I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold! I tell 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 trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory." "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Cor 15:50-57
What a complete privilege awaits us! We cannot inherit the greatness of God's kingdom in its fullness as we are... but we will ALL be changed! In a way we won't even fully comprehend as it happens before we can blink, we will be clothed with the immortal capacity to celebrate Christ's victory over death. We're going to sing a song this Sunday that captures this reality so well; here are the words from There is a Day by Nathan Fellingham. Can't wait to sing this with you tomorrow!
There is a day that all creation’s waiting for
A day of freedom and liberation for the earth
And on that day the Lord will come to meet His bride
And when we see Him in an instant we’ll be changed
The trumpet sounds and the dead will then be raised
By His power, never to perish again
Once only flesh, now clothed with immortality
Death has now been swallowed up in victory
We will meet Him in the air
And then we will be like Him
For we will see Him as He is, O yeah
Then all hurt and pain will cease
And we’ll be with Him forever
And in His glory we will live, O yeah, O yeah
So lift Your eyes to the things as yet unseen
That will remain now for all eternity
Though trouble’s hard, it’s only momentary
And it’s achieving our future glory
