The Resurrection of Believers Part 7 From “Dusty” People to “Heavenly” People

The Resurrection of Believers Part 7
From “Dusty” People to “Heavenly” People: The Two Adams
1 Corinthians 15:45-49

We shall bear the image of the heavenly Man.
Analogy of the two Adams:
Difference with respect to life (45)
The first Adam received life (45a)
The last Adam became a life-giving spirit (45b)
Difference with respect to order (46)
First the natural (46a)
Then the spiritual (46b)
Difference with respect to quality: earthly vs. heavenly (47-49)
The first man is “dusty”, the second man is from heaven (47)
The two Adams are representative of their followings (48)
Believers are both “dusty” and “heavenly” (49)
Applications
Hope of the coming resurrection of the dead
Process of sanctification
Put on the new self
The Contrasting Analogy of Adam and Christ
1 Corinthians 15:45-49
Verse Adam, the first man Christ, the last Adam
45 Became a living soul Became a life-giving spirit
46 First the natural Then the spiritual
47 From (of) the earth, of dust From (of) heaven
47 First man Second man
48 As is the one of dust,
so are those of dust As is the heavenly,
so are those who are heavenly
49 As we have borne
the image of the earthy We shall also bear
the image of the heavenly