January 18: Genesis 1:26–27; John 17:2; Romans 5:14; Romans 5:19; 1 Corinthians 15:45–48; 2 Corinthians 5:14; Hebrews 1:1–3; Hebrews 2:9; John 16:13; 1 Corinthians 2:9–10; 1 Thessalonians 4:13–14; 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17; Revelation 1:7; Revelation 1:19

Morning:

Genesis 1:26–27; John 17:2; Romans 5:14; Romans 5:19; 1 Corinthians 15:45–48; 2 Corinthians 5:14; Hebrews 1:1–3; Hebrews 2:9

The one who was to come.

But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.—One has died for all.—For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.—Thus it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.—Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.—But in these last days [God] has spoken to us by his Son…. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature.—“You have given him authority over all flesh.”

The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven.

Genesis 1:26–27 (Listen)

26 Then God said, “Let us make man1 in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

27   So God created man in his own image,
    in the image of God he created him;
    male and female he created them.

Footnotes

[1] 1:26 The Hebrew word for man (adam) is the generic term for mankind and becomes the proper name Adam

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John 17:2 (Listen)

2 since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him.

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Romans 5:14 (Listen)

14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.

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Romans 5:19 (Listen)

19 For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.

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1 Corinthians 15:45–48 (Listen)

45 Thus it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being”;1 the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 46 But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual. 47 The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. 48 As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven.

Footnotes

[1] 15:45 Greek a living soul

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2 Corinthians 5:14 (Listen)

14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died;

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Hebrews 1:1–3 (Listen)
The Supremacy of God’s Son

1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

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Hebrews 2:9 (Listen)

9 But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.

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Evening:

John 16:13; 1 Corinthians 2:9–10; 1 Thessalonians 4:13–14; 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17; Revelation 1:7; Revelation 1:19

“Write therefore the things… that are to take place after this.”

But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”— these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit.—“When the Spirit of truth comes,… he will declare to you the things that are to come.”—Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.

But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep…. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

John 16:13 (Listen)

13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

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1 Corinthians 2:9–10 (Listen)

9 But, as it is written,

  “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
    nor the heart of man imagined,
  what God has prepared for those who love him”—

10 these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.

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1 Thessalonians 4:13–14 (Listen)
The Coming of the Lord

13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.

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1 Thessalonians 4:16–17 (Listen)

16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

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Revelation 1:7 (Listen)

7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail1 on account of him. Even so. Amen.

Footnotes

[1] 1:7 Or mourn

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Revelation 1:19 (Listen)

19 Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this.

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