ALL HEALING IS TEMPORARY
One of the complaints from cessationists is that physical healing doesn’t last, and they are correct on this point. Why? Because we still have a mortal body that is subject to death and disease. At the resurrection, we will have a glorified body that will be immortal, no longer subject to sickness, disease, or death (1 Cor.15:42-54). Jesus restored Lazarus to life after being dead for four days (John 11:1-26) but later he died. Why? He still had a mortal body, and like the rest of us, he would get an immortal body at the resurrection.
In the first century, during the ministry of Jesus, He healed lots of people. But none of them were given immortal bodies. They all died and awaited the resurrection to get a glorified body. This is true of all those who have been restored to life or healed since the first century and will continue to be true until the resurrection.
When Jesus was resurrected, many saints who had died were restored to life (Matt.27:52-53) and later died again. According to 1 Corinthians 15:26, the last enemy to be destroyed is death.
In the New Heavens and new earth, there will be no more sickness or death (Rev.21:4, Rev.22:2). Hallelujah!
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