REVERSE 'INCARNATION'

The term "reverse incarnation" was first used by the German theologian Gottfried Thomasius in the 19th century. Thomasius argued that, after the ascension of Jesus Christ, he took on a glorified body that was no longer subject to the limitations of time and space. He based this argument on passages in the New Testament, such as 1 Corinthians 15:45-49, which says that "the first man Adam became a living being, the last Adam became a life-giving spirit."