Peace in Christ.
“Mortal” = (of living beings, esp human beings) subject to death.
Being “mortal” means we are subject to death but are still living. A “mortal” has not died but is subject to death.
We are to be changed from “mortal” (our body which had not died) to immortal at the “last trump”….which is the last day of this age. We will have had an age-lasting life in this mortal body until then. This change is the "redemption of the body" that we are to earnestly expect. We do not mortally die while we WAIT for it.
Those Christians who had mortally perished (the “corruptible”) shall then be raised unperishable. They mortally died but because they believed in Christ, they will be resurrected AT the last day of this age. In the meantime, they are considered "asleep" because their death is only age-lasting for God will bring them back with Christ at the resurrection of the dead.
We have 2 groups (the dead and the living) of Christians being talked about here in 1 Corinthians 15.
The “dead” who mortally perished shall be resurrected AT the last day unperishable (the resurrection of the dead) and the “living” who had not mortally died (having an age-lasting life until then) who shall be changed from mortal to immortal.
The living were “mortal”….being subject to death but still living (having an age-lasting life) until that moment.
1Co 15:52-55 KJV
(52) In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
(53) For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
When the living….the mortals who had an age-lasting life…are changed into immortal, they will be no longer “subject to death” as death shall be swallowed up in victory.
(54) So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
(55) O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
While we have an age-lasting life, we are to be earnestly desiring for this mortal body to be clothed with immortality. We will then be clothed upon with our house which is OUT of heaven (because we will still be here in this earth for the next coming age) We shall then no longer be “subject to death” as death shall then be completely swallowed up of life. There will then be no possibility at all to die. The possibility is there as long as we are still “mortal” while we have an age-lasting life. (Matthew 10:28 )
2Co 5:2-8 KJV
(2) For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from (OUT OF) heaven:
(3) If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
In this tabernacle we do groan. We want our “mortality” to be swallowed up of life. Notice death is not mentioned here at all as this applies to the living who have an age-lasting life.
(4) For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
(5) Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
We are given the earnest of the Spirit while we wait for the redemption of our mortal bodies.
Being at “home in the body” applies to being mortal. To be present with the Lord applies to being made immortal.
(6) Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
(7) (For we walk by faith, not by sight)
(8) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
IF…IF…..IF (a conditional particle) our earthly house this tabernacle is dissolved, we have a building of God AGE-LASTING IN the heavens. Those who perish in their mortal bodies are given an AGE-LASTING home IN the heavens where they die and go to. It is only AGE-LASTING ...and it is IN the heavens and not OUT of the heavens a mentioned 2nd Corinthians 5:2 .
2Co 5:1 KJV
(1) For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal (AGE-LASTING) in the heavens.
IF our earthly house (our mortal body( is dissolved, it is only AGE-LASTING as the corruptible will be raised incorruptible at the end of this age. Those whose earthly house were dissolved shall be brought with Him at the end of this age. They are only “asleep” as they have departed from this earth for the duration of this age. Those who sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him back to earth and given a body as determined by Him. They will be resurrected AT the last day of this age...being given a body as determined by Him. 1 Corinthians 15:38 .
Concerning them which are "asleep" = those believers in Christ who mortally perished. They believed in Christ but were led astray by false prophets to their mortal deaths.
1Th 4:13-15 KJV
(13) But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
(14) For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
We “which are alive and remain” are the “living” who will never die throughout this age unto the coming of the Lord. They will remain here in this earth until the resurrection of the dead who had mortally perished.
(15) For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
Christ BOTH died and rose and revived so that He might be Lord of BOTH the dead (those who Christians who mortally perished…who “sleep” in Him) and the living…..those who will NEVER DIE mortally but will live to the very end of this age where they will be changed from mortal to immortal (the redemption of the body).
Rom 14:7-9 KJV
(7) For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
(8) For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
(9) For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
Those who are alive and remain....the living.... WAIT here in this earth until the redemption of their body….the change from mortal to immortal. We do NOT DIE while we wait for the redemption of our mortal bodies.
Rom 8:23 KJV
(23) And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
We are sealed in this mortal body....the earnest...UNTO the day of redemption which happens at the very end of this age. We have an age-lasting life until then. We shall never die until we are changed from mortal to immortal thereby circumventing death completely in Christ.
Eph 4:30
(30) And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
(31) Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
(32) And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
“Mortal” = (of living beings, esp human beings) subject to death.
Being “mortal” means we are subject to death but are still living. A “mortal” has not died but is subject to death.
We are to be changed from “mortal” (our body which had not died) to immortal at the “last trump”….which is the last day of this age. We will have had an age-lasting life in this mortal body until then. This change is the "redemption of the body" that we are to earnestly expect. We do not mortally die while we WAIT for it.
Those Christians who had mortally perished (the “corruptible”) shall then be raised unperishable. They mortally died but because they believed in Christ, they will be resurrected AT the last day of this age. In the meantime, they are considered "asleep" because their death is only age-lasting for God will bring them back with Christ at the resurrection of the dead.
We have 2 groups (the dead and the living) of Christians being talked about here in 1 Corinthians 15.
The “dead” who mortally perished shall be resurrected AT the last day unperishable (the resurrection of the dead) and the “living” who had not mortally died (having an age-lasting life until then) who shall be changed from mortal to immortal.
The living were “mortal”….being subject to death but still living (having an age-lasting life) until that moment.
1Co 15:52-55 KJV
(52) In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
(53) For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
When the living….the mortals who had an age-lasting life…are changed into immortal, they will be no longer “subject to death” as death shall be swallowed up in victory.
(54) So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
(55) O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
While we have an age-lasting life, we are to be earnestly desiring for this mortal body to be clothed with immortality. We will then be clothed upon with our house which is OUT of heaven (because we will still be here in this earth for the next coming age) We shall then no longer be “subject to death” as death shall then be completely swallowed up of life. There will then be no possibility at all to die. The possibility is there as long as we are still “mortal” while we have an age-lasting life. (Matthew 10:28 )
2Co 5:2-8 KJV
(2) For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from (OUT OF) heaven:
(3) If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
In this tabernacle we do groan. We want our “mortality” to be swallowed up of life. Notice death is not mentioned here at all as this applies to the living who have an age-lasting life.
(4) For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
(5) Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
We are given the earnest of the Spirit while we wait for the redemption of our mortal bodies.
Being at “home in the body” applies to being mortal. To be present with the Lord applies to being made immortal.
(6) Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
(7) (For we walk by faith, not by sight)
(8) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
IF…IF…..IF (a conditional particle) our earthly house this tabernacle is dissolved, we have a building of God AGE-LASTING IN the heavens. Those who perish in their mortal bodies are given an AGE-LASTING home IN the heavens where they die and go to. It is only AGE-LASTING ...and it is IN the heavens and not OUT of the heavens a mentioned 2nd Corinthians 5:2 .
2Co 5:1 KJV
(1) For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal (AGE-LASTING) in the heavens.
IF our earthly house (our mortal body( is dissolved, it is only AGE-LASTING as the corruptible will be raised incorruptible at the end of this age. Those whose earthly house were dissolved shall be brought with Him at the end of this age. They are only “asleep” as they have departed from this earth for the duration of this age. Those who sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him back to earth and given a body as determined by Him. They will be resurrected AT the last day of this age...being given a body as determined by Him. 1 Corinthians 15:38 .
Concerning them which are "asleep" = those believers in Christ who mortally perished. They believed in Christ but were led astray by false prophets to their mortal deaths.
1Th 4:13-15 KJV
(13) But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
(14) For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
We “which are alive and remain” are the “living” who will never die throughout this age unto the coming of the Lord. They will remain here in this earth until the resurrection of the dead who had mortally perished.
(15) For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
Christ BOTH died and rose and revived so that He might be Lord of BOTH the dead (those who Christians who mortally perished…who “sleep” in Him) and the living…..those who will NEVER DIE mortally but will live to the very end of this age where they will be changed from mortal to immortal (the redemption of the body).
Rom 14:7-9 KJV
(7) For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
(8) For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
(9) For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
Those who are alive and remain....the living.... WAIT here in this earth until the redemption of their body….the change from mortal to immortal. We do NOT DIE while we wait for the redemption of our mortal bodies.
Rom 8:23 KJV
(23) And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
We are sealed in this mortal body....the earnest...UNTO the day of redemption which happens at the very end of this age. We have an age-lasting life until then. We shall never die until we are changed from mortal to immortal thereby circumventing death completely in Christ.
Eph 4:30
(30) And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
(31) Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
(32) And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
