1 Corinthians 1:7

In no gift. “The manifestation of the Spirit” was “given to every man to profit withal” (ch. 12:7). Every believer received some gift. The gifts were especially abundant in the Corinthian church. Waiting. Gr. apekdechomai, “to await eagerly.” Coming. Gr. apokalupsis, literally, “uncovering,” “revealing,” “laying bare that which has been hidden.” This is the word that is used to describe the coming of Jesus in 2 Thess. 1:7; 1 Peter 1:7, 13; 4:13. Jesus, who has been hidden from mortal sight, will suddenly be revealed so that every eye will see Him (Rev. 1:7). A more common word to describe the coming is parousia (see on Matt. 24:3). The simple word for “coming,” erchomai, is also frequently used. The coming of Jesus was the joyous expectation and hope of the church in the 1st century, and it is still the “blessed hope” of every true disciple of Jesus (Titus 2:13). The Corinthian believers, established in the faith of Jesus by the various gifts of the Spirit, were eagerly looking for the manifestation of the Saviour at His second coming. Thus it is now. Gifts in the church today confirm the testimony of Jesus. The remnant church is characterized as having “the testimony of Jesus Christ” (Rev. 12:17), which is defined in ch. 19:10 as the “spirit of prophecy.”