Will we retain Wounds we have had after Resurrection?

[surritter]

I believe we are given a perfect non-corporeal body.

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**The very term “non-corporeal body” is an oxymoron, like “neat garbage.” The root of the word “corporeal” is the Latin “corpus”, which means “physical body.”

I don’t believe our resurrected physical bodies will be subject to the same limitations our bodies are now–but they won’t be “non-corporeal”.

As far as scars and wounds in the World to Come, wouldn’t they be jewels of glory if given for Christ’s sake? I would be honored and humbled to get to kiss the wounds of the martyrs and confessors in heaven. (This is just my opinion; I don’t dwell on it.)

However, I do believe all our infirmites, including missing organs and limbs, will be perfectly healed.**

In my dialogue with a Protestant friend, he insists that we will get “spiritual bodies.” Similar to the quoted post above, I pointed out that this is an oxymoron – a body by definition has some physical aspect to it (although we believe in will transcend normal earthly limitations as Jesus Himself walked through walls).

But then my friend referred me to 1 Corinthians 15:44. I’ll be darned if St. Paul doesn’t use that term spiritual body! Does that seem like a contradiction in terms also?

 

[thirdn6]

It seems that you must not have learned this about protestants, so I just wanted to let you know that they do actually recognize the saints and look to the lives of the saints as examples. Oh, and why would anyone in Heaven be a stranger and not recognize their friends, the saints, and their angels?

God bless!

It is a common knowledge that most protestants (I know generalizing is not good - my bad) question Catholics why they ask for intercessions, for prayers to Saints (who to them are long dead and gone), and honor them. In short, most of them do not recognize Catholic saints.

**I just imagine **that before we receive our final judgment we Catholics have a good chance to socialize because we are a family - looking for our love ones, meeting our spiritual leaders, our Saints, singing Hossannas and Allelluias! We will not be strangers to one another…

Protestants only pray to Jesus. Oh sorry- most protestants only pray to Jesus. **I imagine **that before they receive their final judgment they do not need to socialize but instead they are there right in front of the Lord saying, “Lord,Lord…” and maybe overwhelm him! And so they’ll hear Someone say, “Why camest thou?”… And therefore they become strangers in heaven…

Anyway, please back to the op.

 

[thirdn6]

Jesus when he returns in glory we will see him as he is - in bodily form.

 

[GEddie]

If you need a body for life, then how do you explain the Holy Spirit not having one?

Simple. You and I are not the Holy Spirit. We are not spirits at all; nor intended to be. We are human beings.

HUMAN life requires a HUMAN BODY. Ask our LORD. Resurrection is all about the BODY!

ICXC NIKA!

 

[GEddie]

In my dialogue with a Protestant friend, he insists that we will get “spiritual bodies.” Similar to the quoted post above, I pointed out that this is an oxymoron – a body by definition has some physical aspect to it (although we believe in will transcend normal earthly limitations as Jesus Himself walked through walls).

But then my friend referred me to 1 Corinthians 15:44. I’ll be darned if St. Paul doesn’t use that term spiritual body! Does that seem like a contradiction in terms also?

Not at all! Pneumatikon Soma (spiritual body) is a soma, body, just like the one you’re breathing in now. Just, it is not a “natural body” formed by nature and to go back to nature, but formed by God’s Spirit, to breathe with HIM forever!

ICXC NIKA!

 

[Lizziebel]

It is a common knowledge that most protestants (I know generalizing is not good - my bad) question Catholics why they ask for intercessions, for prayers to Saints (who to them are long dead and gone), and honor them. In short, most of them do not recognize Catholic saints.

**I just imagine **that before we receive our final judgment we Catholics have a good chance to socialize because we are a family - looking for our love ones, meeting our spiritual leaders, our Saints, singing Hossannas and Allelluias! We will not be strangers to one another…

Protestants only pray to Jesus. Oh sorry- most protestants only pray to Jesus. **I imagine **that before they receive their final judgment they do not need to socialize but instead they are there right in front of the Lord saying, “Lord,Lord…” and maybe overwhelm him! And so they’ll hear Someone say, “Why camest thou?”… And therefore they become strangers in heaven…

Anyway, please back to the op.

That was never my experience in my protestant days, though I couldn’t speak for any other denomination. Neither was there any lack of family with each other in Christ . Oh, we’ll all be socializing, reuniting joyfully with loved ones, meeting the Saints, singing, and everything. What a wonderful time! There’d be no need to ask why anyone came there because we’ll all be there to be with our Lord and with each other in Paradise. :extrahappy:

Anyway, back to the main aspect of the topic. In RCIA we had a discussion on this when the topic had to do with life after life. It was said that after the final judgment we would be reunited with our glorified physical body.

 

[alitaptap]

This thought occurred to me the other day and I wanted to get other opinions.

When Jesus Rose from the Dead he retained his wounds. After all Thomas put his fingers and hand into them. This got me thinking.

At resurection will we also retain our “wounds” like missing organs (appendix or tonsils)?
What about a person killed violently with grave wounds?
What about someone who was “blown to smithereans” in war?

What is the common understanding of this at resurection?
Will we rise as we are (or aren’t) or will we rise completely healed?

Peace
James

Maybe it’s like a business that collapsed; you may try to resurrect it. You can rise it up stronger than ever. You can fix it, or start from the scratch again. You can change your business model, adopt best practices, etc. You can transform it into more customers, more sales, and more profits.

I’m not sure if this applies to human wounds.