I can understand the other point of view somewhat. There is this verse that seems to lean toward that interpretation.

Philippians 3:21 – who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.

Maybe the two interpretations aren’t so far apart as they seem?

Although the seed is very different than the plant it grows into; a tomato seed will not grow a pepper plant; but will only grow a tomato plant. So could it be said that although the body will be very different (corruptible to incorruptible) it must come from the same seed (which could mean our earthly body)?

I never thought about this before in this way; so you got me thinking. I certainly agree that the body that will be raised will not be our earthly body; but our new spiritual body that is incorruptible.

Thanks for giving me something to think about. I will be happy to hear what you think about the seed and the plants. Lol.

Jeannie