When those in the Body of Christ will be caught up at the rapture they will put on bodies just like the body of the Lord Jesus (Phil.3:21).
And you said that when they are caught up then they will receive heavenly bodies like that of angels:
1 Corinthians 15:44 says that in the believer's resurrection, it is sown a natural body, but it is raise a spiritual body.
"It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. ..." (1 Corinthians 15:44).
1 Corinthians 15 also says flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God.
"Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption." (1 Corinthians 15:50).
In Matthew 22, we learn that in the resurrection, we are as the angels of God in heaven.
"For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven." (Matthew 22:30).
In Luke 20, in the resurrection, we are equal unto the angels.
"Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection." (Luke 20:36).
For we have born the image of the earthy, but we also must bear the image of the heavenly.
"And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly." (1 Corinthians 15:49).
Yet, the Bible says that Jesus forever lives to make intercession for us.
"Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them." (Hebrews 7:25).
The Bible tells us in Jesus's own words that He is alive forever more.
"I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore," (Revelation 1:18).
We know that Jesus ascended to the Father sometime shortly after His resurrection (See John 20:17).
After Jesus returned from His ascension to the Father, He visited his disciples and told them that he was not a spirit and that he had flesh and bones.
"Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have." (Luke 24:39).
So Scripture is clear. We will have a spiritual body type resurrection to begin with (i.e. the Pre-Trib Rapture), and Jesus will always have his flesh and blood body.
So how do we reconcile Philippians 3:21 in light of these truths within Scripture?
Let's read it starting at verse 20.
20 "For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself." (Philippians 3:20-21).
Sounds like a contradiction, right? Verse 20 gives us the impression that we are in heaven because Paul's conversation is in heaven, and we are looking for Jesus, and then in verse 21, he quickly switches to talking about how our bodies will be changed to be like Christ's body. Sounds like the Rapture, right? Not exactly.
First, the word "flesh" is mentioned 3 times in the beginning of the chapter (See Philippians 3:2-4).
Second, Paul says that he might know the power of Christ's resurrection.
"That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;" (Philippians 3:10).
Christ's resurrection was a physical one and not a spiritual one.
Paul says that he might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
"If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead." (Philippians 3:11).
So Philippians 3:21 is not in reference to the Rapture, but it is in reference to the flesh and blood body resurrection of the DEAD that takes place LATER (after the Rapture).
The Rapture is the taking up of both the LIVING and the DEAD. So it would not be accurate to say that it is the Resurrection of the DEAD.
Note: Jesus is the exception to the rule on 1 Corinthians 15:50. For the context is about believers inheriting the Kingdom and not Jesus.
You said:
According to you those in the Body of Christ will put on bodies like the angels and since their bodies will be like the Lord Jesus' body then according to your theory His body will also be like the bodies of angels.
There are two types of resurrections (each in two phases) for believers.
There are two types of resurrections (each in two phases) for believers.
#1. A Spiritual resurrection to Heaven (with the Pre-Trib Rapture (1 Corinthians 15:51-53) (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18) (Luke 12:40), and the Mid-Trib Rapture (Luke 21:28) (Luke 17:31-37) (Matthew 24:15-22).
#2. A flesh and blood body resurrection of the dead (Before the Millennium (Revelation 20:4), and then another one at the Judgment or after it, which is then followed by the beginning of the reign of Christ with His faithful ones upon the New Earth for all eternity (Revelation 20:5)).
You said:
You don't even understand that He was made like His human brethren "in all things" (Heb.2:17).
Again, the word "like" in Hebrews 2:17 suggests that Jesus was made LIKE unto his brethren in all things. Which things? Well, Jesus had a flesh and blood body like they did. Jesus also was limited in knowledge like them (at times), as well. But this was not always the case. Jesus also exhibited knowledge that was divine. Jesus also had power as God during His earthly ministry, and Jesus was worshiped as GOD. So... no. He was not exactly like unto His brethren "in all things." It does not say he was like unto his brethren in all things "EXACTLY." It says, "LIKE." The word "like" does not mean an exact replica or photocopy or clone.
