1 Corinthians 15:52

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
In	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
moment	ἀτόμῳ atomō	G823	uncut · adjective — dative singular neuter
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
twinkling	ῥιπῇ rhipēa	G4493	a jerk (of the eye · noun — dative singular feminine
eye	ὀφθαλμοῦ ophthalmou	G3788	the eye (literally or figuratively) · noun — genitive singular masculine
at	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
last	ἐσχάτῃ eschatē	G2078	farthest · adjective — dative singular feminine
trump	σάλπιγγι· salpingi	G4536	a trumpet · noun — dative singular feminine
for	γάρ, gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
sound	σαλπίσει salpisei	G4537	to trumpet · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person singular
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
dead	νεκροὶ nekroi	G3498	dead (literally or figuratively · adjective — nominative plural masculine
raised	ἐγερθήσονται egerthēsontai	G1453	to waken (transitively or intransitively) · verb — future passive indicative, 3rd person plural
incorruptible	ἄφθαρτοι, aphthartoi	G862	undecaying (in essence or continuance) · adjective — nominative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
we	ἡμεῖς hēmeîs	G2249	we (only used when emphatic)
changed	ἀλλαγησόμεθα. allagēsometha	G236	to make different · verb — second future passive indicative, 1st person plural

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Cross-references

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Chr…
Matthew 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of…
John 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
John 5:25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear sha…
Isaiah 27:13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of…
1 Corinthians 15:42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements sha…
Zechariah 9:14 And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go w…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:51-57

To confirm what he had said of this change, I. He here tells them what had been concealed from or unknown to them till then - that all the saints would not die, but all would be changed. Those that are alive at our Lord's coming will be caught up into the clouds, without dying, Th1 4:11. But it is plain from this passage that it will not be without changing from corruption to incorruption. The frame of their living bodies shall be thus altered, as well as those that are dead; and this in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, Co1 15:52. What cannot almighty power effect? That power that calls the dead into life can surely thus soon and suddenly change the living; for changed they must be as w…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:52

the last trump--at the sounding of the trumpet on the last day [VATABLUS] (Mat 24:31; Th1 4:16). Or the Spirit by Paul hints that the other trumpets mentioned subsequently in the Apocalypse shall precede, and that this shall be the last of all (compare Isa 27:13; Zac 9:14). As the law was given with the sound of a trumpet, so the final judgment according to it (Heb 12:19; compare Exo 19:16). As the Lord ascended "with the sound of a trumpet" (Psa 47:5), so He shall descend (Rev 11:15). The trumpet was sounded to convoke the people on solemn feasts, especially on the first day of the seventh month (the type of the completion of time; seven being the number for perfection; on the tenth of the…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:52

In a moment - Εν ατομῳ· In an atom; that is, an indivisible point of time. In the twinkling of an eye; as soon as a man can wink; which expressions show that this mighty work is to be done by the almighty power of God, as he does all his works, He calls, and it is done. The resurrection of all the dead, from the foundation of the world to that time, and the change of all the living then upon earth, shall be the work of a single moment. At the last trump - This, as well as all the rest of the peculiar phraseology of this chapter, is merely Jewish, and we must go to the Jewish writers to know what is intended. On this subject, the rabbins use the very same expression. Thus Rabbi Akiba: "How s…

The Church Fathers

It is as easy for God to raise the recently dead as those long since fallen into decay.
— Augustine of Hippo, LETTER 102, TO DEOGRATIAS

He who has not believed will be forsaken, and by his disbelief he will bring upon himself his own condemnation.
— Ambrose of Milan, On the Death of Satyrus 2.76

By "trumpet" he wants us to understand some very clear and prominent sign, which he elsewhere calls the voice of the archangel and the trumpet of God [1 Thess 4:16].
— Augustine of Hippo, LETTER 34

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Dictionary and topics

Immortality — Perpetuity of existence. The doctrine of immortality is taught in the Old Testament. It is plainly implied in the writings of Moses (Gen. 5:22, 24; 25:8; 37:35; 47:9; 49:29, comp. Heb. 11:13-16; Ex.…
Judgment, The final — The sentence that will be passed on our actions at the last day (Matt. 25; Rom. 14:10, 11; 2 Cor. 5:10; 2 Thess. 1:7-10). The judge is Jesus Christ, as mediator. All judgment is committed to him…
Body · Resurrection of — Resurrection of
Immortality · 2:11; — 2:11;
Resurrection · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Time · Moments — Moments

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1 Corinthians 15:52

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:51-57

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:52

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:52

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 15:52

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:51-57

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:52

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:52

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 15:52

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 15:51–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 15:52