1 Corinthians 15:35-44 (MSG)
Some skeptic is sure to ask, "Show me how resurrection works. Give me a diagram; draw me a picture. What does this 'resurrection body' look like?" If you look at this question closely, you realize how absurd it is. There are no diagrams for this kind of thing. We do have a parallel experience in gardening. You plant a "dead" seed; soon there is a flourishing plant. There is no visual likeness between seed and plant. You could never guess what a tomato would look like by looking at a tomato seed. What we plant in the soil and what grows out of it doesn’t look anything alike. The dead body that we bury in the ground and the resurrection body that comes from it will be dramatically different.
You will notice that the variety of bodies is stunning. Just as there are different kinds of seeds, there are different kinds of bodies—humans, animals, birds, fish—each unprecedented in its form. You get a hint at the diversity of resurrection glory by looking at the diversity of bodies not only on earth but in the skies—sun, moon, stars—all these varieties of beauty and brightness. And we're only looking at pre-resurrection "seeds"—who can imagine what the resurrection "plants" will be like!
This image of planting a dead seed and raising a live plant is a mere sketch at best, but perhaps it will help in approaching the mystery of the resurrection body—but only if you keep in mind that when we're raised, we're raised for good, alive forever! The corpse that's planted is no beauty, but when it's raised, it's glorious. Put in the ground weak, it comes up powerful. The seed sown is natural; the seed grown is supernatural—same seed, same body, but what a difference from when it goes down in physical mortality to when it is raised up in spiritual immortality!
Because Jesus died on the cross for our sins, and was resurrected again, we are assured that life will not end at the grave. The mortal bodies we wear are temporary; they will wear out and die. Our souls, our Spirit’s are what are alive inside these bodies and the Spirit cannot die. We will all have eternal life, which is a certainty. If we have accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and lived as he instructed us too, we will be acknowledged by him to the Father in Heaven.
Our works, what we achieved in life and how much money we made won’t matter at all. The Lord is interested in where are hearts were. With the money we had, what did we do with it? Did we horde it away selfishly or did we give it to those that needed it. If we live selfishly and don’t accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, living as he instructed us to, we will not be acknowledged by him to the Father in Heaven, therefore our eternal life would be in hell. So it cannot be stressed enough for us to turn from the evil in this world, and turn to Jesus.
It is not our bodies that live, it is our spirits/souls that give life to these bodies and that spirit cannot die. When our bodies wear out or are damaged to badly to live they will die, but the spirit lives on forever. When our bodies are formed in the womb, they are lifeless until God breathes the breath of life into them. So we are to have hope not sorrow, we are to look at the light and not the darkness. For when we die, our lives do not end at the grave. We will be reunited with those that have gone before us.
When someone we know passes away in this life, the typical response to this is sorrow and a great feeling of loss. The battlefield of the mind kicks in to high gear at this very time, because Satan wants to deceive us and we’re in a weakened state during these times so we can become vulnerable to attack. The enemy of our souls wants us to not have faith in God, and believe that the person that died is just in the ground. We need to be very careful here because this is where many get tripped up. Don’t buy the lie, don’t call a psychic friend, and don’t get a crystal ball. Every one of those things is a deception from the enemy. We either trust God’s word on this or we don’t, you can’t have it both ways.
Let us pray
Heavenly Father, we thank you that your promises are Yea and Amen. Your word tells us Lord God that when we die to ourselves here we gain life and if we cling to life we will lose it. Father help this word get deep into the hearts and minds of the readers that are living in this place right now. Help them to put full trust in your word God and not the words of the enemy, be it on purpose or by being deceived. Cover them with a shroud of protection that the battlefield of the mind regarding death and the resurrection would be conquered and that path to you would become that much clearer.
In Jesus Name I Pray
Amen
God Bless You All 
“The Sharpshooter”
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