Revisiting Flesh and Blood The statement "flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God" appears to be problematic in the study of eschatology. Especially for those who believe resurrection is yet future involving the rising of biological bodies from the ground or some post 70 A.D. ongoing individual body resurrection. Once it is granted that "flesh and blood" refers to biology, it is easy to continue such reasoning and impose it upon the text. Readers should be reminded that Paul does not cite physical death as the starting point of his resurrection thesis. His starting point is Hosea 6, an Old ...

The Kingdom of God and Resurrection 1 Corinthians 15 is butchered by most interpreters, especially the text regarding inheriting the kingdom of God, (v. 50). In this writing, I want to suggest another angle from which to consider the meaning of inheriting the kingdom so that the focus is not on human bodies coming out of graveyards. This view distorts the chapter and runs far amiss of what the apostle had in mind. Flesh and Blood and the Kingdom of God As we examine the context of 1 Corinthians 15:50, we should question why Paul uses the concept of "flesh and blood" as ...