But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.
But there's an order to how this all goes down: Christ was first to come back from the dead, and when he returns, everyone who belongs to him will follow.
Jesus went first, and when he comes back, he's bringing everyone who's his along for the ride.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, the Apostle Paul wrote his letter to the Corinthian church, which was influenced by Greek philosophical ideas that questioned the reality of bodily resurrection. Paul draws on the Jewish concept of "firstfruits," an agricultural term from Old Testament practices where the initial harvest was offered to God as a sign of the full harvest to come, to explain the sequence of resurrection. This verse fits into Paul's broader defense of the resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15, emphasizing Christ's resurrection as the guarantee for believers.
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