Will the Resurrection explode burial urns, or will the redeemed person come out like a Genie?

Ever thought about the resurrection?

Needless to say since I've written fiction, I have an exercised imagination.

Today, after a visit to the cemetery with my brother to see his wife's headstone, I got to thinking about what a commotion will happen when the trump of God sounds, calling the living and the dead who have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ to new life. But at the resurrection, what about those who were cremated?

Here's one section of scripture that talks about the resurrection:

"Behold,    I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed--in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will suond, and the dead will be reaised incorruptiblle, and we shall be changed.

"For this corruption must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory" (1 Corinthians 15:50-54).

 The saying is prophesided in Isaiah 25:8: He will swallow up death forever, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces."

The Book of Revelation also talks about prophecy and end times, and here's an interesting portion: "And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God; and the books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of LIfe. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death  and Hades delievered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works.

"Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire" (Revelation 20:12-15).

A few verses more tells you about the new heaven and new earth, and you read this from St. John, who saw the vision:

 "And I heard a  loud voice from heaven saying 'Behold the tabernacle of Goid is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.

"And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no mor death, nor sorrow, nor crying; and there shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away."

Read on, for there are more exciting things told to help us look forward to what God has prepared for us and Jesus talked about in John 14."Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself; that where I am, there you may be also."

Peter's first real sermon was about life

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Here are the great words Peter preached after the fulfillment of the prophecy Jesus made just before He ascended into heaven. Jesus told the crowd of 500 men, plus women and young folks, they would be filled with power after the Holy Ghost came upon them--and they would be His witnesses.

When Jesus went up and the clouds received Him out of their sight, they obeyed the Lord's command and went to tarry for the promised Gift. When the Holy Spirit descended on them, a crowd gathered asking "What does this mean?"

Peter was the boisterous disciple who bragged he would die for Christ, yet after the Lord was arrested, denied he even knew Him. Sorry and feeling unworthy, Peter quit the ministry and went back to fishing. But then, one night Jesus had cooked dinner on the beach and asked Peter if he loved him.
"Lord, you know I love you," Peter kept saying.
Finally, Jesus said, "Feed my sheep."
Now after what Jesus promised occurred and Peter's heart was aflame with joy burning in his soul, he couldn’t help but notice a large crowd had gathered.  They overheard what was happening in the Upper Room."What does this mean?" they asked.

Peter stood. "Men of Israel," he began, in a manner typical of speakers in that day, "Listen to this. Jesus of Nazareth was a man accreditied by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know. This man was handed over to you by God's set purpose and foreknowledge,; and you, with the help of wicked men,put him to death by nailing him to the cross. 

"But God raised Him from the dead, freeing Him from the agony of death, because it ws impossible for death to keep its hold on him."

Peter reminded them of prophecies about God raising Jesus to life.

"Therefore, let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."

Almost in unison the crowd cried, "What shall we do?"

Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins."

In the scripture passage in Acts 2, Peter goes on to say if they received Christ they could receive the Holy Spirit, and the promise would be for them, for their children and their children's children...literally all who are afar off.
Even before He was executed on the cross and rose from the tomb, Jesus said, "I will not leave you as orphans. I will come to you. Before long the world will not see me anymore. But you will see me. Because I live, you shall live also" (John 14:18-19).
That brings us back to John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, he gave his one and only son; that whoever believes in him will not perish, but have eternal life."