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1 Cor 15:35-41
The
Harvest
is
Coming
WE GRIEVE IN HOPE.
• Death is not God‟s will.
• Death is not God‟s will: “Sin came
into the world through one man,
and death through sin, and so
death spread to all men because all
sinned” (Rm 5:12, ESV).
• Death is not God‟s will: Rm 5:12.
• Death is God‟s enemy.
• Death is not God‟s will: Rm 5:12.
• Death is God‟s enemy: Jesus “must
reign until he has put all his
enemies under his feet. The last
enemy to be destroyed is death” (1
Cor 15:25-26, ESV).
• Death is not God‟s will: Rm 5:12.
• Death is God‟s enemy: 1 Cor 15:25-
26.
• BUT, we grieve in hope.
• Death is not God‟s will: Rm 5:12.
• Death is God‟s enemy: 1 Cor 15:25-
26.
• BUT, we grieve in hope: “We do not
want you to be uninformed,
brothers, about those who are
asleep, that you may not grieve as
others do who have no hope” (1
Thess 4:13, ESV).
• The Corinthians didn‟t know what
to make of death.
• The Corinthians didn‟t know what
to make of death.
• Some of them denied the
resurrection.
• The Corinthians didn‟t know what
to make of death.
• Some of them denied the
resurrection: “Some of you say that
there is no resurrection of the dead”
(1 Cor 15:12, ESV).
• The Corinthians didn‟t know what
to make of death.
• Some of them denied the
resurrection: 1 Cor 15:12.
• It seems that the MAJOR stumbling
block for the Corinthians was the
state of the resurrected body.
• The Corinthians didn‟t know what
to make of death.
• Some of them denied the
resurrection: 1 Cor 15:12.
• It seems that the MAJOR stumbling
block for the Corinthians was the
state of the resurrected body.
• “Someone will ask, „How are the
dead raised? With what kind of
body do they come?‟” (v 35, ESV).
• The Corinthians didn‟t know what
to make of death.
• Some of them denied the
resurrection: 1 Cor 15:12.
• It seems that the MAJOR stumbling
block for the Corinthians was the
state of the resurrected body.
• “Someone will ask, „How are the
dead raised? With what kind of
body do they come?‟” (v 35, ESV).
• Surely, they‟re all dust!
• To answer the Corinthians‟
questions, Paul uses an agricultural
analogy.
• To answer the Corinthians‟
questions, Paul uses an agricultural
analogy.
• Corinth wasn‟t as much an
agricultural community as were
other places in the ancient world.
LET’S THINK ABOUT PAUL'S ANSWERS TO THE CORINTHIANS' QUESTIONS.
HOW ARE THE DEAD RAISED?vv 36-38
• “You foolish person!”
• “You foolish person!”
• That‟s not very kind!
• “You foolish person!”
• That‟s not very kind!
• “Whoever says, „You fool!‟ will be
liable to the hell of fire” (Mt 5:22,
ESV).
• “You foolish person!”
• That‟s not very kind!
• “Whoever says, „You fool!‟ will be
liable to the hell of fire” (Mt 5:22,
ESV).
• I wouldn‟t be happy if a teacher
called one of my sons a fool!
• “You foolish person!”
• That‟s not very kind!
• “Whoever says, „You fool!‟ will be
liable to the hell of fire” (Mt 5:22,
ESV).
• I wouldn‟t be happy if a teacher
called one of my sons a fool!
• What should we make of Paul‟s
calling the Corinthians fools?
• “You foolish person!”
• That‟s not very kind!
• “Whoever says, „You fool!‟ will be
liable to the hell of fire” (Mt 5:22,
ESV).
• I wouldn‟t be happy if a teacher
called one of my sons a fool!
• What should we make of Paul‟s
calling the Corinthians fools?
• “The FOOL says in his heart, „There is
no God‟” (Ps 14:1, ESV).
HOW ARE THE DEAD RAISED? GOD!
• The seed we sow does not come to
life unless it dies.
• The seed we sow does not come to
life unless it dies.
• This is a botanical absurdity.
• The seed we sow does not come to
life unless it dies.
• This is a botanical absurdity.
• Paul isn‟t teaching botany; he‟s
teaching the resurrection.
• The seed we sow does not come to
life unless it dies.
• This is a botanical absurdity.
• Paul isn‟t teaching botany; he‟s
teaching the resurrection.
• In the ancient world, people
believed seeds died before they
sprouted.
• The seed we sow does not come to
life unless it dies.
• This is a botanical absurdity.
• Paul isn‟t teaching botany; he‟s
teaching the resurrection.
• In the ancient world, people
believed seeds died before they
sprouted.
• Paul takes that belief to teach about
the resurrection.
• Life follows death.
• Life follows death.
• We see this principle in medicine all
the time.
• Life follows death.
• We see this principle in medicine all
the time.
• This paradox works spiritually.
• Life follows death.
• We see this principle in medicine all
the time.
• This paradox works spiritually.
• “Whoever would save his life will
lose it, but whoever loses his life for
my sake will find it” (Mt 16:25, ESV).
• Life follows death.
• We see this principle in medicine all
the time.
• This paradox works spiritually.
• “Whoever would save his life will
lose it, but whoever loses his life for
my sake will find it” (Mt 16:25, ESV).
• Paul merges the two ideas here.
• But, what grows does not look like
what‟s planted.
Corn Seed vs. Corn Stalk
Sown Raised
Perishable Imperishable
Dishonor Glory
Weakness Power
Natural Spiritual
Earth Heaven
Sown vs. Raised Bodies (vv 42-49
WE DON’T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE STATE OF OUR BODIES PRIOR TO THE RESURRECTION.
• Rabbis in Paul‟s day said that we
would be raised from an
indestructible bone in the neck.
