We Shall All Be Changed…In The Twinkling Of An Eye

The resurrection of Jesus Christ was a divine act that changed the course of human events, forever. The flat line of human death that swept unrelentingly through history skipped a beat in Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ truly died. He was crucified on a Roman cross and no one ever got off a Roman cross alive. He was taken down and wrapped in many pounds of burial spices then wrapped in linen grave clothes. He was sealed in a carved out stone tomb. Three days and three nights later something staggering happened. He said he would; it was unthinkable, but he said he would. He said he would rise again (Mark 10:34). And he did! God raised Jesus Christ up from the dead (Acts 2:24).

Christ’s resurrection was not just the resuscitation of a broken body. Jesus’ being raised from the dead involved a total transformation of his humanity that enabled him to appear, to vanish and to move unseen from one place to another (Luke 24:31, 36).  God recreated Jesus so that he became fully glorified and deathless (Philippians 3:21; Hebrews 7:16, 24). Jesus, declared to be the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead (Romans 1:4), lives and is a glorified human being who will live forever—and so will those who trust in him for salvation.

The Bible says that we who are alive when Christ returns, will at that moment, be transformed. “We shall all be changed—in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye (1 Corinthians 15:51, 52).” Christians who have died before the Lord’s return will be raised to life and transformed, never to die again (1 Corinthians 15:50-58). Jesus Christ “will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body (Philippians 3:21).” “When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory (Colossians 3:4).”

Christianity rests upon the empty tomb in which Jesus was once buried. It is the absolute proof that the Christian message is indeed good news (Acts 2:22-32). Christ’s resurrection guarantees that our sins are forgiven and that we are justified (Romans 4:25). And it is our rock solid hope of everlasting life in the coming kingdom of God (John 11:25; Matthew 25:34). Christ is risen! May you have a blessed and very happy Resurrection Sunday. Hallelujah!