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“For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead” (1 Corinthians 15:21).
When Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, they brought death into this world, and every individual born into this world since then has been subject to death. The Lord had told them that this would be the penalty for eating of the forbidden fruit, and so it happened.
But God had already planned for redemption for man, and since it was man who brought death into this world, God ordered that blessing and resurrection would also come by a Man—His own beloved Son. The Lord Jesus came into this world as a man, suffered for sin as a man, was put into a grave, and then rose from the dead as a man. He is now risen and seated at God’s right hand in heaven, and all who trust in Him will also rise with bodies of glory, when He comes back to take every true believer to be with Him. What a mighty power is His in resurrection! Every individual born into Adam’s race is subject to death, but all who put their trust in the Lord Jesus will be made alive.
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