47. Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven.
48. Earthly people are like the earthly man, and heavenly people are like the heavenly man.
49. Just as we are now like the earthly man, we will someday be like the heavenly man.
50. What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that our physical bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. These dying bodies cannot inherit what will last forever.
51. But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed!
52. It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed.