be like his glorious body.”21 As Beker has pointed out, Paul sees a necessary connection between Christ’s resurrection and the resurrection of believers.22 Paul declares in 2 Thess. 2:13–14 that glory was in God’s plan for believers since before creation: “[From] the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Because of their hope,