Scofield Reference Bible Notes/1 Corinthians

by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield

Book Introduction - 1 Corinthians

Read first chapter of 1 Corinthians
WRITER: The Apostle Paul. His relation to the church at Corinth is set forth in Acts 18:1-18 and in the Epistles to the Corinthians.
DATE: First Corinthians was written in A.D. 59, at the close of Paul's three year's residence in Ephesus. Acts 20:31; 1 Corinthians 16:5-8.
THEME: The subjects treated are various, but may all be classified under the general theme, Christian conduct. Even the tremendous revelation of the truth concerning resurrection is made to bear upon that theme 1 Corinthians 15:58. The occasion of the Epistle was a letter on inquiry from Corinth concerning marriage, and the use of meats offered to idols ; 1 Corinthians 7:1; 8:1-13 but the apostle was much more exercised by reports of the deepening divisions and increasing contentions in the church, and of a case of incest which had not been judged ; 1 Corinthians 1:10-12; 5:1.
The factions were not due to heresies, but to the carnality of the restless Corinthians, and to their Greek admiration of "wisdom" and eloquence. The abomination of human leadership in the things of God is here rebuked. Minor disorders were due to vanity, yielding to a childish delight in tongue and the sign gifts, rather than to sober instruction (1 Corinthians 14:1-28). Paul defends his apostleship because it involved the authority of the doctrine revealed through him.
A rigid analysis of First Corinthians is not possible, The Epistle is not a treatise, but came from the Spirit through the apostle's grief, solicitude, and holy indignation. The following analysis may, however, be helpful.

• Introduction: The believer's standing in grace, 1:1-9
• The contrast of their present factious state, 1:10-4:21.
• Immorality rebuked; discipline enjoined, 5:1-6,8.
• The sanctity of the body, and Christian marriage, 6:9-7,40.
• Meats, and the limitations of Christian liberty, 8:1-11:1.
• Christian order and the Lord's Supper, 11:2-34
• Spiritual gifts in relation to the body, the church, and Christian ministry, 12:1-14,40.
• The resurrection of the dead, 15:1-58
• Special directions and greetings, 16:1-24.

CHAPTER 1

Verse 2

them
1 Corinthians 1:2-9, in contrast with 1Co 10-13, illustrate a distinction constantly made in the Epistles between the believer's position in Christ Jesus, in the family of God, and his walk, or actual state. Christian position in grace is the result of the work of Christ, and is fully entered the moment that Christ is received by faith ; John 1:12,13; Romans 8:1,15-17; 1 Corinthians 1:2,30; 12:12,13; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 1:3-14; 2:4-9; 1 Peter 2:9; Revelation 1:6; 5:9,10. The weakest, most ignorant, and fallible believer has precisely the same relationships in grace as the most illustrious saint. All the after work of God in his behalf, the application of the word to walk and conscience ; John 17:17; Ephesians 5:26 the divine chastenings ; 1 Corinthians 11:32; Hebrews 12:10, the ministry of the Spirit Ephesians 4:11,12 the difficulties and trials of the path 1 Peter 4:12,13 and the final transformation at the appearing of Christ 1 John 3:2 have for their object to make the believer's character conform to his exalted position in Christ. He grows in grace, not into grace.

Verse 4

for the grace
Grace (imparted). 1 Corinthians 3:10; Romans 6:1; 2 Peter 3:18.

Verse 7

coming
Three words are used in connection with the return of the Lord:

• (1) Parousia, "personal presence," also used by Paul of the "coming" of Stephanas 1 Corinthians 16:17 of Titus 2 Corinthians 7:6,7 and of his own "coming" to Philippi Philippians 1:26. The word means simply personal presence, and is used of the return of the Lord as that event relates to the blessing of the saints ; 1 Corinthians 15:23; 1 Thessalonians 4:14,17 and to the destruction of the man of sin 2 Thessalonians 2:8.
• (2) Apokalupsis, "unveiling," "revelation." The use of this word emphasizes the visibility of the Lord's return. It is used of the Lord 2 Thessalonians 1:7; 1 Peter 1:7,13; 4:13 of the sons of God in connection with the Lord's return Romans 8:19 and of the man of sin 2 Thessalonians 2:3,6,8 and always implies visibility.
• (3) Epiphaneia, "appearing," trans. "brightness" 2 Thessalonians 2:8 A.V.; "manifestation," R.V.), and means simply an appearing. It is used of both advents. ; 2 Timothy 1:10; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; 1 Timothy 6:14; 2 Timothy 4:1,8; Titus 2:13.

coming (Greek - revelation, unveiling).

