Glorification: The final step of salvation. Describes how God makes us fully perfect, removed from sin, and glorifies our bodies.

1. GLORIFICATION

3. Quick summary of
the doctrine of
Glorification

4. •Believers who have died
will have their bodies
raised, glorified, and
rejoined to their spirits
•Believers who are alive
will instantly have new
bodies and be “caught
up” with Jesus.

5. Glorification is
God’s way of
making things
perfect again.

6. Philippians 1:6 (NIV)
“being confident of
this, that he who
began a good work
in you will carry it
on to completion
until the day of
Christ Jesus.”

7. Glorification is the
FUTURE and FINAL work
of God upon Christians
where he transforms our
mortal physical bodies
to the eternal physical
bodies in which we will
dwell forever.

8. The final link
(Romans 8:30)
•Justification,
Redemption,
Regeneration,
Propitiation and
Adoption
•Sanctification
•Glorification

9. Romans 8:30
“And those he
predestined, he also
called; those he called,
he also justified; those
he justified, he also
glorified.”

10. What does
glorification
include?

11. Moral perfection
and free from the
PRESENCE of sin;
God’s final
removal of sin
from the life of his
children.

12. An IMMORTAL body

13. We will be with
CHRIST

14. We will be revealed as
the beloved
TREASURE of God

15. We will REIGN with
Christ

16. All of creation will
also be renewed.

17. This has nothing to
do with REWARDS.

18. Biblical teaching
•Job 19:25-26; Psalm
49:15; Daniel 12:2;
Jon 5:28-29; John
6:39-40; Philippians
3:20-21; 1 Corinthians
15:12-58

19. What will the
resurrection body be
like?
•Imperishable (1 Cor.
15:42)
• Glorified (1 Cor. 15:43a)
•POWERFUL (1 Cor. 15:43b)
• Spiritual (1 Cor. 15:44)
•PHYSICAL (2 Cor. 5:2-4)
•Mysterious (Mark 16:14)

21. Christ will still
be preeminent-
“the FIRST-BORN
from the
dead.”

22. When will we be
glorified?
•In the FUTURE (1 Cor.
15:52-53)
•At the 2nd coming of
Christ (Ephe. 5:27; Phil.
3:20-21; Col. 3:4; 2
Thess. 1: 10)
•In a MOMENT (1 Cor
15:51)

23. God’s Order
•Christ the Firstfruits
•The dead will be raised
FIRST (1 Thess. 4:16)
•Then believers who are
still alive will be
instantly CHANGED. (1
Thess. 4:17)

24. How do we know
it’s possible?
•Christ is the First-fruits.
(1 Cor. 15:20)
•His resurrection is
the promise and our
GUARANTEE.

25. What is the purpose
of our glorification?
•The glory of GOD.
(Ephe. 1:3-6, 12)

26. So What?
•Our salvation is not
yet complete
•Our glorification is
CERTAIN.
•This helps us bear our
struggles in this life.
(Rom. 8:18-19)

27. Sharing the glory