1 Corinthians 15
20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
47 The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven.
48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
Two men, the First Adam, and the Last Adam. The first Adam is of the earth, earthy, created from the ground. The Second Man, there are two men.
And in the first, all die. In the Second, all shall be made alive.
All die in Adam.
Coming back to the beginning of the chapter,
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
The Gospel . . . Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, buried, and risen again, according to the Scriptures.
I long thought it a good question, where does Scripture tell us a 3rd Day resurrection?
There's Jonah, given as a sign. Isaac, as Abraham walks 3 days to the mountain.
And there is The Third Day.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
Interestingly, God repeats this, the fruit tree, yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself.
Two trees were in the middle of the garden, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life, each tree yielding fruit after it's kind, whose seed is in itself.
Levi paid tithes to Melchizedek, being in the loins of Abraham. Figurative language? Or reality?
What exactly did God create? A vast collection of individuals, each determining their own final destiny according to their own individual actions?
Or did God create Humanity, which unfolds over the ages, the successive generations of the First Man? In Adam, all die, and in Christ, all are made alive.
I suggest that when Adam ate from the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, that he was given that knowledge, and this was the immediate consequence of Original Sin.
Adam had been given life by God, which is to know Him, though it was as a separate being.
Genesis 3:8 "And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden."
This shows both a seperateness from God, as well as a greater perception of God, than we have today. But now God lives in us, has joined us to Himself. And that is something amazing!
Adam's life was to know God, and to be alive. There was no right or wrong, only 1 thing only, don't eat from that tree. Otherwise, he could do anything he chose. He was innocent, and there was no concern over right or wrong.
When Adam ate from the tree, he became aware of the intrinsic nature of good and evil, and this affected him in a way that continued on in those generated from him. It forever changed how he would live his life. It was not the way God designed for us.
Simply put, humanity had been ruined. The result of this knowledge, and God's subsequent subjection of His creation to vanity shows itself in every person since. And when God gave the Law, it was like putting the knowledge of good and evil on steroids.
In Adam, all die.
This is crystal clear.
In Christ, all are made alive. When we trust in Jesus, we come back out of that tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the law of sin and death, and into the Tree of Life, who rose again on the third day, His seed in Him. We are risen in Him, and now share in the life of life in the Spirit of Christ.
Much love!
@Grailhunter @Giuliano @Prayer Warrior @amadeus @charity @Ron Coates @Ronald Nolette @YeshuaFan1 @Heart2Soul @Hidden In Him And of course everyone else . . .
20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
47 The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven.
48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
Two men, the First Adam, and the Last Adam. The first Adam is of the earth, earthy, created from the ground. The Second Man, there are two men.
And in the first, all die. In the Second, all shall be made alive.
All die in Adam.
Coming back to the beginning of the chapter,
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
The Gospel . . . Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, buried, and risen again, according to the Scriptures.
I long thought it a good question, where does Scripture tell us a 3rd Day resurrection?
There's Jonah, given as a sign. Isaac, as Abraham walks 3 days to the mountain.
And there is The Third Day.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
Interestingly, God repeats this, the fruit tree, yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself.
Two trees were in the middle of the garden, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life, each tree yielding fruit after it's kind, whose seed is in itself.
Levi paid tithes to Melchizedek, being in the loins of Abraham. Figurative language? Or reality?
What exactly did God create? A vast collection of individuals, each determining their own final destiny according to their own individual actions?
Or did God create Humanity, which unfolds over the ages, the successive generations of the First Man? In Adam, all die, and in Christ, all are made alive.
I suggest that when Adam ate from the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, that he was given that knowledge, and this was the immediate consequence of Original Sin.
Adam had been given life by God, which is to know Him, though it was as a separate being.
Genesis 3:8 "And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden."
This shows both a seperateness from God, as well as a greater perception of God, than we have today. But now God lives in us, has joined us to Himself. And that is something amazing!
Adam's life was to know God, and to be alive. There was no right or wrong, only 1 thing only, don't eat from that tree. Otherwise, he could do anything he chose. He was innocent, and there was no concern over right or wrong.
When Adam ate from the tree, he became aware of the intrinsic nature of good and evil, and this affected him in a way that continued on in those generated from him. It forever changed how he would live his life. It was not the way God designed for us.
Simply put, humanity had been ruined. The result of this knowledge, and God's subsequent subjection of His creation to vanity shows itself in every person since. And when God gave the Law, it was like putting the knowledge of good and evil on steroids.
In Adam, all die.
This is crystal clear.
In Christ, all are made alive. When we trust in Jesus, we come back out of that tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the law of sin and death, and into the Tree of Life, who rose again on the third day, His seed in Him. We are risen in Him, and now share in the life of life in the Spirit of Christ.
Much love!
@Grailhunter @Giuliano @Prayer Warrior @amadeus @charity @Ron Coates @Ronald Nolette @YeshuaFan1 @Heart2Soul @Hidden In Him And of course everyone else . . .
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