Les Feldick Bible Study

Who makes up the firstfruits resurrection company?

The firstfruits resurrection company is made up of the Jewish saints who were resurrected right after Christ. They complete the plural firstfruits, pictured by the sheaf of many grain stems brought to the priest. Church age saints are not part of this company, because it already occurred.

Les teaches that Christ was the first to be resurrected from the dead, but after His resurrection, others came forth to comprise the sheaf indicated in Leviticus. This completes the plural of the word firstfruits. Had Christ come alone, He would be the firstfruit singular, but the feast day of firstfruits took many stems of grain, all sampling the crop to come, brought together in a sheaf to the priest. Les explains that these Jewish saints resurrected right after Christ comprise what we call the firstfruits. In 1 Corinthians 15:23, every man is resurrected in his own company; church age saints are not resurrected with Old Testament saints and are not part of the firstfruits because that already happened. The harvest process shows firstfruits taken out as a sampling, then the main harvest, and finally the gleanings.