where's Christ's physical body right now?
did it rot and decay to dust? did He leave it behind when He ascended? did He leave it in the tomb when He rose?
He rose into the sky with His body, but He did not enter heaven with His body. How do I know? The bible says “The perishable cannot inherit the imperishable”. All physical bodies decay. God says “Ashes back into ashes, and dust back into dust”. Jesus’ physical body grew just like our bodies- from baby to kid, to teen, to adult, etc. His body would have eventually died of old age, unless He used a miracle to prevent it, but He chose to come live the way we do to identify with our sufferings.
The bible says to store up treasures in heaven- where moth and rust do not destroy and thieves do not break in and steal. Why? because it is not a physical place. Jesus used parables to try to show us what the spiritual realm is like.
Even we go past the earth’s atmosphere with our physical bodies by way of rocket. It does not mean our physical bodies can enter heaven. Jesus told the thief on the cross “TODAY you will be with Me in paradise.” Did Jesus and the thief take their bodies with them? No they did not. God’s holy ones will not see decay, especially His Holy One Jesus. Genuine christians will not be in their bodies when their bodies decay, but evil people will. Like when Joseph predicted his prison mate’s death. That guy felt the birds peck at his eyes and tear his flesh from his body before he went to torment.
