1 Corinthians 15:23-24 “But each in his
own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to
Christ. Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father
after destroying every rule and every authority and power.”
There are so many different beliefs in the church
about what will happen in the future, when it will occur, and in what order it
will happen when there is no exact time given, for Mark 13:32 says “But concerning
that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the
angels in heaven, nor the Son, …only the Father” but we do know in what order: “Christ
the firstfruits” is Christ’s ultimate sacrifice on the cross, “then at his
coming those who belong to Christ” which I believe is the final judgment, and
“Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after
destroying every rule and every authority and power,” meaning the end will come
after all things on earth are in obedience to Jesus Christ “For “God has put
all things in subjection under his feet””[1 Corinthians 15:27].
If the
kingdom of God is not to spread throughout the whole earth, growing stronger
until the end, what will the destruction of “every rule and every authority and
power” be? [Leave me a comment below, I would love to hear your thoughts.]
If the
world is simply deteriorating into a state of darkness, why did Jesus instruct
his disciples to “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all
creation” or to become teachers and church planters because if the end result
is worse than the beginning, then all the efforts in between are either
insufficient or ineffective, which we know the gospel is not.
1 Corinthians 15:22 "For as in Adam
all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive."
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