Addenda (1)
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End-of-Time Scenario
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1 Corinthians 15:22-28 22For
as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ. 23But
each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then at his coming [Gk. parousia]
those who belong to Christ. 24Then
comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after
he has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power. 25For
he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26The
last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27For
‘God has put all things in subjection under his feet.’ But when it
says, ‘All things are put in subjection,’ it is plain that this does
not include the one who put all things in subjection under him. 28When
all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be
subjected to the one who put all things in subjection under him, so that
God may be all in all.
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The Implied Scenario
• The
resurrection of Christ
• The coming
(again) of Christ [ = parousia]
• The
resurrection of those who belong to Christ
• The
destruction of every ruler/authority/power (all enemies are put under his
feet, including death; the reign of Christ)
• The end [Gk telos];
he hands over the kingdom to God the Father
• The Son is
subjected to the Father
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Correlation with 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18?
Some overlapping is evident, so far as Christ’s
coming again and the resurrection of believers are concerned. 1 Thessalonians
has more to say about the fate
of those believers who have died before the Lord’s coming, while 1 Corinthians is more concerned with Christ’s
triumph over all adversaries (and especially, over death), and turns out
to be more Christological than apocalyptic.
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 |
1 Corinthians 15:22-28 |
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The
resurrection of Christ |
| The archangel’s call and the sound
of God’s trumpet |
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| The Lord’s descent from heaven with
a cry of command |
The coming
(again) of Christ [ = parousia] |
| The resurrection of the dead in Christ |
The
resurrection of those who belong to Christ |
| The meeting with the Lord in the air,
as the living are caught up in the clouds with the resurrected dead |
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| Existence in the presence of the Lord
forever |
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The
destruction of every ruler/authority/power (all enemies are put under his
feet, including death; the reign of Christ) |
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The end [Gk telos];
he hands over the kingdom to God the Father |
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The Son is
subjected to the Father |
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| Revised
June 21, 2003 |
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