“Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.”
Who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself — the final transformation is Christological: he transforms (metaschēmatizō, reconfigure) our lowly bodies (tapeinōsis) into his glorious form (doxa). This is resurrection theology: bodily resurrection, not spiritual escape. 'By the power that enables him to subject all things' echoes Psalm 8: Christ's cosmic rule includes our bodily transformation. The statement is audacious: Christ's power over creation extends to resurrection of believers. Matter itself is redeemed.
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