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1 Corinthians 5:21

For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

since
ἐπειδὴ (epeidē)
Conjunction
Strong's 1894: Of time: when, now, after that; of cause: seeing that, forasmuch as. From epei and de; since now, i.e. when, or whereas.

death
θάνατος (thanatos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2288: Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death.

[came] through
δι’ (di’)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

a man,
ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

[the] resurrection
ἀνάστασις (anastasis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 386: A rising again, resurrection. From anistemi; a standing up again, i.e. a resurrection from death (its author), or a recovery.

of [the] dead
νεκρῶν (nekrōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3498: (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.

[comes] also
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

through
δι’ (di’)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

a man.
ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.


  • Death came because of Adam!
 
Corinthians 15:22


For as
ὥσπερ (hōsper)
Adverb
Strong's 5618: Just as, as, even as. From hos and per; just as, i.e. Exactly like.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

Adam
Ἀδὰμ (Adam)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 76: Adam, the first man, the first parent of the human race. Of Hebrew origin; Adam, the first man; typically man.

all
πάντες (pantes)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

die,
ἀποθνήσκουσιν (apothnēskousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 599: To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off.

so
οὕτως (houtōs)
Adverb
Strong's 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

Christ
Χριστῷ (Christō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

all
πάντες (pantes)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

will be made alive.
ζωοποιηθήσονται (zōopoiēthēsontai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2227: To make that which was dead to live, cause to live, quicken. From the same as zoon and poieo; tovitalize.


  • Resurrection is possible thanks to Jesus' sacrifice!
  • One took it away!
  • Another one brought it back!
  • Pure logic!
  • But not human logic!
 
1 Corinthians 15:23


But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

each
Ἕκαστος (Hekastos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1538: Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[his]
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

own
ἰδίῳ (idiō)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2398: Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.

turn:
τάγματι (tagmati)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5001: Rank, division, an ordered series. From tasso; something orderly in arrangement, i.e. a series or succession.

Christ
Χριστός (Christos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

[the] firstfruits;
ἀπαρχὴ (aparchē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 536: From a compound of apo and archomai; a beginning of sacrifice, i.e. The first-fruit.

then
ἔπειτα (epeita)
Adverb
Strong's 1899: Then, thereafter, afterwards. From epi and eita; thereafter.

at
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

coming,
παρουσίᾳ (parousia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3952: From the present participle of pareimi; a being near, i.e. Advent; physically, aspect.

those
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

who belong to
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

[Him].
Χριστοῦ (Christou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.


  • And the order is clear!
  • First Jesus!
  • Then those who belong to him!
  • Not everybody!
 
1 Corinthians 15:26

[The] last
ἔσχατος (eschatos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2078: Last, at the last, finally, till the end. A superlative probably from echo; farthest, final.

enemy
ἐχθρὸς (echthros)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2190: Hated, hostile; subst: an enemy. From a primary echtho; hateful; usually as a noun, an adversary.

to be destroyed [is]
καταργεῖται (katargeitai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2673: From kata and argeo; to be entirely idle, literally or figuratively.

death.
θάνατος (thanatos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2288: Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death.


  • Death will be destroyed!
  • Then there won't be anymore resurrections!
  • Everything will come back as it was when Adam was created!
 
  • The Bible has always been a warning to man!
  • It was a warning to Israel!
  • It wasc a warning to Judah!
  • It is a warning to mankind!
  • Who is listening!
  • Man usually wakes up when it is too late!
 
  • When I think about Job he tells us not to trust others if we want to save our lives!
  • He kept faithful whatever happened!
  • And he maintained his faithfulness in God!
  • He did his job!
  • He didn't others do it for him!
  • Otherwise he would have been in trouble!
  • Because the devil was there to use others to take him away from God!
 
