A Biblical Lesson on Spiritual Discernment

[rwb]

Look at verse 43 above. The body we have now "is sown in weakness" and it will be "raised in power". It does not say exactly what that means to be raised in power, but it contrasts that with the weakness of the bodies we have now. So, our incorruptible, immortal bodies will be powerful in some way in contrast to the weak bodies we have now. Maybe in the sense that we can't break any bones or pull any muscles or get sick or feel pain and so on. We can only speculate on what it means.

Yes, we shall be raised IN power, the power of God. I'm reminded of our fist parents, they too believed that when they ate of the forbidden tree they would not die, but their eyes would be opened knowing good and evil and they would be as a god/God. When our body is raised and changed, we will not be as a god/God any more than A&E. Immortality and incorruptibility are not about being more powerful in some way. It means we shall never suffer from sins and death that comes with mortal flesh. Since our changed body will be incorruptible our bones will not break, we will not pull muscles, get sick or feel pain. It will be like God created everything to be in the beginning, when everything was "very good." We know this because we will live forever on the new EARTH. God created the first earth for living souls with body and spirit. The new earth will also be for living souls both body + spirit. Not spiritual beings because the dwelling place for the spiritual body is heaven.

I don't know how you missed it in 1 Corinthians 15:43.

I don't know how you could think the power of God (that is His alone) will be yours when your clothed with immortal & incorruptible physical body + spirit a living soul.

 

[claninja]

Yeah, it seems to me that it refers to "the prince that shall come" in a way that readers would be expected to know who that is referring to. It refers to the prince that shall come as if that prince had already been mentioned. And there is a prince that was to come as of the time of that prophecy that had already been mentioned. So, I think it makes sense to see the reference to "the Messiah" in verse 26 as referring back to Messiah the Prince in verse 25 and "the prince that shall come" as also referring back to Messiah the Prince in verse 25.

From a contextual standpoint point absolutely agreed.

Interesting tidbit, and I’ll loop in @Davidpt
— In the Old Greek manuscript of the Septuagint, it doesn’t say “people of prince to come” in 26b. Instead it says a “kingdom of the nations will destroy the city and sanctuary with the christ”

• καὶ (and) βασιλεία (kingdom) ἐθνῶν (of nations) φθερεῖ (shall destroy) τὴν (the) πόλιν (city) καὶ (and) τὸ (the) ἅγιον (holy place / sanctuary) μετὰ (with) τοῦ (the) χριστοῦ (Christ)

Additionally, the abomination of desolation, in vs 27 of OG Septuagint, is upon the “hieron”, which is the temple complex.

• καὶ (and) ἐπὶ (upon) τὸ (the) ἱερὸν (hieron —sanctuary / temple) βδέλυγμα (abomination) τῶν (of the) ἐρημώσεων (desolations)