Will the resurrection of the Body of Christ in 1 Corinthians 15 include Old Testament believers?
No. The resurrection of 1 Corinthians 15:52-53 is the resurrection of the Body of Christ, the Church Age believer only. It will not include Old Testament believers, and it cannot include tribulation believers because that period had not yet occurred. This resurrection is the outcalling of those who believe the Gospel.
Les explains that since Paul is writing to the Church, the only resurrection dealt with in 1 Corinthians 15:52-53 is the resurrection of the Body of Christ. It will not include the Old Testament believers, and it naturally cannot include the tribulation because that has not yet happened. What is in view is the outcalling, or resurrection, of the Church Age believer only—those who have come in by believing the Gospel, not by anything they have worked for. The dead will be raised first with a new body, and then the living shall be changed. The corruptible must put on incorruption, and the mortal must put on immortality, so that death is finally swallowed up in victory and they never again face death.
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
See the restAt the resurrection of the Body of Christ, who is raised or changed first?
Paul writes that the dead are raised first, receiving their new bodies. Then those who are alive and living are changed, putting on incorruption and immortality. This resurrection applies only to Church Age believers, not Old Testament believers or tribulation saints.
What happens to believers' bodies at the resurrection according to 1 Corinthians 15?
At the resurrection, according to 1 Corinthians 15, believers' bodies will be raised incorruptible and changed into a glorious body like Christ's resurrected body. This corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality, so believers will have a body like His glorious body.
More Questions
Does the rapture resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15 include Old Testament believers?
The resurrection described in this passage will not include Old Testament believers.
What resurrection is Paul dealing with in 1 Corinthians 15:52-53?
Since Paul is writing to the Church, the only resurrection he is dealing with in 1 Corinthians 15:52-53 is the resurrection of the Body of Christ.