"This is probably enough to show you that the body of Christ was perishable" What do you believe the "body of Christ actually is ?
https://doctrine.org/the-church-the-body-of-christ The Church, the Body of Christ, was a new creation, a “secret” (μυστήριον) God revealed to Paul. As such, it did not exist before Paul (Ephesians 3.3-9; Colossians 1.26-27; Romans 16.25-27). Paul wrote to the Ephesians about the Body of Christ. He declared it was a secret God had revealed to him alone. Paul wrote:
