1 Corinthians 15:51

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Summary

1 Corinthians 15:51

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

I shew

We shall not

1 Corinthians 15:6

1 Thessalonians 4:14

Changed

Philippians 3:21

Bible References

I shew

But we [apostles] speak God's secret wisdom, which has been hidden [through the ages], which God predetermined for our honor before time began.

So, a person should look at us as servants of Christ and property managers entrusted with the secret truths of God.

And if I have the [spiritual] gift of prophecy, and can understand all [of God's] secret purposes, and have all knowledge; and if I have all [the supernatural] faith necessary to relocate mountains [See Matt. 17:20], but do not have love [for people], I am nothing.

in doing what He intended through Christ, to make known to us His secret plan, according to what pleased Him.

[It is] that God's secret plan [i.e., revealed in the Gospel preached to Gentiles. See verse 6] was made known to me by way of a revelation. [See Acts 9:15; 22:21]. I have already written to you [about this] briefly [i.e., probably a reference to 1:9ff].

The secret [truth] of this is great, but I am talking about Christ and the church.

We shall not

After that He appeared to over five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, but some have died.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again [from the dead], [we also believe] that God will bring [back to life], along with Jesus, those in [fellowship with] Him who have fallen asleep [in death].

Changed

who will change our lowly [physical] bodies and make them like His glorious body. [He will do this] according to the power that enables Him even to bring everything into submission to Himself.