THE GOSPEL OF THE RESURRECTION (1), Dr. Samuel Lee
VICTORY THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
Passage: 1Corinthians 15:50~58  
Key verse: 57
50 I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood(A) cannot inherit the kingdom of God,(B) nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.(C) 51 Listen, I tell you a mystery:(D) We will not all sleep,(E) but we will all be changed(F)— 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound,(G) the dead(H) will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For the perishable(I) must clothe itself with the imperishable,(J) and the mortal with immortality. 54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”[a](K)
56 The sting of death is sin,(M) and the power of sin is the law.(N) 57 But thanks be to God!(O) He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.(P)
58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,(Q) because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.(R)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 15:54 Isaiah 25:8
- 1 Corinthians 15:55 Hosea 13:14
Cross references
- 1 Corinthians 15:50 : Eph 6:12; Heb 2:14
- 1 Corinthians 15:50 : S Mt 25:34
- 1 Corinthians 15:50 : ver 42, 53, 54
- 1 Corinthians 15:51 : 1Co 13:2; 14:2
- 1 Corinthians 15:51 : S Mt 9:24
- 1 Corinthians 15:51 : 2Co 5:4; Php 3:21
- 1 Corinthians 15:52 : S Mt 24:31
- 1 Corinthians 15:52 : Jn 5:25
- 1 Corinthians 15:53 : ver 42, 50, 54
- 1 Corinthians 15:53 : 2Co 5:2, 4
- 1 Corinthians 15:54 : Isa 25:8; Heb 2:14; Rev 20:14
- 1 Corinthians 15:55 : Hos 13:14
- 1 Corinthians 15:56 : S Ro 5:12
- 1 Corinthians 15:56 : S Ro 4:15
- 1 Corinthians 15:57 : S 2Co 2:14
- 1 Corinthians 15:57 : Ro 8:37; Heb 2:14, 15
- 1 Corinthians 15:58 : 1Co 16:10
- 1 Corinthians 15:58 : Isa 65:23
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1. Death has been swallowed up in victory (50-57)
Jesus will come again suddenly, with a trumpet blast. He will come to judge the living and the dead. He will complete his victory, establish his perfect kingdom and reign forever. Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, so we who belong to Jesus must be changed. We will exchange our perishable bodies for imperishable, glorious ones, and we will reign with him forever. How foolish it is to put one's hope in the world or in the flesh!
2. Therefore, let nothing move you (58)
There is no defeat in Jesus. When he comes in glory, he will totally destroy our great enemy Satan, who rules with the power of sin and death. Sometimes we are discouraged because of our own failures and sins. But there is no defeat in Jesus. We may lose a few battles, but the war is already won. God gives us victory in Jesus.
Prayer: Lord, help me to give myself fully to your work, for I know that only what I do for you will last.
One Word: Jesus gives victory