Apostle Paul addresses misconceptions about the resurrection of the dead in chapter 15. He counters a false belief that there is no resurrection of the dead.
People live after the body dies. It’s a fact. Jesus bodily died and was buried. It’s a fact. Jesus rose from death bodily. It’s a fact. Those who believe in Jesus will die, rise from the dead, and when Jesus comes again, will receive a physical resurrection body. It’s a fact. The resurrection body is far better than the current physical body. It’s a fact. The current body is a weak flesh earthly body. The resurrection body for those who believe in Christ will be a powerful spiritual-flesh body like Jesus’ body when he rose from the grave. These are facts.
When I think of the resurrection to come, I think of several illustrations from this world, like a caterpillar. They have a long, fussy body with many feet that traverse on plants and the ground. They eat and grow, eat and grow, and eat and grow. Then one day, they form a cocoon around them. In hiding, their worm body is amazingly transformed into a colorful, delicate flying body. They are the same creatures on the inside. Yet outside, they are something entirely new. Somewhere in a caterpillar’s DNA is an old body and a new, better body. For me, it’s an amazing picture of what God can do and will do.