• Rabbis in Paul‟s day said that we
would be raised from an
indestructible bone in the neck.
• It doesn‟t matter what physical
matter remains.
• Rabbis in Paul‟s day said that we
would be raised from an
indestructible bone in the neck.
• It doesn‟t matter what physical
matter remains.
•GOD WILL
RAISE OUR
BODIES!
HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?
HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?
“God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body.”
• When God first made the world, he
decreed the way plants would
produce seed.
• When God first made the world, he
decreed the way plants would
produce seed.
• “God said, „Let the earth sprout
vegetation, plants yielding seed,
and fruit trees bearing fruit in which
is their seed, each according to its
kinds, on the earth” (Gn 1:11, ESV).
WHY DOES PAUL MENTION THAT EACH KIND OF SEED HAS ITS OWN BODY?
• Who here can make a seed grow?
• Who here can make a seed grow?
• We can nurture a seed.
• Who here can make a seed grow?
• We can nurture a seed.
• But, only GOD can make it grow.
• Who here can make a seed grow?
• We can nurture a seed.
• But, only GOD can make it grow.
• Paul: “Look, folks, don‟t worry about
the resurrected body. The God who
made this world & causes all things
to grow is the One who will cause
our bodies to come forth at the Last
Day.”
OUR BODIES ARE GOING TO HAVE HAPPY ENDINGS!
WHAT KIND OF BODY WILL WE HAVE IN THE RESURRECTION?vv 39-41
• “Not all flesh is the same, but there
is one kind for humans, another for
animals, another for birds, and
another for fish. There are heavenly
bodies and earthly bodies, but the
glory of the heavenly is of one kind,
and the glory of the earthly of
another. There is one glory of the
sun, and another glory of the moon,
and another glory of the stars; for
star differs from star in glory” (vv 39-
41, ESV).
WE’VE LIKELY ALL PONDERED ABOUT THE RESURRECTED BODY.
• That‟s fine.
• That‟s fine.
• But, in Corinth, because they
couldn‟t figure out everythingabout the resurrection, they said it
would not occur.
• To such people, Paul says, “Look
around you. You see that humans
are designed one way, animals are
designed another, & birds and fish
are different from humans and
animals.”
THINK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF FLESH ON THIS EARTH.
• Many physical differences between
men & women.
• Many physical differences between
men & women.
• Females generally outlive males by
four to eight years in the United
States.
• Many physical differences between
men & women.
• Females generally outlive males by
four to eight years in the United
States.
• A woman‟s metabolism is normally
lower than a man‟s.
• Many physical differences between
men & women.
• Females generally outlive males by
four to eight years in the United
States.
• A woman‟s metabolism is normally
lower than a man‟s.
• Skeletal structure: woman have a
shorter head, broader face, less
protruding chin, shorter legs, &
longer trunk.
• Earthly & heavenly bodies also
differ from one another.
• Earthly & heavenly bodies also
differ from one another.
• There are different glories among
the heavenly bodies.
• Earthly & heavenly bodies also
differ from one another.
• There are different glories among
the heavenly bodies.
• The sun & moon are quite a bit
different from one another.
• Earthly & heavenly bodies also
differ from one another.
• There are different glories among
the heavenly bodies.
• The sun & moon are quite a bit
different from one another.
• Stars also differ from one another.
WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD?
• When Jesus comes again, heavenly
bodies will be burned up.
• When Jesus comes again, heavenly
bodies will be burned up. “The
heavens will be set on fire and
dissolved, and the heavenly bodies
will melt as they burn!” (2 Pt 3:12,
ESV).
• When Jesus comes again, heavenly
bodies will be burned up. 2 Pt 3:12.
• When Jesus comes again, there will
not be differences in men & women.
• When Jesus comes again, heavenly
bodies will be burned up. 2 Pt 3:12.
• When Jesus comes again, there will
not be differences in men & women.
“In the resurrection they neither
marry nor are given in marriage, but
are like angels in heaven” (Mt 22:30,
ESV).
IF GOD CLOTHED BODIES AS HE CHOSE AT THE CREATION, CAN HE NOT DO THE SAME AT THE RESURRECTION?
GOD HAS TAKEN CARE OF OUR RESURRECTION BODIES!
WOULDN’T IT BE NICE TO KNOW WHAT WE’LL LOOK LIKE AT THE RESURRECTION?
WOULDN’T IT BE NICE TO KNOW WHAT WE’LL LOOK LIKE AT THE RESURRECTION?
We do!!!!
• “We are God‟s children now, and
what we will be has not yet
appeared; but we know that when
he appears we shall be like him,
because we shall see him as he is.
And everyone who thus hopes in
him purifies himself as he is pure” (1
Jn 3:2-3, ESV).
• “We are God‟s children now, and
what we will be has not yet
appeared; but we know that when
he appears we shall be like him,
because we shall see him as he is.
And everyone who thus hopes in
him purifies himself as he is pure” (1
Jn 3:2-3, ESV).
• That‟s ALL I need to know!
• “We are God‟s children now, and
what we will be has not yet
appeared; but we know that when
he appears we shall be like him,
because we shall see him as he is.
And everyone who thus hopes in
him purifies himself as he is pure” (1
Jn 3:2-3, ESV).
• That‟s ALL I need to know!
• I‟m going to be like Jesus!
• “We are God‟s children now, and
what we will be has not yet
appeared; but we know that when
he appears we shall be like him,
because we shall see him as he is.
And everyone who thus hopes in
him purifies himself as he is pure” (1
Jn 3:2-3, ESV).
• That‟s ALL I need to know!
• I‟m going to be like Jesus!
• What a glorious thought!
IS THAT YOUR HOPE THIS MORNING?
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