Glorified bodies
Reading a biblical description of glorified bodies it's fair to conclude that we will be similar to Olympian gods and goddesses.
Thomas Boston in his Human Nature in its Fourfold State, starting on page 387 describes glorified bodies. The Banner of Truth edition. If you have an electronic edition its in the section titled the Resurrection. Which is section 3 of the Eternal State.
The Bible really requires us to focus and intentionally envision what is being stated. Just like when supernatural things that happen in our daily lives just fly past our consciousness.
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It was good to read that description, it seemed mostly if not entirely biblical, and in a few places he stopped short where there were no corresponding biblical accounts. I found this interesting:
TB: "The body shall be absolutely subservient to the soul, subject to it, and influenced by it, and therefore no more a clog to its activity, nor the animal appetites a snare to it. There will be no need to beat it down, nor to drag it to the service of God. The soul, in this life is so much influenced by the body, that, in Scripture style, it is said to be carnal; but then the body shall be spiritual, readily serving the soul in the business of heaven, and in that only, as if it had no more relation to earth than a spirit. It will have no further need of the now necessary supports of life, namely, food, and clothing, and the like. "They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more," Rev. 7:16. "For in the resurrection, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven." Then shall the saints be strong without food or drink, warm without clothes, ever in perfect health without medicine, and ever fresh and vigorous, though they shall never sleep, but serve him night and day in his temple, Rev. 7:15. They will need none of these things, any more than spirits do. They will be nimble and active as spirits, and of a most refined constitution. The body, that is now lumpish and heavy, shall then be most sprightly. No such thing as melancholy shall be found to make the heart heavy, and the spirits flag and sink. I shall not further dip into this matter– the day will declare it."
"Reading a biblical description of glorified bodies it's fair to conclude that we will be similar to Olympian gods and goddesses."
I would tend to agree, even here now we can have those moments of real objectivity which puts up at odd with the world and those around us. -W
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