We are again facing yet another mystery, this time it is of our resurrection which shall be like Jesus' but with this difference most of us wont know the day, season, or the time it will occur. Lets get into the study.
1Corinthians 15:50-57, 58 "Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold(G2400), I shew you a mystery(G3466); We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. (Isaiah 25:8) O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? (Hosea 13:14) The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord." (KJV)
1Corinthians 15:50-57, 58 "I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold(G2400)! I tell you a mystery(G3466). We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory." (Isaiah 25:8) "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" (Hosea 13:14) The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain." (ESV)
1Corinthians 15:50-57, 58 "Flesh and blood has a sell-by date; the body you live in now will not last forever. [1,G2400 and G3466]Ponder this mystery, I want to show you something that you have never seen before: [2,G2837]no one will sleep; we will all experience exactly the same change. (In other words, [1, G2400 and G3466] idou musterion, Look! A Mystery! And [2,G2837] pantes ou koimethesometha, means no one will sleep; and [3,G236] pantes de allangesometha; everyone will be changed. Look at 1Thessalonians 4:13-18.
If our hope in Christ was restricted to only benefit us in this life then imagine the severity of our disappointment if it all had to come to an abrupt end when we die. However this very moment the risen Christ represents everyone who has ever died; exactly like the first fruit would represent the complete harvest [1Corinthians 15:19-22].
The same humanity who died in a man was raised in a man. In Adam all died; in Christ all are made alive. [Look a 2Corinthians 5:14] The love of Christ resonates within us and leaves us with only one conclusion: Jesus died humanity's death (once for ALL); therefore, in GOD's logic every individual simultaneously died! [Look also at Hebrews 9:27-28] The same goes for everyone: a person dies only once and then faces judgment. Christ died once and faced the judgment of the entire human race! His second appearance has nothing to do with sin but to reveal salvation for all to lay hold of him. He appears as High Priest before the Throne of Justice once, with his own blood to atone for the sins of the whole world of humanity. In his resurrection he appeared as Savior of the world! Sin is no longer on the agenda nor is it an issue for the Lamb of GOD has taken away the sin of the world! The same High Priest who atoned for humanity is now also their Advocate! [1Corinthians 15:3-5, Romans 4:25, Acts 17:30-31; 1John 2:1] ) This will happen in an instant, in a blink of the eye: the final trumpet will sound [his voice shall call us by name to his light], then the dead (those of unbelief) shall be raised and we, who are still alive, shall be instantly changed into a different kind of body. For this corruption must be clothed with incorruption and this mortal must be clothed with immortality. What was spoken in Isaiah 25:8 is finally realized even in our physical death: "Death is swallowed up in victory!" Then in Hosea 13:14, "Oh death where is your sting? Oh grave, where is your victory?" The sting of death is sin; the strength of sin in the law. (It was sin that made death so frightening and law-code guilt that gave sin its leverage. The Message.) Your victory is not a maybe; because of the magnanimous doing of Jesus Christ, it is a given! (But now in a single victorious stroke of Life, all three---sin, guilt, death--are gone, the gift of our Master [LORD], Jesus Christ. Thank GOD! The Message)
For this reason you can afford to be absolutely settled and rock-solid in faith's persuasion and always ready to go beyond where you would have gone before. Your doing now is inspired by your knowing that you are in him. If his resurrection is yours then his victory over sin and death is equally yours." (The Mirror)
That is the end of chapter 15 but be glade we have 16 next. Until then may the LORD be with you and yours.
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