Paul also used this graphic imagery when he told the Corinthians they were the “aroma” of Christ (the Messiah—the “anointed one”) to those around them: But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. (2 Cor. 2:14–16)
