Jesus raises the dead and changes the living into new spiritual bodies taking them to the new heavens and the new earth

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...

Before we are taken into heaven, we are changed out of this present body and given a new spiritual body, says Paul in I Cor. 15.
 
Paul says:  There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.  As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.  And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.  Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.  Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
 
Blink!  That is how fast we will be changed into our new spiritual bodies before we are taken into heaven.
 
The Paul tells about Jesus raising those who have died.
 
I Thessalonians 4 



13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (dead), that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.



14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.



15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (precede) them which are asleep (dead).



16 For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:



17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
 
Jesus takes us to the new heavens and the new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness.  For the great tribulation will come upon this present earth and after that this heaven and earth will be destroyed by God by fire.
 
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God showed the apostle John the new heaven and new earth.
 
Revelation 21
 

1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth:  for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.



2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.



3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and HE will dwell with them, and they shall be HIS people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.



4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

5 And HE that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And HE said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

 

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