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Is “In the twinkling of an eye” in the Bible?
Yes. “In the twinkling of an eye” is in the Bible, at 1 Corinthians 15:52. Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is 1 Corinthians 15:52.
Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.
The verse
Look, I am letting you in on a mystery: not all of us will fall asleep, but all of us will be changed, in an instant, in the blink of an eye, at the final trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
1 Corinthians 15:51-52 · open the chapter →
What it means there
Paul is describing the resurrection: at the last trumpet the dead are raised and the living are changed, in an instant. Today it means very fast.
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Is “In the twinkling of an eye” in the Bible?
Yes. “In the twinkling of an eye” is in the Bible, at 1 Corinthians 15:52. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.
Where in the Bible is “In the twinkling of an eye”?
In 1 Corinthians 15:52. In the Lumin Translation, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 reads: “Look, I am letting you in on a mystery: not all of us will fall asleep, but all of us will be changed, in an instant, in the blink of an eye, at the final trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and…”
Who said “In the twinkling of an eye”?
Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.
What does “In the twinkling of an eye” mean in the Bible?
Paul is describing the resurrection: at the last trumpet the dead are raised and the living are changed, in an instant. Today it means very fast.
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