The Resurrection of the Body

The body will rise again. Says scripture (Job 19:25,26): “I know that my Redeemer liveth, and in the last day Ishall rise out of the earth, and I shall be clothed again with myskin, and in my flesh I shall see my God.” Since man is onesubstance composed of soul and body, the ultimate state of man mustinvolve the body as well as the soul. Hence, the body will riseagain.

This, therefore, is true of all men without exception;for all are of the same species, that is, the samecomplete essential kind. No human soul will remain foreverseparated from its own body.

The resurrection of the body is natural in thesense that it is natural for the soul to have its body. But thereis no power resident in soul or body to bring them together oncethey have been separated by death. Hence, the agency which actuallyjoins souls with their respective bodies is whollysupernatural.