July 17

WHAT WILL THE RESURRECTION BE LIKE? / PART 2

-Ezekiel 44:15-19 states, … But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of My sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from Me, they shall come near to Me to minister unto Me, and they shall stand before Me to offer unto Me the fat and the blood, says the Lord GOD: They shall enter into My sanctuary, and they shall come near to My table, to minister unto Me, and they shall keep My charge. And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within. They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causes sweat. And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments …

According to Dr. Stephen Jones:

-"Ezekiel is telling us that these “sons of Zadok” have authority to move in the inner sanctuary of God (which represents the spiritual realm) as well as the outer court (the earthly realm). In other words, they will move with the same calling and anointing that Jesus had after His resurrection. They will have authority in both the spiritual and the physical worlds. Thus, when they minister to God in the spiritual realm, they put on their linen “garments;” but when they come into the physical world, they put on their “woolens” (fleshly bodies). In essence, when Jesus suddenly appeared to His disciples in that closed room, He had simply “put on His woolen garments.” Wool comes from animals; linen comes from plants. In His woolen garments, He showed the disciples His hands and feet, and He ate fish and honey in their presence. When He finished ministering to His disciples in the “outer court,” dressed in His “woolens,” He simply changed into His linen garments (spiritual body), stepped into the sanctuary of heaven, and disappeared before their eyes." ( The Purpose Of Resurrection, Dr. Stephen Jones )

-As you can see, our resurrected bodies will be fashioned like unto the glorious resurrected body of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, for He is the pattern for all things that pertain to the sons of God. There will be no more limitations. We will be able to be seen and able to vanish. These bodies will not be limited by time and space. This is what Paul referred to as the MANIFESTATION OF THE SONS OF GOD. Jesus Christ will be manifested in and through the overcomers in all His fullness. Philippians 3:21 states, … Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue …

-ALL THINGS UNTO HIMSELF!-