The Wicked Dead Will Be Raised Up With Their Bodies

Revelation 20:11-15, “And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”

Evangelist John R. Rice (1895-1980) writes these helpful words:

Will the wicked dead receive their bodies back at the final resurrection, or will only their spirits be resurrected out of Hell?

Yes, the wicked dead will receive their bodies at the resurrection. In Revelation 13, we read, “And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them” for that judgment. So bodies that were drowned in the sea will be returned, and those in the grave will be raised up for that judgment. Then both soul and body will be cast into Hell. Matthew 10:28 says that we should “fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” Bodies will come out of the graves. People will be judged in their bodies and will be sent to Hell in their bodies, the Bible teaches. —Evangelist John R. Rice, “Dr. Rice, Here Are More Questions...,” pp. 213-214; 1973

To withstand the inhuman conditions of the Lake of Fire, the resurrected body will have to be supernatural, able to tolerate temperature extremes without deteriorating. The thought is frightening. Revelation 14:11, “And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.” Hell will be a place of endless torment.

Whether you go to Heaven or Hell, you will receive a resurrected body in eternity.