Will There Be Obese People or Dwarfs in Heaven, Since God Made Man to Have Variety?
1) Direct Answer
No. In heaven there will be no obesity, no dwarfism, no deformity, and no effects of the fall. All the redeemed will be changed into a perfect, glorified body—balanced, whole, and in the prime of life—yet still themselves.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- The Bible says our bodies will be changed to be like His: “Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body” (Philippians 3:21).
- The resurrection body is “raised in incorruption… raised in glory… raised in power… a spiritual body” (1 Corinthians 15:42–44, 49). Corruption and weakness are gone.
- “God shall wipe away all tears… there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain” (Revelation 21:4). Pain, disease, and defect do not enter there.
- The Kingdom promise is restoration: “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened… the lame man leap as an hart” (Isaiah 35:5–6). What was lacking is made whole.
- “We shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2). Like Christ—recognizable, real, but glorified (Luke 24:39).
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
- Obesity, dwarfism, and every bodily defect are marks of the present fallen order. The resurrection removes the fall’s damage and restores God’s original intention.
- Variety is God’s delight in identity, tribes, tongues, gifts, and glory (Revelation 7:9; 1 Corinthians 15:38–41). But variety is not deformity. God’s diversity remains; the curse does not.
- We will still be ourselves and know one another, but without any excess, lack, sickness, or limitation.
Short Reinforcing Statement
You see, God doesn’t carry the scars of the fall into glory. He perfects His people. The body will be like Jesus’—whole, strong, and glorious. So, no obesity, no dwarfism—only the redeemed in perfect, restored bodies to the praise of His grace.
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62-0708 §20
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64-1205 §34
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Conferences
63-0608 §46
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Questions and Answers on Hebrews, part 3
57-1006 §98
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God's Provided Way
59-0415A §36
But then when the son met them with the invitation at the door, then he fit them in a robe Amen. Now I feel religious. Fit them in a robe. Had one there for their size, and he put the robe on them so that everybody would look the same. You see, there's no "big guys." Oh, when people begin to say this, "Oh, if Brother Branham's a-coming to pray for the sick..." That don't have nothing to do with it. I couldn't heal no one. There's no "big shots" with God. We're all His children, every one of us. There's no differenc...