  • When I think about Samuel he tells us not to trust man but only God!
  • He kept faithful whatever happened!
  • And he maintained his faithfulness in God!
  • He did his job!
  • He didn't others do it for him!
  • Otherwise he would have been in trouble!
  • And he didn't let others take him away from God!
  • And this starting when he was a child working in the house of God!
  • And seeing bad examples in front of him every day!
 
  • Somebody told me about God's name!
  • I replied by copying this article from Britannica!



https://www.britannica.com/topic/Yahweh




Yahweh, name for the God of the Israelites, representing the biblical pronunciation of “YHWH,” the Hebrew name revealed to Moses in the book of Exodus. The name YHWH, consisting of the sequence of consonants Yod, Heh, Waw, and Heh, is known as the tetragrammaton.

After the Babylonian Exile (6th century BCE), and especially from the 3rd century BCE on, Jews ceased to use the name Yahweh for two reasons. As Judaism became a universal rather than merely a local religion, the more common Hebrew noun Elohim (plural in form but understood in the singular), meaning “God,” tended to replace Yahweh to demonstrate the universal sovereignty of Israel’s God over all others. At the same time, the divine name was increasingly regarded as too sacred to be uttered; it was thus replaced vocally in the synagogue ritual by the Hebrew word Adonai (“My Lord”), which was translated as Kyrios (“Lord”) in the Septuagint, the Greek version of the Hebrew Scriptures.

The Masoretes, who from about the 6th to the 10th century CE worked to reproduce the original text of the Hebrew Bible, added to “YHWH” the vowel signs of the Hebrew words Adonai or Elohim. Latin-speaking Christian scholars replaced the Y (which does not exist in Latin) with an I or a J (the latter of which exists in Latin as a variant form of I). Thus, the tetragrammaton became the artificial Latinized name Jehovah (JeHoWaH). As the use of the name spread throughout medieval Europe, the initial letter J was pronounced according to the local vernacular language rather than Latin.

Although Christian scholars after the Renaissance and Reformation periods used the term Jehovah for YHWH, in the 19th and 20th centuries biblical scholars again began to use the form Yahweh. Early Christian writers, such as St. Clement of Alexandria in the 2nd century, had used a form like Yahweh, and this pronunciation of the tetragrammaton was never really lost. Many Greek transcriptions also indicated that YHWH should be pronounced Yahweh.

The meaning of the personal name of the Israelite God has been variously interpreted. Many scholars believe that the most proper meaning may be “He Brings into Existence Whatever Exists” (Yahweh-Asher-Yahweh). In I Samuel, God is known by the name Yahweh Teva-ʿot, or “He Brings the Hosts into Existence,” in which “Hosts” possibly refers to the heavenly court or to Israel.




The personal name of God was probably known long before the time of Moses. Moses’ mother was called Jochebed (Yokheved), a name based on the name Yahweh. Thus, the tribe of Levi, to which Moses belonged, probably knew the name Yahweh, which originally may have been (in its short form Yo, Yah, or Yahu) a religious invocation of no precise meaning evoked by the mysterious and awesome splendour of the manifestation of the holy.
 
  • When I think about Daniel he tells us to trust only God!
  • He kept faithful whatever happened!
  • And he maintained his faithfulness in God!
  • He did his job!
  • And he was always in a hurry!
  • That's why he was above the others in a foreign country!
  • He didn't others do it for him!
  • Otherwise he would have been in trouble!
  • And he didn't let others take him away from God!
  • Men like Job, Samuel and Daniel spoke with the same voice to pray God and to do his will!
  • If they were living today they would be ashamed of men!
  • And they would keep serving God whatever happens!
 
  • When I think about Paul he also tells us to trust only God!
  • I could say the same like in the case of Job, Samuel and daniel!
  • But he also encourages us to serve God and do our best to help others to get to know the Bible and God's message!
  • It is the best way to prepare for the future and for God's kingdom!
  • It won't be a part-time job but a full -time job!
  • And there won't be any other option!
 
