Philippians 3:20-21, “For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.”
There has been much news in recent years, especially since the late
theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) issued a warning about
developing technology, about the scientific pursuit of immortality. For
example: Here is one such article...
Can We Become Immortal? The Quest to Live Forever Through Technology
Several promising projects involving robotics, genetics, cryonics, 3D printing and more are in the pipeline seeking to make the idea of living forever plausible.By Kashyap Vyas | October 15th, 2018
Humans have always been looking for ways of not having to die. It is an instinct as strong as survival to extend our lifespan and eliminate diseases from the face of humanity.
As unrealistic and incomprehensible as the idea might seem, researchers have forever been focusing their efforts on cheating death and leading invincible lives. There have been countless experiments, studies, and investigations into this theory that have prompted scientists to design ingenious ways of not just extending our lives, but eliminating the concept of death altogether.
Here is another article that I found, randomly picked out of thousands...
Scientists Could One Day Make Humans Immortal
By Larry Getlen | January 6, 2018
On Jan. 12, 1967, James Bedford, a psychology professor at Glendale College in California who had just died of cancer, took his first step toward coming back to life. On that day, the professor became the first person ever frozen in cryonic suspension, embedded in liquid nitrogen at minus-321 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bedford was neither the first, nor the last, to attempt the impossible — beating death at its own game, according to Michael Shermer’s book “Heavens on Earth: The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia” (Henry Holt), out Jan. 9.
With scientific advancements exploding at an exponential pace, some believe the Grim Reaper could soon be out of business.
Here are three ways scientists are striving for immortality that are getting so close to success that they would amaze even Bedford — if he ever wakes up.
READ MORE: https://nypost.com/2018/01/06/scientists-could-one-day-make-humans-immortal
James Bedford's frozen body 52 years later is stored at Alcor, the leading company in cryonics. It is interesting that Mr. Bedford's dead body was frozen on January 12, 1967, less than two months before I was born on March 5, 1967. It is tragic to me that these people are placing their trust in man's abilities. They are trusting in the arm of man for immortality, instead of our great Savior!!! Jeremiah 17:5, “Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.” Throughout the inspired King James Bible we are promised immortality through faith in Jesus Christ!
Certainly, in according with God's sovereign plan mankind has made many amazing discoveries, and it is said that the whole of man's knowledge doubles every eight years. Mankind is exponentially learning and advancing. Yet amidst all of our wonderful achievements as a race, humanity today cannot even keep society from falling apart. We can put a man on Mars, but we cannot eliminate homelessness across the nation! We can send a space telescope a million miles away to take pictures, but we cannot even love our neighbour as our self!
Today, Alcor has both humans and animals stored upside down in liquid nitrogen at a temperature of 320 below zero Fahrenheit. Five bodies are stored per canister...
As of November 30, 2018, Alcor had 1,678 members, including 290 associate members and 164 who have died and whose corpses have been subject to cryonic processes. 96 bodies had only their head preserved. Alcor also applies its cryonic process to the bodies of pets. As of February 13, 2009, there were 33 animal bodies preserved.
SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcor_Life_Extension_Foundation
It
is tragic that these people are trusting in the arm of man for immortality.
Jeremiah 17:5, “Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man,
and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.”
Throughout the inspired King James Bible we are promised immortality through
faith in Jesus Christ!
I chose our text passage of Scripture for a good
reason, because we are promised a NEW BODY by God.
Philippians 3:20-21, “For our conversation is in
heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like
unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is
able even to subdue all things unto himself.”
Only God can give immortality, and best of all—we have the solemn promises
of God Himself recorded within the pages of God's Word. God promises TO SAVE
THEM THAT BELIEVE. 1st Corinthians 1:21, “For after that in the wisdom of
God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of
preaching to save them that believe.” The
$64,000 question is: DO YOU BELIEVE ON THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD? I DO!
This Temporary World Cannot Offer Immortality
Sadly,
I just
read about a 35 year old young woman in Michigan, a mother of two and
married, with a $135,000 a year career as a meteorologist at Fox News, who
committed suicide in 2018, a couple months after undergoing
Laser Eye Surgery. She said
that the surgery ruined her eyes, causing painful stinging and dryness which
required her to use eye-drops every 5 minutes night and day. She couldn't
take it anymore! Doctors cannot be trusted, because they always downplay
your chances of things going wrong! It goes back to the love of money
being the root of all evil! Listen, someone always gets the bullet in a
fool's game of Russian Roulette! Someone always loses a chair in a child's
game of Musical Chairs! My heart goes out to the family of the suffering
woman, but sadly, it reveals this spoiled generation, who cannot handle
tragedy, loss and suffering. She selfishly didn't think about her two
daughters or her husband. She went and tragically hung herself! I suffer in
chronic agonizing neck pain 24/7 (since 2004) and have had thoughts of
suicide enter my mind at times, I admit. But thanks be to God, I have a
purpose for living as a born-again Christian—SOULWINNING!
God needs me to warn lost sinners about Hell, and let them know the 'GOOD
NEWS' of Jesus Christ, so they can avoid Hell and go to Heaven forever!
We are living in a characterless generation! Young people lack common sense nowadays. ...
You
can reach immortality right now for free! John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I
say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” The Holy
Bible doesn't say that you will someday have everlasting life, but RIGHT
NOW! The moment that you decide to place your complete trust in Jesus
Christ, because of what He did on the cross FOR YOU to pay for your sins,
you have everlasting life! You will never see the second death! When you die
the physical death, there will be no break in conscience. You will see at
least two angels, as did Lazarus in Luke 16:22, “And it came to pass,
that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's
bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried.” I do not believe that
the Lord would mislead us to believe we will see angels, and then it is not
so! The Lord said what He meant, and meant what He said. John 14b, “...if
it were not so, I would have told you...”
