to pass the saying that is written, "Death is swallowed up in victory; O death, where is thy victory?" ' (1 Cor. xv. 54, 55).
9. Shall all men rise from the dead?
Yes, all men, the good as well as the wicked ( John v. 28, 29).
10. Will the bodies, when raised to life, be all alike?
No; the bodies of the bad shall be hideous and miserable, but those of the good shall be glorious, and like to the glorified Body of Christ.
'We shall all indeed rise again, but we shall not all be changed'—i.e., glorified (1 Cor. xv. 51). 'Our Lord Jesus Christ will reform the body of our lowness, that it may be made like to the body of His glory' (Phil. iii. 21). Hence the honor we pay to the bodies of the deceased (Funerals; blessed Burying-grounds) .
According to 1 Cor. xv. 42-44, we distinguish four qualities of the glorified bodies r 1. 'It [the body] is sown [i.e., buried] in corruption, it shall rise in incorruption,' incorruptible and impassible—i.e., incapable of corruption, and of any suffering. 2. 'It is sown in dishonor, it shall rise in glory,' bright—i.e., shining with glory, without spot or blemish. 3. 'It is sown in weakness, it shall rise in power,' agile—i.e., capable of transporting itself with the soul in an instant from one place to another. 4. It is sown a natural body, it shall rise a spiritual body,' subtile—i.e., spiritualized, or capable of penetrating any corporeal substance, like our Saviour 's Body after His Resurrection.
11. Is cremation, or the burning of the bodies of the dead, lawful?
No: cremation is forbidden by the Church under severe penalties.
12. What impression should our belief in the resurrection of the body make upon us?
It should incite us, 1. To honor our body, and never to abuse it by sinning; 2. Patiently to suffer all bodily pains, and even death; and 3. To console ourselves at the death of our friends.
1. 'Glorify and bear God in your body' (1 Cor. vi. 20). 2. Examples: Job xix. 25-27. 'In the last day I shall rise out of the earth, and I shall be clothed again with my skin, and in
