FreeGrace2 said:
Why you keep harping on your "no body" theory is strange.
Rather, you believe what the Bible doesn't say.
It's difficult to keep all the posters categorized. Are you a soul sleeper type, like the SDA?
If you are one of those "soul sleeper" kind of dudes, all you have to do is realize from Rev 6 that John "saw souls under the altar". So, how did they get there if they were sleeping in their dead bodies?
Nor do I. It clearly is contrasting the DIFFERENCE between our physical and mortal bodies with our future glorified bodies.
I don't see any problem with this at all. Of course our resurrection (glorified) body will be "raised in glory". And I have shown FROM SCRIPTURE that this will occur "when He comes", which will be at the Second Advent.
You have sorely misunderstood me (or I have failed to be more clear). I never said anything about an interim body will be raised.
What I did say is that there are scholars who describe dead believers as being in an interim body. That's all. Since our souls are immaterial and therefore invisible, how could John SEE "the souls under the altar" in heaven?
YES, "raised in glory" IS the resurrection of believers, when ALL believers receive a glorified body. Just like the one Jesus has.
As I noted, the Bible gives NO description of how dead believers look/appear/are in heaven. What I do know from Jesus is that a rich man DID recognize Abraham and Lazarus in Hades and had a conversation with Abe. Many will 'splain it away by saying it was only a parable. That isn't true. Jesus NEVER used proper names in His parables. And what would be the teaching if it were just a parable? Only the One giving the parable can tell us what was meant.
I hope by the end of reading my response, you will finally realize that I believe that 'raised in glory' has NOTHING to do with the way believers are in heaven, awaiting their glorified body.