in Adam: 1 Corinthians 15:45-Ephesians :, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19, John 5:21-Joel :, Romans 5:12-Ecclesiastes : Reciprocal: Genesis 5:5 - and he died Isaiah 26:19 - dead men Hosea 13:14 - O death John 5:28 - for John 6:57 - even Acts 17:26 - hath made Romans 5:17 - For if Romans 5:18 - all men Romans 8:1 - in 1 Corinthians 15:21 - by man came death 1 Corinthians 15:48 - such are they also that are earthy read more
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.As through Adam all, even the righteous, die, so through Christ all these shall be made alive - He does not say, "shall revive," (as naturally as they die,) but shall be made alive, by a power not their own. read more
3. Reaffirmation of Christ’s resurrection, and statement of the place of the resurrection in the divine system, 20-28. This sublime passage, preceded by 2 Thessalonians 1:10, and followed by 1 Corinthians 15:51-57 of this chapter, forms a part of what we may call the Apocalypse of St. Paul. It differs from that of St. John as being briefer and more literal; and, because it is more literal, John is to be explained by Paul rather than Paul by John. read more
21, 22. Compare this parallelism between Adam and Christ with that in Romans 5:12-21. read more
22. In Adam… in Christ Literally in the Adam, in the Christ. That all the race was done up in Adam and drawn out from him, (just as the successive lengths of a spyglass are done up in and drawn out from the first length,) is not a literal fact. It is an imaginative conception, which, properly guarded, gives a powerful impression of the truth. St. Augustine, by perverting the conception, did almost as much to corrupt Christian theology as he did, in other respects, to defend it. See note... read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:22
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. Ver. 22. Shall all be made alive ] The saints shall be raised by virtue of the union with Christ to glory, the wicked shall be dragged to his tribunal by his Almighty power as a judge, to be tumbled thence into hell’s torment. read more