The trumpet in 1 Corinthians 15 is God's own trumpet announcing the sudden resurrection and transformation of believers at the Rapture—not any of the seven angelic trumpets of Revelation.
Paul says that at "the last trump," in a moment and in the twinkling of an eye, the dead will be raised incorruptible and living believers will be changed (1 Corinthians 15:52). Les Feldick emphasizes that this is God's singular trumpet, distinct from the seven plural angelic trumpets of Revelation 8. It is the signal for the Body of Christ to be called out and given new, incorruptible bodies.
1 Corinthians 15:51-53 — Paul directly ties the mystery of believers' transformation to the sounding of the last trump.
Revelation 8:2 — This verse shows seven angels given seven trumpets, contrasting with the singular trumpet Paul references.
In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul reveals a mystery: "We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed" (v. 51). The change happens "in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump" (v. 52). At that trumpet sound, "the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed" (v. 52). Paul explains why: "For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality" (v. 53). Separately, Revelation 8:2 shows seven angels standing before God given "seven trumpets," plural.
Les Feldick explains that the trumpet in 1 Corinthians 15 is the singular "trump of God," not the seven angelic trumpets of Revelation 8. He notes that the trumpet has always been used in Scripture to announce and gather, and God, being sovereign, will blow this trumpet for believers to hear. At that trumpet sound, the dead in Christ are raised incorruptible first, and living believers are changed in a split second without dying. Both groups receive new bodies—the corruptible puts on incorruption and the mortal puts on immortality. Les stresses that God has a trumpet reserved specifically for the calling out of the Body of Christ, and that this event is imminent.
Les Feldick says no. In Revelation 8:2, seven angels are given seven trumpets—plural—not the "trump of God" (singular). He argues that these seven angelic trumpets "can no way, shape or form" be the "last trump" of 1 Corinthians 15. Instead, God has His own trumpet reserved for just this event, the calling out of the Body of Christ.
When the trumpet sounds, believers are changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye (1 Corinthians 15:52). Les explains that the dead in Christ rise first—raised incorruptible—and then living believers are changed and take flight to meet them. Both groups receive new bodies that are no longer subject to corruption.
Scripture says "this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality" (1 Corinthians 15:53). Les Feldick explains that believers have to be "made fit for eternity in God's presence." The present body, which he describes as corrupt and prone to death, must be given a new body—no longer flesh and blood in the corrupt sense, but activated by the Spirit.
Paul writes that "we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed" (1 Corinthians 15:51). Les makes the point that believers who are alive at the last trump will not die and be resurrected; instead, they will be changed instantly from a body of corruption to a body of incorruption at the trumpet call.
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it's going to be primarily God pouring out His wrath on Christ rejecting Jews. But the whole world is going to come under the effects of the tribulation events. Remember it's going to be cataclysmic, it's going to be meteorites, it's going to be volcanoes, and earthquakes, and anything of a natural phenomena and a disaster, the tribulation will see it all in magnified portions.
Trumpet as God's Announcement
Les explains that the trumpet has always been used in Scripture to announce and gather, and God will blow a trumpet that believers will hear at the moment they are changed.
Change at the Trumpet Call
Les stresses that believers will be changed at the trumpet call, not die and be resurrected; the corruptible body must put on incorruption, and the trumpet is what 'throws a curve' because people connect it to Revelation.
Dead in Christ Rise First
Les clarifies that when the trumpet sounds, the dead in Christ rise first, and living believers are then changed and take flight to meet them.
Imminency of the Rapture
Les highlights the imminency of the Rapture—at the last trump, believers will be changed in a fraction of a second, and we are to be prepared since it can happen anytime.
Seven Angelic Trumpets Contrasted
Les contrasts Revelation 8:2—seven angels given seven trumpets, plural—with Paul's singular 'trump of God,' showing they are not the same.
God's Reserved Trumpet
Les says the seven angelic trumpets can in no way be the singular trump of God; God has a trumpet reserved solely for calling out the Body of Christ.
Necessity of New Bodies
Les reinforces that at the last trump the dead are raised incorruptible and living believers are changed, because corruptible must put on incorruption and mortal must put on immortality to be fit for eternity.
1 Corinthians 15:51: Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
Paul introduces the mystery that not all believers will die; all will be changed.
1 Corinthians 15:52: 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.
The last trump is the moment of resurrection and transformation.
1 Corinthians 15:53: For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
Explains why the change is necessary.
Revelation 8:2: And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
Shows plural angelic trumpets, in contrast to the singular trump Paul references.
It is the trumpet Paul references when the dead are raised incorruptible and living believers are changed. Les Feldick distinguishes it from the seven angelic trumpets in Revelation—it is God's trumpet, singular, reserved for the calling out of the Body of Christ.
No, according to Les Feldick. Revelation 8:2 shows seven angels given seven trumpets, while 1 Corinthians 15 speaks of the last trump, singular, which Les identifies as God's own trumpet—not an angel's.
They do not die; they are changed in a split second from a corruptible body to an incorruptible one. Les says living believers will be changed 'in the twinkling of an eye' and receive a new body, as the corruptible must put on incorruption and the mortal must put on immortality.
Les teaches the event is imminent—it could happen at any time. He points out that Paul expected to be alive at that trumpet, and believers today should be prepared for the Lord's sudden coming.
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