Yes, thanks Sis! TR I would think that our resurrected bodies would have perfect digestion systems and hence would not produce any waste. Everything would be perfectly digested and used in a way that our sin-filled bodies cannot. We know the glorified bodies will NOT contain blood. I wonder if its replaced with living water and that water will automatically dissolve/soak up any food/drinks we take in? I Corinthians 15:42-53 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God... 1 Corinthians 15:50 Geri, I can't say that really conclusively proves a resurrected body will lack blood. It could be the case, as God can design a body to function however it pleases Him. When Jesus appeared to the disciples, He asked them to examine and see that he had flesh and bone, and was not an apparition. It would make sense not to speak of flesh and blood, as we normally don't display our blood to others to demonstrate we are solid, rather than an illusion. Jesus did say He had flesh, and so the resurrected body will be a body of flesh. The term "flesh and blood" may simply refer to our mortal bodies, and not necessarily be an indication of what constitutes an immortal one. 35 But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?” 36 How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. 37 When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else. 38 But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body. 39 Not all flesh is the same: People have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another. 40 There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another. 41 The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor. 1 Corinthians 15:35-41 Don't misunderstand. This is not to say you can't be correct. I'm simply suggesting that there will be "flesh" in heaven, and there may or may not be blood in the new body. I don't think the verse about "flesh and blood" rules out blood any more than it does "flesh." : ) Then again "flesh" may also be redefined. As Jesus could walk through walls! Or take on a form where He was not recognized as easily as flesh might be?! Does flesh and bone float through air? Does it defy the laws of gravity? Is there a difference between spiritual flesh as opposed to physical flesh? Our spirit bodies will indeed be corporeal. We will not be like the Father and be spirit only! Perhaps able to transform from one to the other, or obviously something we have yet to experience. Can't be dogmatic in any event. In either event, I'm looking forward to all of God's little surprises. As you have said there are many types and degrees of glory. TR
