Who are 'those who are Christ's at His coming' in 1 Corinthians 15:23?
They are the believers of the Church Age. In 1 Corinthians 15:23, Paul sets forth resurrection order: Christ first, then the First Fruits, and afterward Christ's own at His coming. This final group is identified as church-age believers, distinct from the earlier First Fruits resurrection.
Les explains that 1 Corinthians 15 is dealing with the doctrine of the resurrection, which is basic to the Christian faith. At verse 20 Paul shifts gears and breaks down how the resurrections will take place; they are not all one event. First came Christ and the First Fruits, including those Jewish believers who came out of the graves in Matthew 27. Then Paul says in verse 23 that every man is in his own order: first Christ, the First Fruits, and afterward those who are Christ's at His coming. Les identifies that latter group as the believers of the Church Age.
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 order of the resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15:23?
In 1 Corinthians 15:23 every human being will be resurrected, but each in his own order or company: Christ the firstfruits first, and afterward those who are Christ's at His coming.
What does 'every man in his own order' mean in 1 Corinthians 15?
Every man is resurrected in his own order or company, with Christ the first fruits first, then those who are Christ's at His coming afterward.