1 Corinthians 15:35-49 (NKJV): But someone will say, “How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?” 36 Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies. 37 And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain. 38 But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body. 39 All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds. 40 There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory. 42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. 43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. 44 It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45 And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual. 47 The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven. 48 As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly. 49 And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.
Today, we look at the last of the Salvation stages/processes/types. Today is Glorification.
glorify
glorified; glorifying
2 : to light up brilliantly
- Chandeliers glorified the entire room.
3 a : to represent as glorious : extol
- a song glorifying romantic love
b : to cause to be or seem to be better than the actual condition
- the new position is just a glorified version of the old stockroom job
glorification \ˌglȯr-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun
glorifier \ˈglȯr-ə-ˌfī(-ə)r\ noun
(As found at https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glorification 04/06/18 at 4:30pm MST)
What we understand as the Glorification Salvation is it is the future work Christ is going to do in us. This is where He returns for The Church, His Bride, and transforms those who are followers of Him. This is where we understand that any pain, sorrow, etc. will be removed from the live of The Believer.
Revelation 21:1-8 (NKJV): Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” 5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” 6 And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. 7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. 8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
I am in anticipation of this. Are you?
You may ask why did we look at the 3 types of Salvation. It’s really simple, many believe that they are saved through their works. Many believe that we can be saved after we die, that our family members just need to pay a tax of sorts or be baptized for us for this to happen. Fact is, we can only find Salvation through Jesus Christ. That means this all starts at Justification, not at any other point. Once we are justified, then we become Sanctified as we grow in our Faith and when He returns for us.
It starts with Our Relationship with Jesus. If you don’t have a Relationship with Him or you need to rekindle that Relationship, do it now. Call out to Him and seek his Love and Forgiveness. It really is as hard or easy as you make it.
We should look to Him daily to seek a relationship with Him. I want to encourage you to seek Him today, if you haven’t already. If you need help, have questions or need direction in this regard, please, feel free to let me know.
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