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- The planets and stars display the stability and order of God’s creation. Their movements and positions are not random but reflect His purposeful design. These verses highlight the consistent nature of the celestial bodies, which mirrors the faithfulness of God.
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40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
- 1 Corinthians 15:40-58 NKJV - There are also celestial bodies ...
40 There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies;...
- Bible Gateway passage: 1 Corinthians 15:40-49, Ecclesiastes 1 ...
40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial:...
- 1 Corinthians 15:40-58 NKJV - There are also celestial bodies ...
40 There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 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.
The "celestial bodies" are not the sun, moon, and stars of the next verse - for that would be a false antithesis to "bodies terrestrial" - but bodies (or organisms) which belong to heavenly beings, such as the resurrection body of our Lord and of glorified saints, or even in some sense of angels (Matthew 22:30).
40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
The "celestial bodies" are not the sun, moon, and stars of the next verse - for that would be a false antithesis to "bodies terrestrial" - but bodies (or organisms) which belong to heavenly beings, such as the resurrection body of our Lord and of glorified saints, or even in some sense of angels (Matthew 22:30). 1 Corinthians 15:40
The bodies of God's earthly creation reveal His glory in a different way than the heavenly bodies He has made. Paul will go on to suggest a connection between these heavenly bodies and the resurrected bodies of believers. They will have a glory all their own.
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