In the old English sense, means alive, or living. Nu 16:30; 2Ti 4:1; and quicken, to make alive. God bestows spiritual life on men dead in trespasses and sins, Eph 2:5, through Christ the second Adam, who is a quickening Spirit, 1Co 15:45.
But if the Lord does something entirely new, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up along with all that they have, and they go down alive to the grave, then you will know that these men have despised the Lord!"
So also it is written, "The first man, Adam, became a living person"; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ -- by grace you are saved! --
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