The words, ideas and concepts really come to life when they are acted out in a dramatic presentation. The truths of the resurrection are portrayed vividly, with dramatic effect. Paul has been arguing a certain viewpoint, using Scripture from the Old Testament, analogy, logic and other devices, to demonstrate that because of our uniting with Christ, the doctrine of the resurrection of believers is of critical importance to our faith. If we lose this, he warns, we are in danger of losing everything. With these arresting words, the apostle goes on to state in very dramatic fashion what will happen at the resurrection.
Death is addressed as a personal adversary.
Noise, brightness, surprise and triumph reach a crescendo at the instant that the universe is transformed. Death, man's great enemy, will lose in the end. In these words, the apostle sings of the final death of death. Paul has already illustrated, using the analogy of seeds, that what is planted in the ground looks very different when it germinates and begins to grow. By analogy, he points out that in the same way, resurrection bodies are very different than the original bodies which were buried in the ground at death.