Claim. Resurrection produces internal changes in heart and spirit, not external bodily transformation — just as Adam and Eve showed no significant external change when they died spiritually at the Fall. Two outwardly indistinguishable people can be at opposite spiritual poles: one resurrected to God’s realm, the other a “spiritually dead person destined for hell.”
Elaboration. Per 1.4. What Changes Does Resurrection Cause in Human Beings?: “Adam and Eve died when they ate of the fruit… Nevertheless, no significant external change took place in them. At most there were momentary changes in their countenances due to the anxiety and fear they felt.” Symmetrically, “no significant external changes should be expected to take place in fallen people when they are resurrected to the state prior to the Fall.” A faithful person reborn through the holy-spirit and a robber destined for hell “cannot be distinguished by their external appearance.”
Jesus is the load-bearing example: he “fulfilled the purpose of creation. Nevertheless, judged by his outward appearance, Jesus was not noticeably different from ordinary people.” (Connects to Ch 4’s credibility-gap argument.)
Body resurrection in DP’s sense: changes “take place in his heart and spirit. These internal changes also purify his body, transforming it from a haunt of Satan into a temple of God.” The building-repurposed-for-worship analogy: same structure, sanctified use.
Disarms the orthodox objection that “your resurrection isn’t real because nothing visible happens” — DP’s answer: the same is true of the Fall itself.
See also. dp-resurrection-is-restoration-from-satans-to-gods-dominion