Verse 8

day of our Lord Jesus
The expression "day of Christ," occurs in the following passages: 1 Corinthians 1:8; 5:5; 2 Corinthians 1:14; Philippians 1:6,10; 2:16. A.V. has "day of Christ," 2 Thessalonians 2:2 incorrectly, for "day of the Lord" ; Isaiah 2:12; Revelation 19:11-21 The "day of Christ" relates wholly to the reward and blessing of saints at his coming, as "day of the Lord" is connected with judgment.

Verse 10

divisions
(Greek - σχίσμα^[1], a cleft, or rent).

Verse 18

saved
(See Scofield "Romans 1:16")

Verse 20

this world
age. kosmos = world-system. 1 Corinthians 2:12; John 7:7, (See Scofield "Revelation 13:8").

Verse 27

world
kosmos = mankind. (See Scofield "Matthew 4:8").

Verse 30

wisdom from God, or, wisdom from God, even righteousness and sanctification, and redemption.
righteousness (See Scofield "Romans 3:21").
redemption (See Scofield "Romans 3:24").

Verse 31

Lord
Jehovah. Jeremiah 9:24

CHAPTER 2

Verse 1

Lord
Jehovah. Jeremiah 9:24

Verse 6

perfect
i.e. full grown. (See Scofield "Matthew 5:48").

Verse 7

mystery (See Scofield "Matthew 13:11").
ordained Predestination, trans. predestinated, Romans 8:29,30; Ephesians 1:5,11; Acts 4:28.
world foreordained before the ages. Cf. See margin ref., Romans 16:25, (See Scofield "Romans 16:25").

Verse 12

world
kosmos = world-system. 1 Corinthians 7:31,33; John 7:7. (See Scofield "Revelation 13:8").

Verse 13

words

• (1) The writers of Scripture invariably affirm, where the subject is mentioned by them at all, that the words of their writings are divinely taught. This, of necessity, refers to the original documents, not to translations and versions; but the labours of competent scholars have brought our English versions to a degree of perfection so remarkable that we may confidently rest upon them as authoritative.
• (2) 1 Corinthians 2:9-14 gives the process by which a truth passes from the mind of God to the minds of His people.
• (a) The unseen things of God are undiscoverable by the natural man (1 Corinthians 2:9). (b) These unseen things God has revealed to chosen men (1 Corinthians 2:10-12). (c) The revealed things are communicated in Spirit-taught words (1 Corinthians 2:13). This implies neither mechanical dictation nor the effacement of the writer's personality, but only that the Spirit infallibly guides in the choice of words from the writer's own vocabulary (1 Corinthians 2:13). (d) These Spirit-taught words, in which the revelation has been expressed, are discerned, as to their true spiritual content, only by the spiritual among believers ; 1 Corinthians 2:15,16; (See Scofield "Revelation 22:19").

Verse 14

natural man
Paul divides men into three classes: psuchikos, "of the senses" James 3:15; Jude 1:19 or "natural," i.e. the Adamic man, unrenewed through the new birth John 3:3,5 pneumatikos, "spiritual," i.e. the renewed man as Spirit-filled and walking in the Spirit in full communion with God Ephesians 5:18-20 and sarkikos, "carnal," "fleshly," i.e. the renewed man who, walking "after the flesh," remains a babe in Christ 1 Corinthians 3:1-4. The natural man may be learned, gentle, eloquent, fascinating, but the spiritual content of Scripture is absolutely hidden from him; and the fleshly, or carnal, Christian is able to comprehend only its simplest truths, "milk" 1 Corinthians 3:2.

CHAPTER 3

Verse 1

carnel
(See Scofield "Romans 7:14").

Verse 3

carnel i.e. fleshy.

Verse 4

1 Corinthians 1:12,17; John 1:13; Jude 1:23.

Verse 8

one
Paul refutes the notion that he and Cephas and Apollos are at variance, mere theologians and rival founders of sects: they are "one." 1 Corinthians 3:22; 16:12.
reward 1 Corinthians 9:17; Daniel 12:3; 1 Corinthians 3:14

