1 Corinthians 15:51

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Behold, I tell you a mystery: we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

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  • Phil 3:21 : 21 who will transform our lowly bodies to be like his glorious body, through the power that enables him to bring everything under his control.
  • 1 Thess 4:14-17 : 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also, through Jesus, God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep. 15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
  • 1 Cor 2:7 : 7 Instead, we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom that God predestined before the ages for our glory.
  • 1 Cor 15:20 : 20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
  • Eph 1:9 : 9 He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ,
  • 1 Cor 13:2 : 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
  • 1 Cor 15:6 : 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.

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    52in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

    53For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.

    54When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will be fulfilled: 'Death is swallowed up in victory.'

    55Where, O death, is your sting? Where, O grave, is your victory?

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    13But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

    14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also, through Jesus, God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep.

    15For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

    16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

    17After that, we who are alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

    18Therefore, encourage one another with these words.

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    49And just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.

    50Now I say this, brothers and sisters: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

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    34Wake up righteously, and do not sin, for some are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.

    35But someone will ask, 'How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?'

    36Foolish one, what you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

    37And what you sow, you do not sow the body that will be, but a bare seed—perhaps of wheat or something else.

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    42So it is with the resurrection of the dead: what is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable.

    43It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

    44It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

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    1For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

    2Meanwhile, we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,

    3because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

    4For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

  • 21who will transform our lowly bodies to be like his glorious body, through the power that enables him to bring everything under his control.

  • 2Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. But we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.

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    4But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that this day should surprise you like a thief.

    5You are all children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.

    6So then, let us not sleep like the rest, but let us be alert and sober.

  • 28Do not be amazed at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice.

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    22For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.

    23But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, at His coming, those who belong to Christ.

  • 18And we all, with unveiled faces, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this transformation comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

  • 10He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.

  • 30That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

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    18Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

    19If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.

    20But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

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    36Otherwise, when he comes suddenly, he may find you sleeping.

    37What I say to you, I say to everyone: Stay alert!

  • 14Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

  • 5so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.

  • 12Now if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

  • 11And do this, knowing the time, that the hour has already come for you to wake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

  • 12For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

  • 14knowing that the laying aside of my tent is imminent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

  • 14Indeed, the body is not one member but many.

  • 32This mystery is great—but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

  • 58Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

  • 28Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.

  • 19In a little while, the world will see me no longer, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.