I Corinthians 15: 20-23 Analysis

The purpose of this paper is to analyze I Corinthians 15:20-26 and Romans 5:12 regarding the origins of death exegetically. This paper will also view Anderson and Erickson's view of the original creation's death and consider the immortality is connecting physical death as a consequence of sin.
According to I Corinthians 15:20-26, the origin of death began with Jesus Christ being the first fruit raised from the dead. The first fruit is the first results of anything. However, Adam fall caused man first physical death. Whereas Jesus, being the second and last Adam through redemption is man resurrection of mortality by faith will be raised by the second coming of Jesus Christ. Ecclesiastes 3:1 says there are time and season for everything. Jesus being the first fruit in His time was raised and after Him others in their order of time will be raised. During the process of Jesus reign, He destroys all dominion power who opposes Him and at the judgement seat, along with His enemies death and hell thrown in the lake of fire.
Therefore, says Romans 5:12, "just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned." The origin of man's death began with sin. When Adam sinned, he lost peace with God. Everyone in the
Sin caused a separation from God that was issued by Him. Anderson also states traditional Protestant theology by Calvin thoughts, held that "death was not a condition to which Adam was subject before the fall. Death entered the human race only as a consequence of Adam's transgression. Though it was possible for Adam to sin, it was not possible for him to die."(51) Death is the end of life. Because Adam chose to disobey God instructions, humanity died spiritually as well as physically. Adam allowed darkness to penetrate the earth; consequently, the darkness embedded in the human race caused their sin