Verse 10

grace
Grace (imparted). 1 Corinthians 15:10; Romans 6:1; 2 Peter 3:18

Verse 14

reward
God, in the N.T. Scriptures, offers to the lost, salvation, and, for the faithful service of the saved, rewards. The passages are easily distinguished by remembering that salvation is invariably spoken of as a free gift (e.g.) John 4:10; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8,9 while rewards are earned by works ; Matthew 10:42; Luke 19:17; 1 Corinthians 9:24,25; 2 Timothy 4:7,8; Revelation 2:10; 22:12.
A further distinction is that salvation is a present possession Luke 7:50; John 3:36; 5:24; 6:47, while rewards are a future attainment, to be given at the coming of the Lord ; Matthew 16:27; 2 Timothy 4:8; Revelation 22:12.
reward 1 Corinthians 9:17; Daniel 12:3; 1 Corinthians 3:14

Verse 15

saved
(See Scofield "Romans 1:16")

Verse 20

The Lord Jehovah. Psalms 94:11

Verse 22

world
kosmos = earth. Romans 8:19-21.

CHAPTER 4

Verse 8

Now ye are full
Already are ye filled; already are ye become rich. Contra. 1 Corinthians 4:9-12; 1 Peter 1:4.

Verse 9

world
kosmos = mankind. (See Scofield "Matthew 4:8").

Verse 13

world
kosmos = mankind. (See Scofield "Matthew 4:8").

Verse 14

sons
(Greek - τέκνον^[2], child, "born one)."

Verse 17

son Gr.
teknon, child, "born one."

CHAPTER 5

Verse 2

And ye are puffed up
What contempt this pours upon the divisions among the Corinthians: "Apollonians," and "Paulinians," and "Cephasites," all alike indifferent to this instance of gross sin!

Verse 5

destruction
(Greek - ὄλεθρο^[3], used elsewhere, 1 Thessalonians 5:3; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; 1 Timothy 6:9. never means annihilation.
saved (See Scofield "Romans 1:16").
Jesus Some ancient authorities omit "Jesus."

Verse 10

world
kosmos = mankind. (See Scofield "Matthew 4:8").

CHAPTER 6

Verse 2

world
kosmos = mankind. (See Scofield "Matthew 4:8").

Verse 3

angels
(See Scofield "Hebrews 1:4").

Verse 11

are washed were, and so throughout the verse.
justified Justification. Galatians 2:16; Luke 18:14; Romans 3:28.

Verse 15

shall I
Paul does not invoke the authority of the seventh commandment, but appeals to the believer's sacredness as a member of Christ.

Verse 20

and in your
Some authorities end verse with "body."

CHAPTER 7

Verse 1

and in your
Some authorities end verse with "body."

Verse 12

speak
So far from disclaiming inspiration, the apostle associates his teaching with the Lord's. Cases had arisen (e.g.) 1 Corinthians 7:12-16 as the Gospel overflowed Jewish limitations, not comprehended in the words of Jesus ; Matthew 5:31,32; 19:5-9 which were an instruction, primarily, to Israel. These new conditions demanded authoritative settlement, and only the inspired words of an apostle could give that. 1 Corinthians 7:40.

Verse 14

children
(Greek - ὄλεθρος^[4], born ones).

Verse 16

save
(See Scofield "Romans 1:16").

Verse 28

sinned
Sin. (See Scofield "Romans 3:23").

Verse 31

world
kosmos = world-system. 2 Corinthians 7:10; John 7:7. (See Scofield "Revelation 13:8").

Verse 33

world
kosmos = world-system. 2 Corinthians 7:10; John 7:7. (See Scofield "Revelation 13:8").

Verse 34

world
kosmos = mankind. (See Scofield "Matthew 4:8").

Verse 36

sinneth
Sin. (See Scofield "Romans 3:23").

CHAPTER 8

Verse 12

sin
Sin. (See Scofield "Romans 3:23").

CHAPTER 9

Verse 5

sister
a wife who is a sister.

Verse 11

carnel
i.e. things for the body.

Verse 21

without
The expression is peculiar and might be literally rendered, " not lawless toward God, but inlawed to Christ." See "Law (of Christ)," Galatians 6:2; 2 John 1:5. It is another way of saying, "not under the law, but under the rule of grace." Romans 6:14.

Verse 22

save
(See Scofield "Romans 1:16").

Verse 24

race
race-course.

Verse 27

castaway
(Greek - Ἀδμίν^[5], "disapproved)." Dokimos, without the private a, is translated "approved" in Romans 14:18; 16:10; 1 Corinthians 11:19; 2 Corinthians 10:18; 2 Timothy 2:15; James 1:12, by the word "tried." The prefix simply changes the word to a negative, i.e. not approved, or, disapproved. The apostle is writing of service, not of salvation. He is not expressing fear that he may fail of salvation but of his crown. See "Rewards" ; Daniel 12:3; 1 Corinthians 3:14.