  • When I think about prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah I see men who told men of their time that God was going to destroy them!
  • Destroy their way of life!
  • They would lose everything they had!
  • They were not afraid!
  • But those men didn't care!
  • And they lost everything!
  • They just had to listen and make big changes in their lives!
  • They had lost everything they were told!
  • They thought it would never occur!
  • And time passed!
  • And the destruction happened!
  • And everything that was told happened!
  • And Now?
  • Who listens to God's message?
 
  • Isaiah = DESTRUCTION!
  • Jeremiah = DESTRUCTION!
  • Daniel = RECONSTRUCTION AND DESTRUCTION!
  • Samuel = human kings replace God as king of Israel more problems for Israel!
  • Next step = God's kingdom = DESTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION!
  • Anything else to add?
 
  • Will you get your pass for the promised land?
  • The Hebews failed except two men: Joshua and Caleb!
  • Think about that!
  • They never understood anything!
  • They didn't get ready!
  • They were stubborn!
  • So is mankind!
  • Will you get ready?
  • Or do you think you can get your pass for nothing?
 
  • I see normal men who became men of action because they serve God faithfully!
  • And their examples encourage us to action!
  • I can think of Samuel!
  • He became a servant of God right at the beginning because of his mother!
  • And he became jealous for God because the Israelites rejectede God as their king!
  • Instead they wanted a human king!
  • And he stayed faithful as a high priest and as a judge before Israel!
  • And he would do it all his life!
 
  • I can think of Daniel!
  • We are only told that he went to Babylon whe he was a young man!
  • But he kept faithful and he didn't let himself be influenced by Babylonian traditions!
  • On the contrary, he kept strictly what he was taught!
  • And he did everything to not only maintain his relationship to God but to improve it!
  • In fact, he tells us that it is not possible to maintain a good relationship to God if we don't improve it!
  • That's why it is necessary to study daily the Bible and speak about what we learn to others!
  • And in fact, there was no one like him in Babylon!
  • He had more knowledge and wisdom than anyone in babylon!
  • And God was with him in everything he did!
 
  • I can think of Job!
  • He was always proud of his relationship to God!
  • He was always proud of doing his best to do what was right!
  • And he tells us to feel the same!
  • He knew something was wrong!
  • And he didn't know why!
  • But his relationship to God was his compass!
  • And nobody could break it!
  • Not even the devil!
 
  • When I think of Moses I have incredible images in mind!
  • He was educated as a prince of Egypt!
  • But he received a good education from his mother as a child!
  • He chose his own people not the Egyptians!
  • And he had to flee and abandon everything behind him!
  • And he became a shepherd!
  • And God trained him when he was a shepherd living a simple life!
  • And he chose him to free his people from Egypt!
  • But he didn't think he was able to do it!
  • And he was not good at speaking in front of others!
  • So God told Aaron to go with him!
  • And he became the leader of the Israelites!
  • And he had to bear their rebellious nature!
  • And they rebelled all the time!
  • And he saved them twice from extermin ation!
  • And he rescued them many times!
  • But they died in the desert!
  • And he couldn't get into the promised land!
  • Because of one mistake!
  • But a big one!
  • And it was because of the Israelites!
  • Thus we have a lot to learn about him!
  • We must never think that our relationship to God is good enough!
  • Not at all!
  • We must keep strengthening it!
 
  • Cold or hot angers?
  • When Adam and Eve opposed God they lost many things and die!
  • It wasn't any anger from God!
  • It was only the price to pay for disobedience!
  • A way to maintain the balance!
 
  • Cold or hot angers?
  • Cain became jealous of his brother Abel because God looked with favor on Abel but not on him!
  • And Cain grew hot with anger!
  • And God told him if he changed his attitude God could restored him his favor!
  • But instead of listening to God he killed his brother!
  • So God cursed him and he was banished
  • And God prevented Cain from being killed!
  • Once again no anger at all against Cain from God!
  • Just God's justice or a just balance!
  • Nothing more!
 
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