Relationship Between Sown in Corruption and Raised...
November 21st, 2017 | Eschatology | No Comment
The Body Is Being Sown In Corruption
Problematic for the IBV and other advocates who claim that the body is being sown in corruption from birth is their reading of First Corinthians 15:42. The text states, 'It is being sown in corruption'. In order to fit their paradigm, they must alter Paul's language to say, it was or it has been sown in corruption. Yet, that is not how the text reads in the English or the Greek.
In the English it is present passive tense. It is being sown in corruption. In the Greek it is present passive. It (speiretai, 3rd ...
Are We Sown In Corruption From Birth?
November 20th, 2017 | Resurrection | No Comment
Are We Sown in Corruption From Natural Birth?
In the previous article, we established that sowing occurred in death, not in birth or creation. In this study of Are We Sown in Corruption?, we examine what corruption is in the resurrection texts and the results of being sown into it. So first let's define the term. Once defined, we can begin to reason from that definition and draw conclusions.
Corruption Defined
The Greek word, phthartos (corruptible) means perishable things, that which is perishing, used of metals which rust, as gold and silver, (1 Peter 1:18) contrasted with the eternal salvation through Christ's blood.
In ...
The Body Is Sown In Corruption When and How?
November 19th, 2017 | Resurrection | No Comment
The Body Is Sown In Corruption
In the study of eschatology, the resurrection of the body is the subject of heated debate. Perhaps because we are so inseparably connected to our bodies, we are deeply invested in what happens to them in what is called the end times.
Expositors generally take it for granted that bodily resurrection is about the transformation and morphing of our physical bodies into spiritual ones. This is not the subject of our current study. In this segment on the body is sown in corruption, we will focus on the sowing in continuation from our first article. See ...
What Does Sowing The Body Mean?
November 18th, 2017 | Eschatology | No Comment
Sowing the Body
What does sowing the body mean? In order to understand the resurrection or raising of the body spoken of in 1 Corinthians 15, one must first understand what it means to sow the body. If we fail to grasp that meaning it will cause problems in our resurrection doctrine.
In the Old and New Testaments, the Bible has given us very clear meanings on what the sowing of the body is. However, some are led to reject these clear bible statements and claim sowing means something vastly different. As we will see, sowing becomes quite a confusing process when ...
Zechariah 12 Verses 10 Thru 12
November 17th, 2017 | Eschatology | No Comment
Zechariah 12 Verses 10-12
Zechariah 12, verses 10-12, is key to understanding Revelation 1:7, particularly "every eye shall see him. Misunderstanding occurs in studying the Book of Revelation when it's Old Testament background is ignored.
In other studies we have shown the connection of Revelation 1:7 with Daniel 7:13. This study addresses the other text cited by Christ in Matthew 24:30.
In Zechariah we have the following:
"And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one ...