Look inside this book.Where the Bush is Burning: A Daily Devotional by [Thomas Tice]

Tag: I Corinthians 15
The Last Trumpet

The Last Trumpet

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Behold, I tell 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 trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 

I Corinthians 15:51-53   

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 

I Thessalonians 4:16 

Jesus is coming again. He promised His disciples, ‘And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.’ When He does return, a trumpet will herald it. Paul refers to it as, ‘the last trumpet.’ In the portion of our text from Thessalonians, he describes the event. It is at that time our transformation from being corruptible to incorruptible occurs. It means we go from mortality to immortality. This is a heady concept for us because we are only familiar with our mortality. All who came before us died. We have not seen anyone who is immortal. We have heard about it, and perhaps contemplated it, but never experienced it. Paul sets it forth as a fact. When Christ returns at ‘the last trumpet,’ we, and all who have gone before us, shall exchange our mortality for immortality. It is because of Christ this change occurs. He is the reason for it, the cause of it, and His return precipitates it. He deserves all the praise for it. It begins the next phase of our enjoyment of Christ. We have seen Him with the eyes of faith. Then we shall see Him in Person and with immortal eyes. 

Our Glorious, Living Christ, 
we rejoice at the future You have prepared for us. 
We look forward to the day 
when the faith shall be sight. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning
Changed

Changed

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Behold, I tell 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 trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dad will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 

I Corinthians 15:51-52

‘We shall all be changed.’ What a remarkable statement; especially when we consider the kind of change of which Paul is speaking. Our flesh and blood existence limits us greatly. We are extremely mortal and every day reminds us of our mortality. This occurs in every area of life. We see it in the physical, mental, spiritual and social areas. We are powerless to halt, or at times even slow the effects of age and the inevitable decline that comes with it. Yet, Paul says we shall not all ‘sleep’ or die. We shall, however, ‘all be changed.’ This change, according to him, will occur ‘in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.’ This is a wonderful prospect which is completely tied to the Person and promises of Christ. It is the second coming of Christ which occasions it. Christ will raise the dead and change us all into that which is incorruptible. We anticipate this change with joy and hope. 

Our Great God and our Savior, 
we rejoice that You are coming again. 
We look forward to that day, 
when we shall see you Face-to-face, 
and experience this transformation. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning
Flesh And Blood

Flesh And Blood

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Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. 

I Corinthians 15:50 

What we are is not what we are going to be. Paul has been writing at length on the resurrection. By the time he arrives at our text, he has communicated the gospel; cited the incidents of Christ’s post-resurrection appearances; proven the fact of the resurrection of the dead; and spoken at length of the relation between the earthly body we now possess and the heavenly body we shall obtain.  He has magnified Christ by speaking of the subduing of His enemies and the success of His kingdom. He is coming to the climax of his writing about the resurrection. This will become highly personal for us all as we consider it. As we begin to think upon it, we look at the text before us which declares that ‘flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God.’ We live in bodies of flesh and blood. They are earthly and as such, subject to decline or ‘corruption.’ Thus, if we are to inherit the ‘kingdom of God,’ there must be an almighty, thoroughgoing change to our physical frame. Paul has already laid the groundwork for a discussion of this change. It will transform our flesh and blood.  

Our Wise and Powerful Savior, 
we rejoice that You redeem all of us. 
We praise You that this means  
You will change our bodies as well. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning
Preparing for Worship

Preparing for Worship

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9:30 am Worship Service
10900 Huron Street
Northglenn, CO

Scripture: I Corinthians 15:50-58

50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has 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 your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Sermon: We Shall All Be Changed – Tomm Tice

  1. What is this change?
  2. When can we expect this change.
  3. Who makes this change?
  4. What does this change mean?

Westminster Shorter Catechism Question #64

What is required in the fifth commandment?

The fifth commandment requireth the preserving the honor, and performing the duties, belonging to everyone in their several places and relations, as superiors, inferiors, or equals.

Romans 13:1-7; Ephesians 5:21-22, 24; Ephesians 6:1, 4-5, 9; 1 Peter 2:17

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He Must Reign

He Must Reign

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But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek. 

I Corinthians 15:24-26 

Christ, not man, is King. As King, He reigns. According to David, Jehovah has said to Christ, ‘sit at my right hand, till I made your enemies your footstool.’ Paul echoes this idea in our text. It is a matter of who rules, God or humanity. For the believer, there is only one answer: God rules and Christ reigns. Everything else comes after that. Human government, morality, ethics, social policy and practice all come after the basic premise that God is God and is Sovereign. The long-term result of that is that His rulership will result in His subduing His enemies ‘under His feet.’ This is not manifestly clear in the world in which we live at the moment. The end is not yet. It is impossible to state, with any degree of certainty when it will become apparent. God has not told us the day or the hour of the revelation of Christ as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He has assured us, by the mouth of His prophets that it will come. We wait for Him to complete all He has planned and bring all to fruition. We pray, ‘Even so come, Lord Jesus.’ 

High King of Heaven, 
we rejoice that You are Sovereign over all. 
We praise You that every knee shall bow 
to Christ at His coming. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning

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