CHAPTER 10

Verse 1

castaway
(Greek - Ἀδμίν^[6], "disapproved)." Dokimos, without the private a, is translated "approved" in Romans 14:18; 16:10; 1 Corinthians 11:19; 2 Corinthians 10:18; 2 Timothy 2:15; James 1:12, by the word "tried." The prefix simply changes the word to a negative, i.e. not approved, or, disapproved. The apostle is writing of service, not of salvation. He is not expressing fear that he may fail of salvation but of his crown. See "Rewards" ; Daniel 12:3; 1 Corinthians 3:14.

Verse 8

fell in one day
Cf. Numbers 25:9. A discrepancy has been imagined. 1 Corinthians 10:8. gives the number of deaths in "one day"; Numbers 25:9, the total number of deaths "in the plague." Some discrepant statements concerning numbers are, however, found in the existing manuscripts of the Hebrew Scriptures. These are most naturally ascribed to the fact that the Hebrews used letters in the place of numerals. The letters for Koph to Tau express hundreds up to four hundred. Five certain Hebrew letters, written in a different form, carry hundreds up to nine hundred, while thousands are expressed by two dots over the proper unit letter: e.g. the letter Teth, used alone, stands for 9; with two dots it stands for nine thousand. Error in transcription of Hebrew numbers thus becomes easy, preservation of numerical accuracy difficult.

Verse 20

devils (Greek - Ἀδμίν^[7]; 1 Corinthians 10:21, (See Scofield "Matthew 7:22").
fellowship 1 Corinthians 10:16. trans. communion.

Verse 33

saved
(See Scofield "Romans 1:16").

CHAPTER 11

Verse 1

saved
(See Scofield "Romans 1:16").

Verse 2

ordinances
things delivered; often trans. traditions.

Verse 3

woman
Cf. Genesis 3:16. The woman's veil, or head-covering, is a symbol of this subordination.

Verse 10

power authority, i.e. the sign of the husband's authority.
angels i.e. of the presence of the angels.

Verse 27

unworthily
i.e. in an unworthy manner; cf. vs. 1 Corinthians 11:20-22.

Verse 29

damnation
judgment, in the sense of 1 Corinthians 11:32.

Verse 31

judge
Self-judgment is not so much the believer's moral condemnation of his own ways or habits, or of himself, for allowing such ways. Self-judgment avoids chastisement. If neglected, the Lord judges, and the result is chastisement, but never condemnation 1 Corinthians 11:32; 2 Samuel 7:14,15; 12:13,14; 1 Corinthians 5:5; 1 Timothy 1:20; Hebrews 12:7.
See other judgments:
(See Scofield "John 12:31"). See Scofield "2 Corinthians 5:10". See Scofield "Matthew 25:32". See Scofield "Ezekiel 20:37". See Scofield "Jude 1:6". See Scofield "Revelation 20:12".

Verse 32

world
kosmos = mankind. (See Scofield "Matthew 4:8").

CHAPTER 12

Verse 1

spiritual gifts
The word pneumatika, lit. "spirituals," i.e. matters of or from the Holy Spirit, gives the key to Chapters 12., 13., 14. Chapter 12. concerns the Spirit in relation to the body of Christ. This relation is twofold:

• (1) The baptism with the Spirit forms the body by uniting believers to Christ the risen and glorified Head, and to each other (1 Corinthians 12:12,13). The symbol of the body thus formed is the natural, human body (1 Corinthians 12:12), and all the analogies are freely used (1 Corinthians 12:14-26).
• (2) To each believer is given a spiritual enablement and capacity for specific service. No believer is destitute of such gift (1 Corinthians 12:7,11,27), but in their distribution the Spirit acts in free sovereignty (1 Corinthians 12:11). There is no room for self-choosing, and Christian service is simply the ministry of such gift as the individual may have received (cf) Romans 12:4-8. The gifts are diverse (1 Corinthians 12:6,8-10,28-30), but all are equally honourable because bestowed by the same Spirit, administered under the same Lord, and energized by the same God.

Verse 4

gifts
Cf. Ephesians 4:8,11,12. The Spirit gives gifts for service to men, Christ gives the gifted men to the churches.

Verse 10

prophecy
The N.T. prophet is not ordinarily a foreteller, but rather a forth-teller, one whose gift enabled him to speak "to edification, and exhortation, and comfort" 1 Corinthians 14:3.

