Our Own Resurrection Means Nothing?

[Albion]

The question is this: "If we believe that we go to be judged and then to heaven upon our deaths, what's the good of having our bodies rise from the grave at a later time?" Both of these beliefs are typically Christian.

 

[atpollard]

I have no idea, but scripture teaches both:
2 Corinthians 5

6 Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are athome in the body we are absent from the Lord— 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight— 8 but we are of good courage and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. 9 Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive compensation for his deeds done through the body, in accordance with what he has done, whether good or bad.​

1 Thessalonians 4

14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose from the dead, so also God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus. 15 For we say this to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive [fn]and remain until the coming of the Lord will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who remain, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore, comfort one another with these words.​

The dead will rise … there will be a Judgement … to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord …
(I have no clue how all the details fit together, but “God said it, so that settles it and I believe it.”

 

[Lees]

The question is this: "If we believe that we go to be judged and then to heaven upon our deaths, what's the good of having our bodies rise from the grave at a later time?" Both of these beliefs are typically Christian.

My understanding of the order is this:

1.) When we come to Christ, born-again, that is our judgement pertainign to heaven or hell. Our judgement falls upon Christ. Heaven is our destiny.

2.) When we believers physically die, we go to be with the Lord Jesus. Our soul and spirit. We wait for the resurrection of our body.

3.) The only judgement left for the Christian is that of rewards. (1 Cor. 3:9-15) Heaven or hell has already been settled. The Christian may suffer loss of reward, but not Heaven. (3:14-15)

As to why our bodies are resurrected at a later time than when we die physically, it is so the judgement for all could begin. In other words, the judgement of Christians begins, in my opinion, after the rapture of the Chruch of Jesus Christ. The entire Church is then present in Heaven.

The same is true, I believe, with the judgement of the unbelieving. The Great white throne judgement found in (Rev. 20:11-15), is that of only the unbelieving. They too will be resurrected. Only to die again...the second death. (20:14)

Understand, the body is important to God. This is why it is resurrected. Jesus Christ has a human body that has been resurrected. He will forever have a human body. And so will we.

Lees

 

[Spindle4]

The question is this: "If we believe that we go to be judged and then to heaven upon our deaths, what's the good of having our bodies rise from the grave at a later time?" Both of these beliefs are typically Christian.

The answer is this: To prove that the last enemy has been abolished. 1 Corinthians 15:26