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Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, … Continue reading
Category Archives: 1 Corinthians
I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable (1 Corinthians 15:50). It’s not a question of rules, but of nature. Flesh and spirit are … Continue reading
The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven. As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who … Continue reading
The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual (1 Corinthians 15:46). Since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. As in Adam all die, even so in Christ … Continue reading
If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. So it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being;” the second Adam, a life-giving spirit (1 Corinthians 15:44-45). God made Adam from the dust of … Continue reading
So it will be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in … Continue reading
All flesh is not the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals another, birds another and fish another. There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and … Continue reading
When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else. But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives … Continue reading
But someone may ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?” How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies (1 Corinthians 15:36). OK, I know I’m always talking about … Continue reading
But someone may ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?” –How foolish! (1 Corinthians 15:35-36) Yikes, Paul. Pretty harsh reaction to what seem like reasonable questions. But, of course, context is key. Paul … Continue reading