Analysis of The Resurrection of the Dead



Christ had been raised from the dead,
The first fruits who fell asleep;
The salvation they were fed,
Making them obedient sheep.

For as by a man came death,
Also comes resurrection;
Since they lost a mortal breath,
God gives a new direction.

For as in Adam all die,
Through Christ all are made alive;
Some doubters may wonder why,
Only a few will survive.

But each person in order,
Knows that Christ was the first fruit;
Through the baptismal water.
They are able to take root.

Then will come unto the end,
Earth is delivered to God;
Destroying what does offend,
And everything that is flawed.

He will reign till He has cast,
All His foes under His feet;
Enemies gone to the last,
As death will be their defeat.

Because God has put all things,
Subjection under His feet;
Everything that darkness brings,
To their fate for their deceit.

And when all things are subdued,
Then the Son is subjected;
As the chosen are renewed,
As being His elected.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IXIX JKJK LKLK MXMX G
Poetic Form
Metre 1111101 0111101 0010101 10101001 1110111 101010 1110101 1101010 1101011 1111101 1101101 1001101 1110010 1111011 1001010 1110111 1111001 1101011 0101101 010111 1111111 1111011 1001101 1111101 0111111 11011 101101 1111101 0111101 1011010 1010101 1101010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 992
Words 216
Sentences 10
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 86
Words per stanza (avg) 20

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By Man Came Death 1 Corinthians 15:20-28

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Written on September 15, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on September 14, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:04 min read
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Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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