The
First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Church at Corinth
Chapter
15:42-45
42
So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in
corruption, and is raised in incorruption.
43
It is sown in dishonor, and is raised in glory: it is sown in
weakness, and is raised in power.
44
It is sown a natural body, and is raised a spiritual body: there is a
natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
45
As it is also written, The first man Adam was made a living soul: and
the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
Brethren:
Make note of the comparisons between the words sown and raised, and see how they’re used in relation to each other. Sown infers the lesser of the two words. Raised the superior of the two. As such when we reach verse forty five, we see might conclude that the first man, that being Adam, while a perfect creation, became imperfect through the fall, and resulting consequence of sin. The last Adam, that being the Christ, is now the perfection of all things, including that of the new man.
Note also, in the preceding verses, we likewise read how Paul compares the planting of seeds, (grains thereof), and how from the lifeless seed (until planted in the round), the magnificence of a plant comes to life.
Make note of the comparisons between the words sown and raised, and see how they’re used in relation to each other. Sown infers the lesser of the two words. Raised the superior of the two. As such when we reach verse forty five, we see might conclude that the first man, that being Adam, while a perfect creation, became imperfect through the fall, and resulting consequence of sin. The last Adam, that being the Christ, is now the perfection of all things, including that of the new man.
Note also, in the preceding verses, we likewise read how Paul compares the planting of seeds, (grains thereof), and how from the lifeless seed (until planted in the round), the magnificence of a plant comes to life.
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