By Dan Maines

Twinkle of an EyeTwinkle of an Eye1 Corinthians 15:51-52Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, (Not all of them would sleep (die) and await a resurrection, but some of them would be alive during and after Christ coming and those would 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 imperishable, and we will be changed. (After the trumps sounds those who were physically dead would have their souls/spirits be raised incorruptible and those who were still alive physically would be changed, so that their souls would never stay in the grave, but go from this body to a celestial one and go from earth to heaven when their physical bodies perished)This passage is about a spiritual body. Many believe this is about a so called rapture, but if you go back to 1 Corinthians 15:35, Paul was answering a question. 1 Corinthians 15:35-36 But someone will say, "How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?" 36 You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies;1 Corinthians 15 talks about the spiritual body.In the old covenant, a saint that died was said to have fallen asleep. In the new covenant we will not fall asleep. The reason Paul said "we will not all sleep" is it's for the saints of the promised resurrection. When Paul wrote this, the old covenant was still in place. It had not passed away yet. When Heaven and Earth (Israel and the old covenant) finally passed away, there would be no more falling asleep.The Resurrection was for the saints of the Old Covenant and not those after 70 AD in the New Covenant. Jesus even said we will pass over from death to life. He did not say we would be resurrected.John 5:24-25 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. 25 Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.Ya see, Jesus was speaking of a "now" not a future resurrection. That is why at the resurrection of Jesus, the saints who had fallen Asleep were raised to life. (Matthew 27:51-53)This was to show that the first resurrection has taken place. And the second resurrection took place when the old covenant had passed away in 70 AD.So, in the old covenant they "fall asleep". In the new covenant we do not fall asleep, we immediately go to be with the Lord. We are promised eternal life not a resurrection.Now let's clarify what Paul was saying:We will all not "fall asleep" but in a twinkle of an eye, we shall be changed into our immortal bodies. Paul said when he leaves this body, he will be with the Lord. He did not say he would "fallen Asleep".So, Is Apostle Paul in the grave awaiting a resurrection? No read 2 Corinthians 5:1-8In the new covenant we have the Holy Spirit in us. The old covenant saints did not have the Holy Spirit in them, like we do. We have a better one a change one. A body like that of angels (Matthew 22:30)So, those that believe you fall asleep and go to the grave, how can you have the Holy Spirit in the grave? My point exactly, Is the Holy Spirit also "fallen asleep"? How can death hold the Holy Spirit in the grave of a believer?Physical death, comes in a twinkle of an eye. And when it happens we move right into our Spiritual body. Paul says, we do not wish to be unclothed but rather clothed.At the last trumpet in 70 AD The last day as spoken by Martha. Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." Martha answered, "I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the LAST DAY." Jesus said to her, "I am the RESURRECTION and the life. The one who believes in me WILL LIVE, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will NEVER DIE. Do you believe this?" "Yes, Lord," she replied, "I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world." (John 11:23-27)Do you believe in Jesus? Jesus says he is the RESURRECTION now! When you have him, you have a living life now. How can the life of Jesus be in the Grave?You have the RESURRECTION life in you!I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ LIVES in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)So this is what Apostle Paul meant.Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will NOT all sleep (as our ancestors did in the old covenant), but we will all be changed - in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet (when the new covenant is fully ushered in after the destruction). 1 Corinthians 15:51-52
Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, (Not all of them would sleep (die) and await a resurrection, but some of them would be alive during and after Christ coming and those would 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 imperishable, and we will be changed. (After the trumps sounds those who were physically dead would have their souls/spirits be raised incorruptible and those who were still alive physically would be changed, so that their souls would never stay in the grave, but go from this body to a celestial one and go from earth to heaven when their physical bodies perished)

This passage is about a spiritual body. Many believe this is about a so called rapture, but if you go back to 1 Corinthians 15:35, Paul was answering a question. 1 Corinthians 15:35-36 But someone will say, "How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?" 36 You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies;

1 Corinthians 15 talks about the spiritual body.

In the old covenant, a saint that died was said to have fallen asleep. In the new covenant we will not fall asleep. The reason Paul said "we will not all sleep" is it's for the saints of the promised resurrection. When Paul wrote this, the old covenant was still in place. It had not passed away yet. When Heaven and Earth (Israel and the old covenant) finally passed away, there would be no more falling asleep.

The Resurrection was for the saints of the Old Covenant and not those after 70 AD in the New Covenant. Jesus even said we will pass over from death to life. He did not say we would be resurrected.

John 5:24-25 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. 25 Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

Ya see, Jesus was speaking of a "now" not a future resurrection. That is why at the resurrection of Jesus, the saints who had fallen Asleep were raised to life. (Matthew 27:51-53)

This was to show that the first resurrection has taken place. And the second resurrection took place when the old covenant had passed away in 70 AD.

So, in the old covenant they "fall asleep". In the new covenant we do not fall asleep, we immediately go to be with the Lord. We are promised eternal life not a resurrection.

Now let's clarify what Paul was saying:

We will all not "fall asleep" but in a twinkle of an eye, we shall be changed into our immortal bodies. Paul said when he leaves this body, he will be with the Lord. He did not say he would "fallen Asleep".

So, Is Apostle Paul in the grave awaiting a resurrection? No read 2 Corinthians 5:1-8

In the new covenant we have the Holy Spirit in us. The old covenant saints did not have the Holy Spirit in them, like we do. We have a better one a change one. A body like that of angels (Matthew 22:30)

So, those that believe you fall asleep and go to the grave, how can you have the Holy Spirit in the grave? My point exactly, Is the Holy Spirit also "fallen asleep"? How can death hold the Holy Spirit in the grave of a believer?

Physical death, comes in a twinkle of an eye. And when it happens we move right into our Spiritual body. Paul says, we do not wish to be unclothed but rather clothed.

At the last trumpet in 70 AD The last day as spoken by Martha. Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." Martha answered, "I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the LAST DAY." Jesus said to her, "I am the RESURRECTION and the life. The one who believes in me WILL LIVE, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will NEVER DIE. Do you believe this?" "Yes, Lord," she replied, "I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world." (John 11:23-27)

Do you believe in Jesus? Jesus says he is the RESURRECTION now! When you have him, you have a living life now. How can the life of Jesus be in the Grave?

You have the RESURRECTION life in you!

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ LIVES in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)

So this is what Apostle Paul meant.

Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will NOT all sleep (as our ancestors did in the old covenant), but we will all be changed - in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet (when the new covenant is fully ushered in after the destruction).