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Christology ♦ 173 l o r d shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of
th spoken it...; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up y Voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah,
Behold your God! Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him and his work beforehim." (SeeIICorinthians5:19.)ThisindicatesthatJehovah(Ishi)shall appear in tangible body, as a mighty warrior, to destroy the works of the
on^^^ become eternal righteousness by His flesh and blood (Acts 20:28; John 14:1-10; Isaiah 7:13-14; Isaiah 9:6; Isaiah 53; IJohn 3:8).
Some may misinterpret the title "Son of Man" thinking that this title properly fits their Christ born of the virgin Mary, because, according to their view. He would have partaken of her Adamic nature; but of course this is totally in contradiction with the scriptural truth. Jesus Christ, who called
himself Son of Man, is the holy Son of God, the word of God made flesh,
possession of all powers in heaven and on earth (Luke 1:31,35; John 1:14; Isaiah 7:13-14; Colossians 2:9; II Corinthians 5:19). It is the clear^t
teaching of the Bible. "So it is written the first man Adam was made a liv- ing soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit;...the first man is of the earth, earthly: the second man is the Lord from heaven" Before the Word became flesh, it pre-existed in God as God's creative power. God always knew that He would have to come as Christ the second Adam to effect the redemption of mankind (Ephesians 1:4-7; Romans 8:29-30; 1 Corinthians 15:45, 47). The apostle Paul uses another aspect of Christ s pre-
existence in pointing to the resurrection of the dead: "For since by man (Adam) came death, by man (Christ) came also the resurrection of the dead" (I Corinthians 15:21). He went on to say that the first Adam was made a liv ing soul (v. 45; Genesis 2:7), but the second "a quickening Spirit." The dif ference here is in "living" and "life-giving." The possession of life is com mon with all men, but life-giving power made Christ unique (John 5:26). Adam speaks of the temporal as he was of the earth, earthy; but Christ of the eternal because He was the Lord from heaven (verse 47). Paul calls the first Adam "natural" and the last Adam "spiritual" (verse 46). The first Adam was a progenitor of natural men; Christ is the progenitor of spiritual men
that are born again (John 3:6). Adam was the fountain of sin and death; Christ is the fountain of righteousness and life. Adam yielded to the devil; Christ conquered the devil!
The first Adam was actually createdwith Christ in mind: "Adam... who is the figure of him that was to come (Christ)" (Romans 5:14). We can envi sion Adam's general appearance because he was created in the feature of Christ. Adam and Christ were alike - not altogether in terms of nose shape.