Zombies, Spirits, or Physical Bodies? Dismantling Afterlife Myths (1 Corinthians 15)

What will our bodies look like in the resurrection? In this episode of the Sermon Conversations podcast, the teaching pastors of CityRise Church dive deep into the dense, profound, and often misunderstood passage of 1 Corinthians 15:35–58.

As the pastors transition into the next phase of the "Can You Even Imagine?" series, they tackle the ultimate state of believers—shifting the focus from the immediate aftermath of death (the intermediate state) to the physical, resurrected reality further down the road.

From dismantling ancient Corinthian fears of reanimated "zombie" bodies to addressing modern Gnostic ideas that we merely become floating spirits, this conversation provides a grounding, biblical framework for what it means to put on the imperishable.

They discuss the continuation of our identity (including why we'll still recognize one another), the profound reality of mourning with hope, and why the promise of the resurrection means our work on earth today is never in vain.