“And so it is written , The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [the risen Christ] was MADE a quickening [life-giving] SPIRIT.”

Even though He appeared to have flesh and bones after His resurrection and before His ascension, Jesus Himself says that “a spirit does NOT have flesh and bones like you see Me have”.

Notice here that Jesus never actually said that He was NOT a spirit, but rather, “a spirit does not have flesh and bones like you SEE that I [ appear to?] have”.

I other words, I believe that Jesus only appeared to have flesh and bones [He used that old body that God did not allow to see corruption] in order to convince His disciples that He was the real risen Jesus and not just a SPIRIT, masquerading as the risen Jesus.

This seems to agree with this 2 Co 3:17 as well as:

2 Cor 5:16
“though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.”

We no longer know Him after the flesh but rather as the “comforter”, or SPIRIT, as that is what He truly IS, a SPIRIT.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Jeremy