Whose resurrection does Paul deal with in 1 Corinthians 15:52-53?
In 1 Corinthians 15:52-53, Paul deals with the resurrection of the Body of Christ—the Church Age believer. This resurrection excludes Old Testament believers and the tribulation, since it concerns only those who have believed the Gospel and will receive incorruption and immortality.
Les explains that because Paul is writing to the Church, the only resurrection in view in 1 Corinthians 15:52-53 is the resurrection of the Body of Christ. It will not include Old Testament believers, and it cannot include the tribulation, since that has not yet happened. Therefore this is the outcalling, or resurrection, of the Church Age believer only. The dead will be raised first with their new body, and then those who are alive and living shall be changed. The corruptible must put on incorruption, and the mortal must put on immortality, so death is finally swallowed up in victory and they never again face the prospect of 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.
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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.