From: theirony2013@gmail.com   
      
      
      
   According to mainstream interpretations of the   
   rapture in Christian theology, yes—those who are   
   “caught up” are typically believed to be   
   transformed instantly, receiving glorified,   
   imperishable bodies. Here’s a breakdown:   
      
   Source text – The main reference is 1 Corinthians   
   15:51-53 and 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17:   
      
   “We shall all be changed… in a moment, in the   
   twinkling of an eye… the dead will be raised   
   imperishable, and we shall be changed.”   
      
   The focus is on imperishability and immortality,   
   not explicitly on beauty, but many interpret   
   “glorified” to mean physically perfected.   
      
   Implications   
      
   Bodies are no longer subject to aging, sickness,   
   or death.   
      
   Some theologians suggest youthful, idealized   
   appearance as part of the transformation, but   
   the Bible doesn’t specify exact features or   
   standards of beauty.   
      
   Not everyone agrees   
      
   Literalists: Believe a real, perfect, physical   
   transformation.   
      
   Symbolic/interpreter traditions: See it as a   
   spiritual transformation rather than physical   
   aesthetics.   
      
   So, the common depiction is: yes, bodies are   
   transformed into a perfect, eternal state—often   
   imagined as eternally youthful and healthy, but   
   “beautiful” is more inferred than stated.   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)