How are the Dead Raised Up? 1 Corinthians 15:35

Paul the apostle told the church members in Corinth, “Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God:”. Paul added, “I speak this to your shame”, and in chapter fifteen and verse thirty-five of First Corinthians, Paul asked the church members in Corinth, “some man will say, how are the dead raised up”, where we read:

But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

The verse begins, “But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? ” Paul began with the word, “but” which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be written takes precedence over what was just stated“some” which means “a certain one” “man will say” or “person will utter or speak”, “How” or “in what way” “are the dead” which refers to “those who have breathed their last, are lifeless, deceased, departed, destitute, without life and inanimate” “raised up” which means “aroused, caused to rise from the sleep of death”. Paul acknowledged how there might be someone who would ask “in what way” are those who have “died” “resurrected”.

The verse goes on to say, “and with what body do they come?” Paul continued with the words, “and with what body” which means “and what sort or nature of corpse ” “do they come” which means “are the people reestablished, become known and followed”. Paul knew people would wonder what kind of “body” those who were resurrected would possess.

When we consider these words from Paul, we realize “some people” would question “how” those who have “died” would be resurrected, but also what kind of “body” they would obtain when they did. Jesus Christ has all these answers, and He gave a glimpse of the answers with His own resurrection. Jesus desires to have all who will to be saved, and He promised the “resurrection” of those who believe in Him. He will “raise them up”, and He will give them “a body” that He has already designed.

Next time Paul shares with the church members they way some people ask, “Thou fool, that which you sow is not quickened, except it die:”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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