What does 1 Corinthians 15:45 say about the first Adam and the last Adam?
First Corinthians 15:45 says the first man, Adam, was made a living soul, but the last Adam is a quickening spirit. Verses 46–47 add that the natural comes first, then the spiritual, and that the first man is earthy while the second man is the Lord from heaven.
Les explains that 1 Corinthians 15:45 contrasts the first man, Adam, who was made a living soul, with the last Adam, who is a quickening spirit. He notes that Paul agrees with Luke's Gospel that Jesus was the son of man, yet never stopped being God. Les also points to the law of Scripture: first the natural, then the spiritual. Verse 47 identifies the first man as of the earth, earthy—Adam—while the second man is the Lord from heaven, showing His humanity, with John's Gospel later presenting His deity.
And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
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Who is the 'last Adam' in 1 Corinthians 15:45 and what is He called?
Christ is the last Adam, and unlike the first Adam who was made a living soul, He is a life-giving or quickening spirit.