No — not everyone will be resurrected at the same time; the Bible and Les describe an ordered, company-by-company resurrection rather than one simultaneous event.
Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15 that every man will be raised "in his own order," a term Les explains as a military-style company or battalion. Christ is the firstfruits, then those who are Christ's at His coming. The saved and the lost are both resurrected, but not all at once and not to the same end.
1 Corinthians 15:22-23 — Paul directly states that in Christ all are made alive, yet every man is raised in his own order — the key passage for resurrection timing.
John 5:28-29 — Jesus distinguishes a resurrection of life and a resurrection of damnation, showing two different outcomes rather than one undifferentiated event.
Leviticus 23:10 — The firstfruits sheaf of the harvest is the Old Testament picture Les uses for Christ as the firstfruits of the resurrection.
The Bible shows resurrection as an ordered reality. In 1 Corinthians 15:20–23, Paul says Christ is "the firstfruits of them that slept," and "as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive" — but then he immediately adds, "But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming." The word "order" and the word "afterward" keep the resurrection from being one undifferentiated event. John 5:28–29 also gives two distinct outcomes: "they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation." Matthew 27:52–53 records that after Christ's resurrection, "many bodies of the saints which slept arose" — an early company of resurrection saints.
Les Feldick emphasizes that the Greek word translated "order" in 1 Corinthians 15:23 is a military term of organization. Just as an army has companies, battalions, and divisions, God has arranged the resurrection so that every man is raised in his own company. He rejects the idea that one verse means everyone comes out of the grave at the same time; instead, he says Scripture must be compared with Scripture. According to Les, the resurrection companies include Christ as the firstfruits, the saints raised in Matthew 27, the Old Testament saints in Daniel's company, the church-age believers who form the body of Christ, a separate company of tribulation saints, and the company of the lost. The saved and the lost are both resurrected, but not all at once and not to the same end.
Les Feldick explains that the Greek word Paul uses for "order" is a military term of organization, like a company, battalion, or division. He says God is a God of order and has everything organized, so the resurrection is not a mumble-jumble event where everyone comes out as one great group. Every believer is raised in his own company.
Les lists the resurrection companies as Christ the firstfruits, the saints who came out of the graves in Matthew 27, the Old Testament saints in Daniel's company, the body of Christ (church-age believers), a separate company of tribulation saints, and the company of the lost.
No. Les points to the word "But" at the beginning of 1 Corinthians 15:23 as separating what comes before from what comes after: there is a resurrection of the saved and a resurrection of the lost, but not all at once. Jesus likewise spoke of a resurrection of life and a resurrection of damnation.
Les says the resurrection can be understood like Israel's grain harvest — firstfruits come first, then later portions of the harvest. Christ is the firstfruits, and the Matthew 27 saints fulfilled the Leviticus firstfruits picture.
Christ as the Firstfruits
Les identifies Christ as the firstfruits of the resurrection and shows that the believers raised in Matthew 27 fulfilled the Leviticus firstfruits picture, establishing the first companies of an ordered resurrection.
The Military Meaning of "Order"
Les explains that the Greek word translated "order" is a military term of organization, so believers are resurrected in their own company rather than all at one moment.
Separate Resurrection Companies
Les lists distinct resurrection companies: the lost as one group, the Old Testament saints in Daniel's company, the body of Christ, a separate group of tribulation saints, and the Matthew 27 saints as firstfruits.
Resurrection Companies and the Harvest Analogy
Les compares the word "order" to military units and likens the resurrection order to Israel's grain harvest, with firstfruits and later portions.
All Made Alive in Christ, But Each in His Own Order
Les teaches that Paul is primarily dealing with believers, but God's power will also raise the lost, and every person is raised in his particular company.
God's Ordered Resurrection
Les emphasizes that every human being will come out in his own order or company because God is a God of order and never does things in a mumble-jumble way.
Compare Scripture with Scripture
Les warns against taking one verse to teach a single simultaneous resurrection and points to the first resurrection of believers mentioned in Revelation.
"But" Separates the Resurrections
Les highlights the word "But" as introducing separate resurrections for the saved and lost, each in his own company rather than all at once.
1 Corinthians 15:20: But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
Christ is presented as the firstfruits, the first company of those raised from the dead.
1 Corinthians 15:22: For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Paul connects the resurrection to Christ's work, showing that all who are in Christ will be made alive.
1 Corinthians 15:23: But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
This verse is the central passage for the order of the resurrection: every man in his own company.
John 5:28: Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Jesus teaches that all people in the graves will hear His voice and be raised.
John 5:29: And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
This verse distinguishes the resurrection of life from the resurrection of damnation.
Matthew 27:52-53: And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
Les identifies these saints as part of the firstfruits company of the resurrection at Christ's time.
Leviticus 23:10: Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:
The firstfruits sheaf pictures Christ as the firstfruits and the order of a harvest-like resurrection.
Yes. Paul says "in Christ shall all be made alive," and Les explains that God's power will also resurrect the lost at a future time. Jesus taught that all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth.
Les teaches that "order" is a military term of organization, similar to a company, battalion, or division. Every person is raised in his own specific company, not all at one moment.
No. Les places the Old Testament saints in Daniel's company, separate from the body of Christ. The church-age believers, the body of Christ, are raised in their own company.
Les says Revelation calls the resurrection of believers the first resurrection. Unbelievers come forth to the resurrection of damnation, so the saved and the lost are not raised as one group.
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