The Epistle to the Hebrews part XXXVI

1Corinthians 15:22a
"For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive…" Now all is going to be made alive someday, but not all will be with Christ. Let’s look at that in John’s gospel chapter 5. And this is exactly what Paul is alluding to, that even the lost are going to be resurrected but for a short time. Jesus is speaking in His earthly ministry and says:

John 5:28 "Marvel not at this; for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear His voice." In other words, everyone that has lived and died is going to be resurrected at one time or another. Remember that the first resurrection took place when Jesus was raised from the grave and the tombs were opened and the dead walked the streets of Jerusalem after the earth quake that early first day of the week, in the morning, as the first fruits or were they. Now verse 29.

John 5:29 "And shall come forth,(the first fruits, at Christ' resurrection) they that have done good, (people of trust, or the ones who have passed through conversion and the regeneration by redemption and later become part of the Body of Christ, the main body as few reach beyond) to the resurrection of life(those that come to salvation); and they that have done evil, (they’ve stayed in unbelief by wickedness, lawlessness, evil deeds and iniquity was in them, all that go to the final judgment) unto the resurrection of damnation."(the final judgment of the great white throne) Now those are the three resurrections, and the Book of Revelation separates the final judgment by 1000 years. Now come back to I Corinthians chapter 15.

I Corinthians 15:22-23 "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive, 23. But every man in his own order (or company) Christ the first fruits; (those who rose after His resurrection in Matthew chapter 27) afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming." Which we feel will be the Departure of the Church and or the last of the last of days. The trigger which starts the greater part of the tribulation, the last 3 1/2 years possibly. Now verse 24. This is the verse I want to look at.

I Corinthians 15:24-26 "Then comes the end, (human history as we now know it) when He shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, (this Kingdom in which He’s going rule and reign) even the Father; when He shall have put down all rule, and all authority and power. 25. For He must reign, till He has put all enemies under His feet. (not just the empires of politics, religion, economies and governments but death and hell) 26. The last enemy that shall be destroyed (or put under His feet) is death." And we know death is our greatest enemy, and then verse 27.

I Corinthians 15:27 "For He has put all things under His feet, …" Even death which will be the final enemy! We’ve established, that He, Jesus is Christ, our Lord and Savior, will be the One Who will be the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords of the world to come, in this inhabited earth that will be made again like the Garden of Eden. We also know He is higher than the angels, even though for the work of the cross, He became a little lower than the angels for a short time. But now then, as the One Who will be the ruler, and the King of this coming Kingdom, we find that the last part of verse 8 gives us a clue, that even though all these things are being made ready, and we know it’s coming, it just hasn’t happened yet, and that’s what it says. So let’s begin this study with verse 9, but look at the last part of verse 8 in Hebrews chapter 2.

Hebrews 2:8b-9 "…But now we see not yet all things put under him. (It’s still in a future time. Now verse 9) But (this much we know. Even though the Kingdom hasn’t come in yet,) we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels (for just a little while) for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that He by the Grace of God should taste death for every man." (Genesis 5 the study on the names of the heirs of Adam through Noah reveal this to be a true fact. Adam means man, Seth- appointed, Enosh-mortal, Kenan or Cainan-sorrow, Mahlalei-the blessed God, Jared-shall come down, Enoch-treaching, Methuselah-His death shall bring, Lamech-the despairing, Noah-comfort or rest. Now putting this together; Man appointed mortal sorrow the blessed God shall come down teaching his death shall bring the despairing comfort.) Can we get what this is saying?

Not just for those who will be saved and go to glory, but He tasted death for the billions that are going to go to their doom. And of course that’s what is going to make it so awful. We think the worst part of the Lake of Fire will be that people will realize that they did not have to be there. They’re there because they chose to be there, and it’s going to be a horrible time of regret, "Why didn’t I take what was offered?" But you see, by then it’s going to be too late. But the thing that we always like to emphasize is that when Christ finished the work of cross, He opened redemption and salvation to every last human being.

Let’s go back to John’s gospel chapter 1 verse 9. When we taught this before, we told our class, "I can’t explain this." But the Word of God says it, and we believe it. But can’t explain, we don’t know how this can possibly be. This is an awesome verse. And here it’s speaking of Jesus Christ the Light of the world.