<p>15:49- see on :48 and Col. 1:15.</p><p><i>And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly</i>- Verse 48 has spoken of how we should now be &quot;heavenly&quot;, so that we shall then at the resurrection bear the image of the heavenly One, the Lord Jesus, in every way, physically and morally. We are now being conformed to the image of the Lord Jesus through the transformation of the Spirit (Rom. 8:29); and this moral transformation shall continue through the resurrection process. That process will not solely change our physical nature. We are being progressively changed by the Spirit into His image (2 Cor. 3:18) and this shall continue through the resurrection. We are putting on the Lord's image through putting on &quot;the new man&quot; (Col. 3:10). Yet Paul says this shall happen supremely at the resurrection. The image of Jesus is not something physical, it refers primarily to things of the spirit and personality. Again (see on :43,44,45), the change at resurrection will be moral as well as physical.</p><p>When Paul writes of our being transformed into &ldquo;the image of Christ&rdquo; (Rom. 8:29; 1 Cor. 15:49) he seems to have in mind Ez. 1:28 LXX: &ldquo;The appearance of the image of the glory of the Lord&rdquo;. &ldquo;The glory&rdquo; in Ezekiel is personified-&nbsp; it refers to a person, and I submit that person was a prophetic image of Jesus Christ. But Paul&rsquo;s big point is that we <i>each </i>with unveiled face have beheld the Lord&rsquo;s glory (2 Cor. 3:16- 4:6); just as he did on the Damascus road, and just as Ezekiel did. It follows, therefore, that not only is Paul our example, but our beholding of the Lord&rsquo;s glory propels us on our personal commission in the Lord&rsquo;s service, whatever it may be.&nbsp;See on Acts 9:3.</p>