1Cor 15:42-54 | Family | STEP | Many things take place, the manner of which men cannot understand; and for them to disbelieve what God has declared, because they cannot understand the manner in which it will be accomplished, is great folly.

1 Corinthians 15:42-54

Many things take place, the manner of which men cannot understand; and for them to disbelieve what God has declared, because they cannot understand the manner in which it will be accomplished, is great folly. In power; strong, and not subject to disease or death. A natural body--a spiritual body; in the original Greek the word rendered "natural" is the adjective corresponding to the word rendered "soul" in verse 1Co 15:45. In order better to understand the force of the quotation in that verse, we might render the present thus: It is sown a soul-body; it is raised a spirit-body: the word soul being used as it is in Ge 2:7, to denote man in his present earthly state as inhabiting an animal body, and subject to animal passions and wants; while the spiritual body will have no animal nature, and be subject to no animal wants. It is written; Ge 2:7. The quotation extends only to the first clause of the verse.

The first man Adam; whose nature we all inherit.

Was made a living soul; see note to verse 1Co 15:44.

The last Adam; Christ; to the nature of whose heavenly body our spiritual bodies will be made like.

A quickening spirit; a spirit having life in himself, and bestowing spiritual life and a spiritual body upon all who are his. The Lord from heaven; Isa 9:6,7; Mal 3:1; Joh 17:5; 2Co 8:9; Php 2:6. He is therefore not earthly, but heavenly in his nature. Such are they also that are earthy; descendants of Adam, and naturally like him in body and soul.

That are heavenly; friends of Christ, like him in body and spirit. Php 3:21. The image of the heavenly; in both soul and body. Ro 8:29; 1Jo 3:2; Php 3:21. Flesh and blood cannot inherit; our bodies must undergo a change, such as is effected in the resurrection, in order to fit them to live in heaven. Not all sleep; Christians who shall be living at the end of the world will not die, but will experience a change similar to that which those who have died will experience in the resurrection, that they may be spiritual, incorruptible, and immortal. Then; when the dead have been raised, and the living so changed as to fit them to live and reign with Christ.

The saying; shall be fulfilled that is written in Isa 25:8.