1Cor 15:20-22 | MHM | STEP | The Resurrection of Christ; The Resurrection of Saints In this passage, Paul teaches that the resurrection of Jesus is the foundation and guarantee of the resurrection for all believers. He explains that just as death came through Adam, life and resurrection come through Christ. Paul also describes the order of resurrection and the final victory over death that Christ will accomplish. v. 20 : Paul declares that Christ has truly risen from the dead. He calls Jesus “the first-fruits of those that slept,” meaning that Christ’s resurrection is the first example and a promise that all believers who have died will also be raised. Just as the first-fruits in the Old Testament were an offering that promised a future harvest, Jesus’ resurrection is a pledge that God will raise all who belong to Him ( But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept ; 1 Corinthians 15:20 ).

‏ 1 Corinthians 15:20-22

The Resurrection of Christ; The Resurrection of Saints

In this passage, Paul teaches that the resurrection of Jesus is the foundation and guarantee of the resurrection for all believers. He explains that just as death came through Adam, life and resurrection come through Christ. Paul also describes the order of resurrection and the final victory over death that Christ will accomplish.

v. 20: Paul declares that Christ has truly risen from the dead. He calls Jesus “the first-fruits of those that slept,” meaning that Christ’s resurrection is the first example and a promise that all believers who have died will also be raised. Just as the first-fruits in the Old Testament were an offering that promised a future harvest, Jesus’ resurrection is a pledge that God will raise all who belong to Him (But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept; 1 Corinthians 15:20 ^a).

v. 21–22: Paul explains that since death came into the world through a man (Adam), resurrection from the dead also comes through a man (Jesus Christ). Just as everyone dies because they are connected to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be made alive through Him (For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive; 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 ^b).

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