2 Corinthians 5:1
“For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”
It is important to know whom Paul is speaking to here. He is addressing the believers in Christ in the city of Corinth encouraging them in the resurrection. (2 Corinthians 4:14)
Here in our text Paul the tentmaker, compared his physical body to a tent, something temporary. Meaning he understood that it would wear out, breakdown, need repair and eventually dissolve.
However he goes on to explain that we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Therefore, if the tent speaks of our earthly body, the house not made with hands must speak of our resurrected body – custom made for eternity.
As Christians we know that Jesus is alive and for this reason we know that death cannot claim us because, He has promised us eternal life. (John 17:2-3)
The Truth
“But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.”
