Think of the ramifications of Jesus taking back the sacrifice. The sacrifice bought back what Adam lost. Adam lost life forever, Jesus lost life forever. When sacrifices are given, they are given to God, no one gives them back. The mere fact that not one of his intimate associates recognized him, should be enough evidence that he was not resurrected in the same body. Like all angels who are sent to and appear to men, Jesus took on physical form, and since he was never recognized physically, he logically appeared in a different physical body each time he materialized. The Bible states that God resurrected him Acts 2:32; and He raised him a spirit 1 Cor 15:44-50; 1 Pet 3:18. And no doubt you are quite aware that flesh and blood cannot inherit the heavenly Kingdom, and that those who enter heaven will be as the angels are. Mk 12:25
I started to tell you we disagree, but I know better now sir.
Also Bob, what do you mean "the ramifications of Jesus taking back the sacrifice"?
I don't believe Scripture says that when Christ was physically resurrected, He was a spirit. When He was physically resurrected, He was once more body, with spirit which is a complete living soul. This is why Peter says they were witnesses to the fact that His soul (body & spirit) was not left in the grave. Because it was by His spirit returning to His body after three days that Christ was resurrected to life again.
Acts 2:30-32 (KJV) Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
The spirit of Christ, which is what gives life to the human body, did depart, (Lu 22:46) and went to heaven for the three days as His body without spirit lay dead in the tomb. But in order for Him to be resurrected a complete living soul again, and return to physical life, He needed both body and spirit. (Gn. 2:7)
1 Corinthians 15:42-45 (KJV) So also
is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written,
The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
Paul describes the natural course of all who die in Christ. Our physical body is sown corruptible and shall be raised in incorruption when the last trump sounds. Paul not only shows what shall become of the body of the faithful, but also says that when our natural body of flesh & blood dies, it is raised no more natural, but a spiritual body. Spiritual bodies, without flesh & blood are not created to dwell on the earth. Spiritual bodies inhabit heaven. That's where the spirit in Christ went when His body died, and that's where spirits of faithful saints go alive after our natural body dies. Every spirit returns to God who gave it after our body dies, (Ec. 12:7) but those who die in unbelief, their spirit returns to God without the life-giving Spirit, so unbelievers without life are said to be in silence and darkness after physical death.
Paul is not saying that Christ was raised to earth a spirit. He says that Christ, the last Adam, was made for the purpose of giving life to our spirit. He does this by sending His Spirit to indwell within the spirit of all who are of faith in Christ. Before receiving His Spirit our spirit, without the Holy Spirit in us is spiritually dead in sins. But Christ being made a life-giving spirit, quickens (gives spiritual life) to our spirit. And this life we receive through Him shall never die.
Ephesians 2:5 (KJV) Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (
by grace ye are saved;)
1 Peter 3:18 (KJV) For Christ also hath once suffered for sins,
the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
Yes, it is true flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God in heaven, nor can mortality and corruption. That's why our body must be resurrected immortal and incorruptible. Remember the life of the flesh is in the blood. When our flesh is resurrected to immortality and incorruptible that means our blood is also, or our body of flesh could never have immortal and incorruptible bodies, because there cannot be physical life without blood.
Leviticus 17:11 (KJV) For the life of the flesh
is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it
is the blood
that maketh an atonement for the soul.
Our spirit is only alive in heaven after physical death through His Holy Spirit in us.