Sunday Bulletin June 28 2026pdf
Craig A. Brittingham, Pastor
Hillside Baptist Church
June 28, 2026
“The Last Enemy of the King” – 1 Corinthians 15:50-58
– On of the great themes of the Bible is the kingdom of God.
– God is the King and He rules forever over all (Psa. 10:16, 103:19)
1A. We cannot inherit or enter the kingdom (the consummated kingdom) of God in our present bodies (vs. 50).
1b. Our new bodies will be bodies of flesh at the resurrection, but bodies free of sin, and no longer susceptible to death.
2b. Our lowly body will be transformed that it may be conformed to Christ’s glorious body (Phi. 3:21), and only then may we inherit our Father’s kingdom and shine as the sun forever and ever (Remember Mat. 13:43).
3b. Remember: The kingdom of God as ruled over by His Son Jesus was inaugurated at Christ’s first coming (See Colossians 1:13)
2A. We will receive our new bodies at the coming of Christ when the dead in Christ are raised and living Christians are changed (vv. 51-53).
1b. This will take place at the last trumpet (cf. 1 Thess. 4:16- 17).
2b. And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other (Mat. 24:31…cf. 2 Thess. 2:1).
3A. At the time of resurrection, when Christ returns, the last enemy will be destroyed.
1b. Death will be the last enemy of the King to be destroyed (vv. 54-57).
2b. Note the important word, “when.”
4A. The application of 1 Corinthains 15 (vs. 58)
Questions…
1. What is one of the great themes of the Bible?
2. Does the kingdom of God exist now? In what sense? Please use Scripture to support your answer.
3. Can we inherit or enter the kingdom in our present bodies? If not, why not?
4. In what sense are we as Christians already in the kingdom of God?
5. What must happen to our bodies before we can enter the consummated kingdom of God at Christ’s coming?
6. What is the last enemy of God to be destroyed?
7. When will it be destroyed?
8. What is the application of 1 Corinthians 15? In what verse do we find it? Compare verses 29-32.