What will happen to our physical bodies at the General Resurrection?
At the Final Judgment, Christ will return in glory, and by His divine power, all the dead will rise. The souls of the departed will be definitively reunited with their bodies. The bodies of the damned will rise to eternal shame, while the bodies of the righteous will be transformed into the likeness of Christ's glorious body (Philippians 3:21). St. Paul explains in 1 Corinthians 15 that the risen body will be incorruptible, glorious, powerful, and spiritual—no longer subject to physical sickness, age, weakness, or death.
Sources
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 988-1004
- 1 Corinthians 15:42-44
- Philippians 3:21
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