Alfonso Ozaeta

This is certainly an interesting and a reasonable question. What kind of clothing we will have might depend partly on what kind of clothing we will need. What kind of clothing we will need might depend partly on what kind of bodies we will have! Certainly, it is for God to decide what kind of bodies we will have and, also, what kind of clothing we will need, if any!

We do not know what kind of bodies we will have. Will our bodies be physical or spiritual? We do not know. Adam and Eve, although physical beings, were without physical garments prior to their Fall. Evidently, they were spiritually and adequately covered. Any physical form of covering, as a requirement, was a non-issue for them.

Concern about physical covering emerged after the Fall of mankind. Physical clothing, as a requirement, arose as a human issue. God stepped in to address the issue, providing clothing and doing so in a way that indicated the gravity of what gave birth to the issue of nakedness and clothing.

The ultimate eradication of sin and shame will mark the restoration to man's estate before the Fall. That should mean a return to concern about nakedness and clothing as a non-issue.

With regard to spiritual beings, like angels, do they really need a covering? While we exhibit concern about 'nakedness' in heaven and are likely feeling good about how covered up we are, God has registered His concern about our nakedness on earth. Jesus' righteousness is the eternal covering men and angels need.

January 12 2016 • Report