Verse 31

more excellent
Chapter 13. continues the pneumatika begun in Chapter 12. Gifts are good, but only if ministered in love. 1 Corinthians 13:1,2. Benevolence is good, but not apart from love.
1 Corinthians 13:3 Love is described.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is better than our present incomplete knowledge, 1 Corinthians 13:8-12 and greater than even faith and hope 1 Corinthians 13:13.

CHAPTER 13

Verse 1

angels See note, (See Scofield "Hebrews 1:4").
charity i.e. love; and so in 1 Corinthians 13:2-4,8,13.

Verse 3

charity
i.e. love; and so in 1 Corinthians 13:2-4,8,13.

Verse 8

charity
i.e. love; and so in 1 Corinthians 13:2-4,8,13.

Verse 13

charity
i.e. love; and so in 1 Corinthians 13:2-4,8,13.

CHAPTER 14

Verse 1

rather
The subject is still the pneumatika. Chapter 12, described the gifts and the Body; Chapter 13. the love which alone gives ministry of gift any value; Chapter 14. regulates the ministry of gift in the primitive, apostolic assembly of saints.

• (1) The important gift is that of prophecy (1 Corinthians 1:1)). The N.T. prophet was not merely a preacher, but an inspired preacher, through whom, until the N.T. was written, new revelations suited to the new dispensation were given 1 Corinthians 14:29,30.
• (2) Tongues and the sign gifts are to cease, and meantime must be used with restraint, and only if an interpreter be present 1 Corinthians 14:1-19,27-28.
• (3) In the primitive church there was liberty for the ministry of all the gifts which might be present, but for prophecy more especially 1 Corinthians 14:23-26,31,39.
• (4) In such meetings, when "the whole church" came together "in one place," women were required to keep silence 1 Corinthians 14:34,35; 11:3-16; 1 Timothy 2:11-14.
• (5) These injunctions are declared to be "the commandments of the Lord" 1 Corinthians 14:36,37.

Verse 2

an unknown
Or, a tongue; and so in 1Co 14: 4,13,14,19,27.

Verse 20

be not children (Greek - Ἀδμίν^[8], youths).
be ye children babies.

Verse 34

obedience
Cf. Genesis 3:16.

CHAPTER 15

Verse 2

saved
(See Scofield "Romans 1:16").

Verse 3

sins
Sin. (See Scofield "Romans 3:23").

Verse 5

then
(See Scofield "Mark 16:14").

Verse 8

born out of due time
(Greek - ἀγαπητός^[9], "before the due time)." Paul thinks of himself here as an Israelite whose time to be born again had not come, nationally (cf) Matthew 23:39 so that his conversion by the appearing of the Lord in glory Acts 9:3-6 was an illustration, or instance before the time, of the future national conversion of Israel. See ; Ezekiel 20:34-38; Hosea 2:14-17; Zechariah 12:10-13:6; Romans 11:25-27.

Verse 17

sins
Sin. (See Scofield "Romans 3:23").

Verse 22

Adam
Adam was a contrasting type of Christ, 1 Corinthians 15:45-47; Romans 5:14-19.

• (1) "The first man Adam was made a living soul" Genesis 2:7, i.e. he derived life from another, that is, God. "The last Adam was a life-giving spirit." So far from deriving life, He was Himself the fountain of life, and He gave that life to others ; John 1:4; 5:21; 10:10; 12:24; 1 John 5:12.
• (2) In origin the first man was of the earth, earthy; the Second Man is the Lord from heaven.
• (3) Each is the head of a creation, and these also are in contrast: in Adam all die; in Christ all will be made alive; the Adamic creation is "flesh"; the new creation, "spirit." John 3:6.

Verse 24

kingdom
Kingdom (N.T.), Summary: See "Kingdom (O.T.)" Genesis 1:26-28. (See Scofield "Zechariah 12:8"). Kingdom truth is developed in the N.T. in the following order:

