Who is the first man and who is the second man in 1 Corinthians 15:47?
In 1 Corinthians 15:47, the first man is Adam, who is of the earth and earthy, formed from the dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven, identified in the context as Christ, the second Adam, who restores what Adam lost.
Les explains that verse 46 establishes the order: first the natural, then the spiritual. Verse 47 calls the first man Adam, earthy and made of the dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven. Les connects Adam as the federal head of the human race in Genesis with Christ as the response to that headship; because Adam fell, Christ is the second Adam who restores. He also offers a personal thought that Adam before sin may have had an earthly appearance like Christ's, since Adam was incorruptible before the fall, while Christ did not fall.
The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.