I Corinthians 15:20-28 (Part 68) Affirmation of the Resurrection

• Foundation of the resurrection program stated, v. 20

• Foundation of the resurrection program explained, vv. 21-22

• The execution of it (how it will be pulled off)—v. 23-26—(notice “order”): First fruits, afterwards, then, until, the last

• The culmination of it, vv. 27-28

First fruits

• The first sheath represented the whole crop

• It consecrated the whole crop

• It anticipated the whole crop

• It guaranteed the whole crop

I Corinthians 15—first fruits becomes personal

• The first sheath is the resurrection of Christ

• The crop is all dead believers

• Christ’s resurrection guarantees our resurrection

The advantages of the resurrection, vv. 29-34

• The implications of the denial of the resurrection: 1) “Baptized for the dead’—new believers take the place of dead ones, v. 29; 2) Of those who suffer, vv. 30-32

Three levels of fellowship

• The fellowship we have now on earth

• The fellowship at death

• The fellowship with the Lord in the new body and soul and spirit