(March 7, 2019 at 10:19 am)tackattack Wrote: I don't believe he decomposed. His flesh died, prior to the resurrection. Typically, the soul (breath) was abandoned “to Sheol,” and the body saw corruption or decayed when someone died.*emphasis mine*
It's not explicit what happened to his body, other than it wasn't there after 3 days. Maybe it was eaten or decayed faster than 3 days, maybe it was burnt up, or spirited away by angels, no one really knows or cares. He gave his flesh for the life of the world and when he appeared after the resurrection, didn't need that flesh anymore.
What are you talking about? Scripture clearly states
"For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol; Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay." - Psalm 16:10
Not to mention the fact that he let Thomas touch his wounds, and he ate food, so he clearly returned to his body.
To answer the OP, Decay has no effect on whether or not one can be resurrected, Lazarus was in a state of decomposition when he was resurrected.
