 | Dr. John Click, has been the Pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church for 27 years now he is the pastor emeritus. He’s a graduate of Baylor University with a BA and Southwestern Seminary with a BD. He received his DMin at Midwestern Seminary. He has served in numerous positions in the Southern Baptist Convention, including: President of the Kansas/Nebraska Convention, Executive Committee of SBC, North American Mission Board, International Mission Board, and Houston Baptist University Board. He has traveled to preach in Europe, Central and South America and the Far East. Dr. Click is the founder and first President of Harvest Communications, which is a TV production company specializing in producing teaching materials for Para- Church organizations. You may contact him for comments or questions by e-mail at: Jcclick99@aol.com. |
Religion
2009-06-01 10:29:00
Body and soul renunited?
Question: I have always been taught that at the end of time, the soul will be reunited with the body and each will be judged by our Lord. How is it in Matthew 17:2-7, Moses and Elijah appeared to Peter and James during the Transfiguration? How did their souls reunite with their bodies if the end of time has yet to come?
Answer: I don’t know who told you that soul would be re-united with the same body. See I Cor.15:35-55 for an answer to the question, “With what kind of body will they come?” The answer, given in detail, is that the resurrection body is very different from the earthly body. We are not told what the bodies of Moses and Elijah looked like when they met with Jesus on Transfiguration Hill. If it was different from the one they had during their lifetime, the disciples would not know it. I think they were recognized from the conversation, not from their looks. Their temporary body for this appearance was not important, and it could have been temporary.
