Jesus Is Life: The Last Adam – A Life Giving Spirit
Study The Word
1 Corinthians 15:45
“And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.”
This scripture reveals one of the most profound transformations in all of creation – the difference between the first Adam and the last Adam. The first man Adam was made a living soul; but something incredible happened with the last Adam. The last Adam was made a quickening spirit! Do you see the progression? Do you see the advancement? From living soul to quickening spirit!
The first Adam received life; the last Adam became the giver of life. The first Adam was animated by life; the last Adam became life itself. The first Adam could sustain his own existence; the last Adam could impart life and existence to others. What a transformation! What an elevation!
ψυχή psuchē soul – soul, life, mind, heart, the seat of the feelings, desires, affections, aversions
Now, when we understand that Jesus said “I am the resurrection and the life”, we begin to see how this connects with Paul’s revelation in 1 Corinthians 15:45. Jesus didn’t just receive life like Adam did – He became the very essence and source of life! He became a life-giving spirit! A quickening spirit! This means He has the power to impart life, to quicken, to make alive whatever is dead.
And here’s what will absolutely bless your understanding: see, when you were born again, you didn’t just receive life from Jesus – you received Jesus Himself, who IS life! You didn’t get a portion of life; you got the personification of life Himself dwelling within you. You didn’t get life as a gift separate from the giver; you got the Giver of life as your life! And because of this you have also now become “a quickening spirit – “a life giving spirit!”
This is why Colossians 3:4 says “Christ, who IS OUR LIFE shall appear….” Not Christ who gives us life, but Christ who IS our life! Do you see the difference? When Christ is your life, then you’re not operating from the limited human existence – you’re operating from the unlimited, inexhaustible life of Jesus Christ!
ζωοποιέω zōopoieō quickening – to make alive, give life to, quicken, to cause to live, to give spiritual life
The first Adam could only sustain himself; but you, connected to the last Adam, are now be a life-giver! You can speak life into dead situations, dead dreams, dead relationships, dead circumstances. Why? Because you’re not operating from the first Adam’s living soul level – you’re operating from the last Adam’s quickening spirit level!
This is why you can lay hands on the sick and they recover. This is why you can speak to dead situations and they come alive. This is why depression, discouragement, and defeat have no power over you. You’re not just alive – you’re connected to the One who is life, the quickening Spirit, Jesus Christ!
Pray The Word
Heavenly Father, I thank You for the revelation of the last Adam, Jesus Christ, who became a quickening spirit. Thank You that I am not limited to the first Adam’s living soul existence, but I am elevated to participate in the last Adam’s life-giving power. Thank You that Christ is my life, and through Him I can be a life-giver to my world, in Jesus’ name, amen.
Speak The Word
I am connected to the last Adam, Jesus Christ, who is a quickening spirit! Christ is my life – not just my life-giver, but my very life itself! I operate from His life-giving power within me. I speak life into dead situations. I am not limited to mere existence – I carry the power of the One who IS life. Through Christ, I am a life-giver in my generation!