already but not yet fashion. Hence, the resurrection and the new age have entered history through Christ’s resurrection, and believers are raised with Christ spiritually. Nevertheless, believers still inhabit mortal bodies (Rom. 7:24; 8:10). Their future resurrection is certain because of Christ’s resurrection (Rom. 8:11; 1 Cor. 6:14; 2 Cor. 4:14; 1 Thess. 4:14), and yet there is an interval between Christ’s resurrection and the resurrection of believers (1 Cor. 15:23–28). The new creation has dawned
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