the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. (15:50–53) Paul reminds his readers again that the resurrection body will not be flesh and blood, which, though wonderfully suited for earth, is not at all suited for heaven and therefore cannot inherit the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is not used here either in its universal sense, referring to God’s ruling the universe, or in its spiritual