Behold, I tell you a mystery: 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 incorruptible, and we shall be changed. vv.51-52
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This chapter is packed with all sorts of foundational truth like resurrection, no macro-evolution, spiritual vs. natural, etc. I decided to focus today on some of the end verses that are a turning point of how you view our future hope. Now this chapter is known as the resurrection chapter. It talks about how Christ was raised from the dead and this had to happen or else our belief in Him and our salvation is nothing, it's dead. We can't just believe that Christ died for our sin, we must believe that He was raised from the dead too. This gives us hope of our resurrection from the dead. But wait a minute, why do we need resurrection if we go to heaven when we die? Somethings not quite right with those two beliefs. This chapter clearly says we will be raised from the dead and given spiritual bodies. There are also some that won't experience resurrection because not all will sleep (v.51), but still be changed in a twinkling of an eye with a spiritual body. Now a spiritual body is not just some floating matter that we won't be able to recognize people, but a spiritual body is a body without corruption of sin and death working through it. It is of God and not of the dust (vv.47-49). Now the challenge for you with this passage: Paul is speaking to believers at that time saying they won't all sleep, but we don't see any of them walking around today, so when will this take place?
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