Mortal Puts on Immortality 1 Corinthians 15:53

Paul the apostle declared to the church members in Corinth, “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”, and in chapter fifteen and verse fifty-three of First Corinthians, Paul shared with the church members how, “this mortal must put on immortality”, where we read:

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

The verse begins, “For this corruptible must put on incorruption,” Paul began with the word, “for” or “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and therefore” “this corruptible” which means “this perishing and decaying body” “must” or “it is necessary, in need, behooves and is right and proper to” “put on” which means “sink into and be clothe with” “incorruption” or “immortality, perpetuity, purity and sincerity”. Paul stated that the “perishing and decaying body” needs to be clothed with a body that is “immortal, pure and sincere” and will remain in “perpetuity”.

The verse goes on to say, “and this mortal must put on immortality.” Paul added the words, “and this mortal” which means “this body that is liable to death and dying” “must” or “it is necessary, in need, behooves and is right and proper to” “put on” which means “sink into and be clothe with” “immortality” which refers to “undying and everlasting life”. Paul declared that earthly bodies are subject to dying and death and must be “clothed” with new bodies that shall never die and live eternally.

When we consider these words from Paul, we see our need for a new body in order to enter God's kingdom. Our earthly bodies are “corruptible” and subject to “death”, but the bodies of which Paul shared shall not only last forever, but also shall “clothe” us in “purity and sincerity”. Jesus Christ gave His life that we may be “clothed in bodies of incorruption and immortality”, and let everyone know the wonderful gift provided by the Heavenly Father through Jesus Christ His Son.

Next time Paul tells the church members when, “Death is swallowed up in victory.”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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