1 Corinthians 15:35-38 “But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.” It is often questioned how the dead can be raised up. When a man experiences the power of God that quickens these mortal bodies, he has experienced that same power that raised up Jesus from the dead (Rom 8:11). The same people that question the resurrection will also wrestle with what sort of body might exist in the resurrection. Paul says this is a foolish question. It is plainly seen in nature that there is no harvest until the seed sown dies. Once it dies, it is then quickened according to its kind. Yet, what is produced is not the same “body” as what was sown. Although sowing corn is goi...
Psalm 142:1-7 Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. "I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. (2) I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble. (3) When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. (4) I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. (5) I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. (6) Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. (7) Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me." I felt the need to include all of this Psalm tod...