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"All flesh is not the same flesh..."

Text: 1 Corinthians 15:39

IMPORTANT OBSERVATIONS

Paul was most astute in his observation and understanding of the things that God had created.

“All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one
kind of flesh of men, another flesh of animals,
another of fish, and another of birds.
There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies;
but the glory of the celestial is one,
and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon,
and another glory of the stars;
for one star differs from another star in glory.
So also is the resurrection of the dead.
The body is sown in corruption,
it is raised in incorruption.”
1 Corinthians 15:39-42

1. An observation about “flesh” or “bodies”

(Same word in the Greek text; just singular and plural)

a) They are not the same.

b) There are different types of “flesh” or “body”.

i) Human

ii) Animals

iii) Fish

iv) Birds

v) Celestial bodies

A reference to the sun, moon and stars.

vi) Terrestrial body

A reference to the earth.

2. An observation about “glory” of the celestial bodies

a) They all have their own glory.

b) Each one’s glory differs.

c) Sun, moon, stars- their glories differ.

3. The body

a) It is sown in corruption.

(It is weak and sinful.)

b) It will be raised in incorruption.

c) The resurrected body will have its own special kind of glory.

(It will be free from the corrupting power of sin.)