You the gospel which I have preached

unto you, which also ye have received,

and wherein ye stand; By which also

ye are saved, if ye keep in memory

what I preached unto you, unless

ye have believed in vain. For I

delivered unto you first of all that

which I also received, how that Christ

died for our sins according to the

scriptures; And that he was buried,

and that he rose again the third day

according to the scriptures: And

that he was seen of Cephas, then of

the twelve: After that, he was seen

by about five hundred brethren at

once; of whom the greater part remain

unto this present, but some are fallen

asleep. After that, he was seen of James;

Thenof all the apostles. And last of all he

was seen of me also, as of one born out

of due time. For I am the least worthy

of the apostles, who am not fit or

deserving to be called an apostle,

because I once wronged, pursued

and molested the church of God.

{oppressing it with cruelty and

violence} But by the grace of God I

am what I am: and his grace which

{was bestowed} upon me as not in

vain; but I labored more abundantly

than they all: yet not I, but the grace

of God which was with me. Therefore

whether [It were} I or they, so we

preach, and so ye believed. Now if

Christ be preached that he rose from

the dead, how say some among you

that there is no resurrection of the

dead? But if there be no resurrection

of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

And if Christ be not risen, the {is}

also vain. Yea, and we are found

false witnesses of God; because we

have testified of God that he raised

up Christ: whom he raised not up,

if so be that the dead rise not. For

if the dead rise not, then is not

Christ raised: And if Christ be not

raised, your faith {is} vain; ye are

yet in your sins. Then they also

which are fallen asleep in Christ

are perished. If in this only we have

hope in Christ, we are of all men most

miserable. But now is Christ risen

from the dead,{and} become the first

fruits of them that slept. For since

by man{came} death, by man{came}

also the resurrection of the dead.

For as in Adams all die, even so

in Christ shall all be made alive.

But every man in his own order:

Christ the first fruits; afterwards

they that are Christ's at his coming.

Then {cometh} the end, when he shall

have delivered up the kingdom to God,

even the father; when he shall have

put down all rule and all authority

and power. For he must reign, till

he hath put all enemies under his feet.

The last enemy {that} shall be

destroyed {is} death. For he hath

put all things under his feet. But

when he saith all things are put

under {him, it is} manifest that he

is expected, which did put all things

under him. And when all things shall

be subdued unto him, then shall the

Son also himself be subject unto him,

that put all things under him, that

God may be all in all. Else what

shall they do which are baptized

for the dead, if the dead rise not

at all? Why are they then baptized

for the dead? And why stand we in

jeopardy every hour? I protest by

your rejoicing which I have Christ

Jesus our Lord, I die daily. If after

the manner of men I have fought

with beast at Ephesus, what

advantageth it me, if the dead

rise not? Let us and drink; tomorrow

we die. Be not deceived: evil

communications good manners.

Awake to righteousness, and sin

not; for some have not the knowledge

of God: I speak{this} to your shame.

But some{man} will say, how are

Raised up? And with what body do

they come.{thou} fool, that which

thou sowest is not quickened, it die:

And that which thou sowest ,thou

Sowest not that body that shall be,

but bare grain, it may chance of

wheat, or some other{grain}: But

God giveth it a body as it hath

pleased his own body. All flesh{is}

not the same flesh: but {there is}

one {kind} flesh of men, another

flesh of beast, another of fishes

{and} another birds. {There are}

also celestial bodies, and terrestrial:

but glory of the celestial {is} one,

and the glory of the terrestrial

{is} another. {There is} one glory

of the sun, and another glory of

the moon, and another glory of the

stars in glory. So also {is} the

resurrection of the dead. It is

sown in corruption; it is raised

in incorruption: It is sown in

dishonor: it is raised in glory: it

is sown in weakness, it is raised

in power: It is sown a natural

body; it is raised a spiritual body.

There is a natural body, and there

is a spiritual body. And so it is

written, The first man Adam was

made a living soul; the last Adam

{was made} a quickening spirit.

Howbeit that {was} not first which

Is spiritual, but that which is

natural; and afterward that

which is spiritual. The first man

{is} of the earth, earthly: the second

man {is} the Lord from heaven. As

{is} the earthy, such {are} they also

that are earthly: and as {is} the

heavenly, such {are} they also

that are heavenly. And as we have

borne the image of the earthy, we

shall also bear the image of the

heavenly. Now this I say, brethren,

that flesh and blood cannot inherit

the kingdom of God; neither doth

corruption inherit incorruption.

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We

Shall not all sleep, but we shall all

Be changed, 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. For this corruptible must

put on incorruptible, and this

mortal {must} put on immortality.

So when this corruptible shall have

put on incorruption, and the mortal

shall have put on immortality, then

then shall be brought to pass the saying

that is written, Death is swallowed

up in victory. O death where {is}

thy sting? O grave, where{is} thy

victory? The string of death {is} sin;

and the strength of sin {is} law.

But thanks {be} to God, which

giveth us the victory though our

Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my

beloved brethren, be ye steadfast,

unmoveable, always abounding in

in the work of the Lord, for as much

as ye know that your labor is not in

vain in the Lord.

From whence also we look for the

savior, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who

shall change our vile body, that it

may be fashioned like unto his

glorious body, according to the

working whereby he is able even

to subdue all things unto himself.

 2Nnd Corinthians 5:6-8

So then, we are always full of

Good and hopeful and confident

Courage; We know that while

we are at home in the body, we

are abound from the home with

the Lord {that is promised us}.

For we walk by faith {we regulate

our lives and conduct by our

convictions or belief respecting

mans relationship to God and divine

things, with trust and Holy fervor;

thus we walk} not by sight or

appearance. {Yes} We have confident

and hopeful courage and are pleased

rather to be away from out of the

body and be at home with the Lord.

Home. The deciples SAW those

That came to meet Jesus as he

Ascended into heaven. Our God

Is a sovereign God and he is our

Only hope of eternal life.

you," declares the Lord plans to

prosper you and not to harm you,

plans to give you hope and a

future. Then you will call upon

me, and I will listen to you. You

will seek me and find me when

seek me with all your heart."

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