![]() ![]() The Apocalypse of Peter also depicts the appearance of Christ after His ascension as a being of light. The fact that Christ’s appearance changed after His ascension is not just found in the Bible, it is also echoed in early Christian tradition as is exemplified in the Apocalypse of Peter. In these verses, Paul was temporarily blinded by the extreme luminosity of Jesus’ uncloaked image after he saw the ascended Christ on his road to Damascus. The brilliance of Christ’s resurrection body after having risen into heaven is also mentioned in Acts 9:3-6. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.”Īfter his ascension into heaven, Jesus’ resurrection body appears to have been changed according to Revelation 1:13-16 such that it resembled the image of the Father and the heavenly host-beaming with brilliant radiance. In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. ![]() The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. Nd among the lampstands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. #One of several heavenly bodies named for their discoverers fullhis appearance was like lightning” 2 Corinthians 11:14 echoes Matthew 28:2-3: “And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.” The angelic being of Daniel 10:6 is also described as a being of light: “His body was like topaz, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.” 1 Elisha’s servant’s vision of the army of angels in the hills are also described as luminous beings in 2 Kings 6:17: “Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” Jesus’ resurrection body after His ascension into heaven is described with similar radiance and glory according to Revelation 1:13-16: Matthew 28:2-3 reads, “n angel of the Lord descended from heaven. The angels of heaven are also described as beings of light according to 2 Kings 6:17, Daniel 10:6, Matthew 28:2-3, 2 Corinthians 11:14, Hebrews 1:7 as well as in extracanonical sources such as the Dead Sea Scrolls ( 4Q 403, 4Q 405). This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.Īngels are sometimes also described as beings of light according to Matthew 28:2-3. Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire and brilliant light surrounded him. In describing the appearance of God, Ezekiel 1:26-28 reads:Ībove the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne of lapis lazuli, and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man. Are the saints also expected to ascend into heaven at the resurrection as did Jesus?) Jesus’ body appears to have been changed after His ascension according to Acts 9:3-6 and Revelation 1:13-16 such that it took on a form like that of the Father and the heavenly host. Are the resurrection bodies of the saints expected to be like this body? Or will their bodies resemble Jesus’ resurrected body after His ascension into heaven? (Recall that after Jesus rose from the dead He ascended into heaven (Acts 1). And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.” Though this is certainly true, one might ask which body? Immediately after His resurrection, Jesus’ resurrection body closely resembled His physical body though He could pass through walls and appear and disappear at will. This belief is derived largely from Philippians 3:20-21: “But our citizenship is in heaven. It is often supposed that Jesus’ resurrection body was to be a model of the resurrection bodies of the saints. Preterism and the Resurrection of the Dead–How the Resurrection Bodies of the Saints Perfectly Match Jesus’ Resurrection Body: Jesus’ Resurrection Body After His Ascension is a Seemingly Perfect Model of the Resurrection Bodies of the Saints. ![]()
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