Paul’s contrast between “natural” and “spiritual” is a contrast between that which is temporally alive and that which has an eternal existence with God (cf. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.
When believers are finally resurrected from the dead, the destruction of death will be complete. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
“Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: For “God has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. Read on your preferred digital device, including smart phones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers.
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Take a 1-minute survey to join our mailing list and receive a free ebook in the format of your choosing. Get a free copy of the ebook ‘Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die’ by telling us a little bit about yourself! The translation “rooms” is not meant to convey the idea of small spaces, but only to keep consistency in the metaphor of heaven as God’s “house.” In a similar passage, Jesus speaks of his followers being received into the “eternal dwellings” (Luke 16:9 cf. monē) are places to live within that large house. In keeping with this image, the many rooms (or “dwelling places,” Gk. In light of the context (Jesus going to the Father John 13:1, 3 John 14:28), it is best to understand “my Father’s house” as referring to heaven. 28:16), denotes personal, relational trust. “Believe,” in keeping with Old Testament usage (e.g., Isa. What troubles the disciples is Jesus’ imminent departure (see John 13:36). “Believe in God” is translated as an imperative (or command), but the Greek could also be rendered as a statement, “You believe in God.” The imperative is probably better in light of the previous sentence.
If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.” Read More Those who believe shall never die, in that they will ultimately triumph over death. “Lives” refers to those who have spiritual life now (see note on John 3:36). (This same expression is found in John 3:16, 18, 36 John 6:35 John 7:38 John 12:44, 46 John 14:12 1 John 5:10.) The “I am” statement here represents a claim to deity. eis) is striking, for eis ordinarily means “into,” giving the sense that genuine faith in Christ in a sense brings people “into” Christ, so that they rest in and become united with Christ. Therefore “believes in me” implies personal trust in Christ. Resurrection from the dead and genuine eternal life in fellowship with God are so closely tied to Jesus that they are embodied in him and can be found only in relationship to him. Jesus does not merely say that he will bring about the resurrection or that he will be the cause of the resurrection (both of which are true), but something much stronger: I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. All commentary sections adapted from the ESV Study Bible. This article is part of the Key Bible Verses series.
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