Live for eternity.

1 Corinthians 15:50–58

vv. 50–52—The imperishable outlasts the perishable.

The kingdom of God is everlasting. Those who enter the kingdom must become everlasting. Thus the newly revealed mystery—at the sound of the last trumpet, the dead will be raised, and all God’s people will be changed as imperishable inheritors.
**See Daniel 12:1–4; Matthew 24:29–31; 1 Thess 4:13–18

vv. 53–57—The imperishable inheritors are victorious today.

The perishable will be clothed with the imperishable. (Death-proof)
The mortal will be clothed with immortality. (Time-proof)

WHEN this happens, God’s Word will be fulfilled.

Isaiah 25:8—The one who swallowed so many will be swallowed up himself.
Hosea 13:14—Mocking death while dancing on his grave.

Sin is the sting that results in death. The law gives sin its power. But God’s power gives us victory—over sin, satan, and death—through the finished work of our risen Savior Jesus Christ, who is Lord.

v. 58—Therefore, Live for eternity.

Be steadfast. (Stationary)
Be immovable. (Stationary)
Always abound in the Lord’s work (movement); it is not without purpose!

Movement, not abandonment

He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” —Jim Elliot