There are many texts in the Bible where the Greek word for "body" is used. That's why it's important to understand some details about what the word "body" in the Bible can mean.
First, let's clarify that angels, although invisible to our eyes, also have a "body" that distinguishes each of them in the spirit world. Obviously, the "substance" that constitutes these spirit-bodies is not the same as the flesh, blood, bones, etc. that make up our living bodies.
An example where understanding this is clarifying is the case with Jesus dying and then being resurrected. Some think that when Jesus died physically after being murdered, he continued to live in another kind of body, and that the word "resurrection" only has to do with "that" physical dead body and not with any kind of body that could represent the living Jesus. Ask yourself: What kind of "body" did Jesus have before he was born as a human?
Another issue that becomes clear when we understand this matter is why the Bible says that Jesus raised "his body" on the third day after he died, since in that case the word "body" has to do with something related to the "spiritual" body that was formed when the first of its members was resurrected, and to which body other members will be attached... the anointed spiritual brothers of Jesus.
Have you ever considered that when the Bible speaks of "body" it is not limited to the bodies we can see?
First, let's clarify that angels, although invisible to our eyes, also have a "body" that distinguishes each of them in the spirit world. Obviously, the "substance" that constitutes these spirit-bodies is not the same as the flesh, blood, bones, etc. that make up our living bodies.
An example where understanding this is clarifying is the case with Jesus dying and then being resurrected. Some think that when Jesus died physically after being murdered, he continued to live in another kind of body, and that the word "resurrection" only has to do with "that" physical dead body and not with any kind of body that could represent the living Jesus. Ask yourself: What kind of "body" did Jesus have before he was born as a human?
Another issue that becomes clear when we understand this matter is why the Bible says that Jesus raised "his body" on the third day after he died, since in that case the word "body" has to do with something related to the "spiritual" body that was formed when the first of its members was resurrected, and to which body other members will be attached... the anointed spiritual brothers of Jesus.
Have you ever considered that when the Bible speaks of "body" it is not limited to the bodies we can see?
