By Bible Names of God

      "And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit." 1 Cor. 15:45

      The first Adam was created out of the dust of the earth and God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. The last Adam was conceived by the Holy Ghost. He was a "God-Man." The first Adam was innocent; the last Adam was holy. The first became a sinner; the second was sinless. He was a life-giving Spirit. He was the Life-giver and the Light-giver. Through this last Adam, through faith, we receive the nature which prepares us for an eternal inheritance and qualifies us for the celestial joys of the celestial city.

      Our Lord, Thou hast quickened us by the indwelling Spirit, and we meditate with grateful hearts upon Thee, the last Adam. Amen.