2001年1月1日 · In His resurrection He is “firstborn from the dead” (Col 1:18) or “of the dead” (Rev 1:5), the origin and prince of life. And finally He is “firstborn among many brethren” in the consummation of God’s purpose of grace, when all the elect are gathered home.

2004年6月1日 · The expression, firstborn from the dead (oJ prwtovtoko" tw'n nekrw'n, ho prōtotokos tōn nekrōn), is a messianic title and, though time is involved in the idea of “firstborn from the dead,” the emphasis is placed on Jesus’ priority in rank. 17 Thus, Christ is sovereign over the church of would-be resurrected saints.

2004年5月13日 · The plague of the firstborn was exceedingly appropriate since the Egyptians were seeking to kill all of the male babies born to the Israelites (cf. Exod. 1:22). (4) The Passover and the plague of the firstborn was an act of grace, as well as an act of judgment.

2020年4月11日 · The firstborn son is the rightful heir of the father, to lead or to rule in his place. Thus, I would think that the middle-age firstborn of Egypt would be the current leaders (or at least would-be leaders) of the nation.

2015年11月29日 · It is a corporate man, consisting of the redeemed from various races, but where “Christ is all, and in all” (Col. 3:11). Christ as “the firstborn from the dead” points to His resurrection as the first of its kind, supreme over all other resurrections.

2016年1月25日 · It seems firstborn from the dead could mean two things here. 1. Firstborn From The Dead Could Mean Christ Is The First Part Of The New Creation. This is supported by the fact Paul calls him the “beginning” and firstborn among the dead (v. …

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How did Aaron (Moses’ brother) survive being slaughtered when Pharaoh killed the first-born sons of Israelites?

Firstborn over all creation In Colossians 1:15, Paul writes that Jesus is the firstborn over all creation (“over” is a better translation than “of”). The word “firstborn” refers to the heir who has priority to and superiority over everything that the father owns. It …

The statement, “the firstborn from the dead” is appositional and explains why Christ is the origin and life of the church; it further supports the truth of Christ as the source and originating cause. “Firstborn” is again prototokos (see vs. 15), but here the emphasis by context is on Christ’s supremacy in time.