Does 1 Corinthians 15:23 teach that each group is resurrected in its own order?
Yes. 1 Corinthians 15:23 teaches that every person is resurrected within his own company or order. Church-age saints are not resurrected with Old Testament saints, and believers today are not part of the firstfruits, which already occurred. The harvest pattern shows distinct companies: firstfruits, main harvest, then gleanings.
Les explains that 1 Corinthians 15:23 says every man will be resurrected within his company. He emphasizes that church age saints are not going to be resurrected with the Old Testament saints, and they are not part of the firstfruits because that already happened. He notes Christ was the first resurrected, then Jewish saints came forth right after Him to comprise the plural firstfruits, pictured by Leviticus and the feast day of firstfruits. Using the harvest process, Les shows the order: firstfruits taken as a sampling, then the main harvest, and finally the gleanings harvested last. This illustrates distinct resurrection companies and order.
But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.
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What is the resurrection order in 1 Corinthians 15:23?
In 1 Corinthians 15:23, resurrection comes in order: first Christ the firstfruits, and afterward those who are Christ's at His coming.