Did Jesus transform into spirit form after Resurrection

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Probably the most definitive verse on this is in Luke:

36 While they were telling these things, He Himself stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be to you.” 37 But they were startled and frightened and thought that they were seeing a spirit. 38 And He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

39 See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” 40 And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. 41 While they still could not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” 42 They gave Him a piece of a broiled fish; 43 and He took it and ate it before them. Luke 24:36-42 NASB

Here Jesus affirms that a spirit does not have flesh and blood, but He Himself does. To prove it, He tells His disciples to touch Him. Then He provides another proof by taking a piece of broiled fish and eating it. This is further proof because spirits do not and cannot eat physical food.

These appear to be just two of the many convincing proofs Luke mentions in the first chapter of Acts:

To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God. Acts 1:3 NASB

So, no, Jesus was not merely a spirit. His resurrection was a bodily resurrection. However, just as before the resurrection, He was Lord of Creation and could do miraculous things.

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Paul describes what a body of flesh and bone is in Ephesians 5:30.

For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

This is the kind of body that Jesus resurrected into. This isn't just a spiritual body only, but it also has flesh. The flesh component is from the members of the body that the spirit of Jesus dwells in. The conclusion you reach by taking Paul at his word is the disciples themselves were members of the resurrected body of flesh and bone that the spirit of Jesus dwelt in.

The reason it says He ate "cooked fish" was because the disciples he chose and sent out were to become "fishers of men". This was a symbolic way of saying that Jesus wanted His body of flesh and bone to grow and expand. His resurrection was the assembling of a body of flesh and bone to function as a tabernacle for the spirit of Jesus to live and act through. And, in the process, the members of this body also obtained spiritual life by way of the indwelling of the spirit of Jesus. It is a mutually beneficial symbiosis. They yielded their flesh to the spirit and will of Jesus and Jesus gave His spirit and eternal life to those still in the flesh.

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Why would Jesus go to such length to prove that He resurrected in the flesh? Resurrection in the Spirit would Not have been victory over death...(the penalty of sin) thus meaning that Satan had triumphed .... Jesus then surely died in vain to EXCEMPT man from the death sentence. In Revelation it speaks of the Ancient of days.. A spirit does not age. "See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. 41 While they still could not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave Him a piece of a broiled fish; and He took it and ate it before them. Luke 24:36-42 This statement... spoken by Jesus, would thus class Him as a liar.. If this is true then we might as well discard the New Testament. Doubting Thomas was told by Jesus to look for himself the nail prints in his hands.. which he acknowledged.. Spirit would not carry these marks. JjC

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Jesus Christ is resurrected in flesh, both spirit and flesh for he conquered death and rose from the dead physically. God bless doubtful Thomas who questioned His existence in the flesh, for unless he had seen for himself would he believe providing enough proof for unbelievers or those lacking in faith. I believe in the resurrected power of Jesus Christ that he still lives today and has not died. For he was changed from mortality to imortality, that in itself is enough proof and self explainotory. Conclusion: trust in the LORD with all of thine heart and lean not to thine own understanding. For as Paul said our faith, religion and preaching would be vain if Christ had not risen.

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There are several instances of beings appearing to humans in the Old Testament and eating food provided by them. So I think your statement that sprits 'do not and cannot eat food' is wrong and, unnecessary.

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