Afterward, like Christ, they could be resurrected with a spirit body. Paul wrote that “Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep in death. ”
وَهُوَ يَعِيشُ فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ « إِلَى أَبَدِ ٱلْآبِدِينَ » .‏ —‏ رو ٦ :‏ ٩ ؛‏ رؤ ١ :‏ ٥ ،‏ ١٨ ؛‏ كو ١ :‏ ١٨ ؛‏ ١ بط ٣ :‏ ١٨‏ .‏