The Resurrection of Believers Part 7 From “Dusty” People to “Heavenly” People: The Two Adams 1 Corinthians 15:45-49
We shall bear the image of the heavenly Man. Analogy of the two Adams: Difference with respect to life (45) The first Adam received life (45a) The last Adam became a life-giving spirit (45b) Difference with respect to order (46) First the natural (46a) Then the spiritual (46b) Difference with respect to quality: earthly vs. heavenly (47-49) The first man is “dusty”, the second man is from heaven (47) The two Adams are representative of their followings (48) Believers are both “dusty” and “heavenly” (49) Applications Hope of the coming resurrection of the dead Process of sanctification Put on the new self The Contrasting Analogy of Adam and Christ 1 Corinthians 15:45-49 Verse Adam, the first man Christ, the last Adam 45 Became a living soul Became a life-giving spirit 46 First the natural Then the spiritual 47 From (of) the earth, of dust From (of) heaven 47 First man Second man 48 As is the one of dust, so are those of dust As is the heavenly, so are those who are heavenly 49 As we have borne the image of the earthy We shall also bear the image of the heavenly
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