In the Scriptures . It refers to God's raising of
a body from the dead and reuniting it with the
Person's soul and spirit, from which it was
separated during the intermediate state.
(1) The Bible reveals at least three reasons
why the resurrection of the body is necessary.
(a) The body is essential to man's total
personality; he is incomplete without a body.
Thus, the redemption Christ offers applies to
the whole person, including the body (Rom : 18
- 25.
(b)