For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed" (1 Corinthians 15:51-52).Īs explained in the previous chapter, those who have died are unconscious, as if they are sleeping a dreamless sleep, awaiting their time to be called out of the grave and resurrected to a new life.
Notice again Paul's description of this astounding event: "Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed-in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. The dead in Christ will be resurrected to an "incorruptible" existence, and those in Christ who are still alive will be instantly changed from a mortal, physical existence to an incorruptible state. A marvelous transformation must occur before we can receive the gift of eternal life. Paul, as we saw briefly in the last chapter, spoke of a great change that will take place when he referred to both the resurrection of the dead and the state of those who remain alive at the time of the resurrection at the return of Christ. As we study the Bible to find the answers, we can be encouraged, motivated and inspired by God's plan for life after death. The answers to these questions go to the core of the meaning of our existence. What does the Bible say about the remarkable phenomenon of restoration to life? When will it take place? What else happens at this time? Will the resurrected still be flesh and blood, or will they be brought back to a different kind of life? After death a person is unconscious, waiting for God to call him from the grave and restore him to life. Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee" (Job 14:14-15, KJV). He went on to answer the question in stating to God: "All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. Thousands of years ago the patriarch Job asked the same question we ask ourselves: "If a man dies, shall he live again?" (Job 14:14). Even though our bodies are temporary, subject to decay and death, God has planned for us much more than just this limited, physical existence. Now we will focus on what happens after death. We have learned that we are mortal life is temporary. In the second chapter we discussed death itself. In the first chapter we dealt with God's gift of physical life. This is how mankind can receive His gift of eternal life. God promises that life will return through a resurrection of the dead.
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