• (1) The promise of the kingdom to David and his seed, and described in the prophets 2 Samuel 7:8-17,; Zechariah 12:8 enters the N.T. absolutely unchanged. Luke 1:31-33. The King was born in Bethlehem ; Matthew 2:1; Micah 5:2 of a virgin. ; Matthew 1:18-25; Isaiah 7:14.
• (2) The kingdom announced as "at hand" (See Scofield "Matthew 4:17") , by John the Baptist, by the King, and by the Twelve, was rejected by the Jews, first morally, See Scofield "Matthew 11:20", and afterward officially Matthew 21:42,43 and the King, crowned with thorns, was crucified.
• (3) In anticipation of His official rejection and crucifixion, the King revealed the "mysteries" of the kingdom of heaven, (See Scofield "Matthew 13:11") to be fulfilled in the interval between His rejection and His return in glory Matthew 13:1-50.
• (4) Afterward He announced His purpose to "build" His church Matthew 16:18 another "mystery" revealed through Paul which is being fulfilled contemporaneously with the mysteries of the kingdom. The "mysteries of the kingdom of heaven" and the "mystery" of the church Ephesians 3:9-11 occupy, historically, the same period, i.e, this present age.
• (5) The mysteries of the kingdom will be brought to an end by "the harvest" Matthew 13:39-43,49-50 at the return of the King in glory, the church having previously been caught up to meet Him in the air 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17.
• (6) Upon His return the King will restore the Davidic monarchy in His own person, re- gather dispersed Israel, establish His power over all the earth, and reign one thousand years Matthew 24:27-30; Luke 1:31-33; Acts 15:14-17; Revelation 20:1-10.
• (7) The kingdom of heaven (See Scofield "Matthew 3:2") thus established under David's divine Son, has for its object the restoration of the divine authority in the earth, which may be regarded as a revolted province of the great kingdom of God See Scofield "Matthew 6:33". When this is done (1 Corinthians 14:24,25) the Son will deliver up the kingdom (of heaven), Matthew 3:2 to "God, even the Father," that "God" (i.e. the triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) "may be all in all" (1 Corinthians 14:28). The eternal throne is that "of God, and of the Lamb" Revelation 22:1. The kingdom-age constitutes the seventh Dispensation, See Scofield "Ephesians 1:10".

Then cometh Then, finally, when he delivers up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he has done away with every rule, and every authority and power (for he must reign till he has put all enemies under his feet), the last enemy, death, is destroyed.

Verse 29

dead
i.e. who, through the introductory rite of baptism, are taking the places in the ranks left vacant by Christians who have died.

Verse 34

sin
Sin. (See Scofield "Romans 3:23").

Verse 45

was made
Omit italicized words "was made."

Verse 51

mystery
(See Scofield "Matthew 13:11").

Verse 52

raised
Resurrection, Summary:

• (1) The resurrection of the dead was believed by the patriarchs Genesis 22:5; Hebrews 11:19; Job 19:25-27 and revealed through the prophets ; Isaiah 26:19; Daniel 12:2,13; Hosea 13:14 and miracles of the dead restored to life are recorded in the O.T. ; 2 Kings 4:32-35; 13:21.
• (2) Jesus Christ restored life to the dead Matthew 9:25; Luke 7:12-15; John 11:43,44 and predicted His own resurrection ; John 10:18; Luke 24:1-8.
• (3) A resurrection of bodies followed the resurrection of Christ Matthew 27:52,53 and the apostles raised the dead ; Acts 9:36-41; 20:9,10.
• (4) Two resurrections are yet future, which are inclusive of "all that are in the graves" John 5:28. These are distinguished as "of life" ; 1 Corinthians 15:22,23; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17; Revelation 20:4 and "of judgment" ; John 5:28,29; Revelation 20:11-13. They are separated by a period of one thousand years Revelation 20:5. The "first resurrection," that "unto life," will occur at the second coming of Christ 1 Corinthians 15:23 the saints of the O.T. and church ages meeting Him in the air 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17 while the martyrs of the tribulation, who also have part in the resurrection Revelation 20:4 are raised at the end of the great tribulation.
• (5) The mortal body will be related to the resurrection body as grain sown is related to the harvest 1 Corinthians 15:37,38 that body will be incorruptible, glorious, powerful, and spiritual 1 Corinthians 15:42-44,49.
• (6) The bodies of living believers will, at the same time, be instantaneously changed 1 Corinthians 15:50-53; Philippians 3:20,21. This "change" of the living, and resurrection of the dead in Christ, is called the "redemption of the body" ; Romans 8:23; Ephesians 1:13,14.
• (7) After the thousand years the "resurrection unto judgment" John 5:29 occurs. The resurrection-body of the wicked dead is not described. They are judged according to their works, and cast into the lake of fire. Revelation 20:7-15.

Verse 56

sin
(See Scofield "Romans 3:23").

CHAPTER 16

Verse 2

as God
1 Corinthians 16:1,2, (See Scofield "2 Corinthians 8:1").

Verse 17

coming of
(Greek - παρουσία^[10], personal presence).

Verse 22

Anathema Maranatha
Accursed; our Lord cometh. Christ is God's final test.

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