69 06 01 0402B STS Our Hope 1 Cor 15 Jun 01 1969

Scripture Index: 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 51; John 11:11-14; Revelation 20:5, 6; Hebrews 11:33-35

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But that the church to which you and I belong will never be resurrected, that there is something for the church which sets before the resurrection of the just or the resurrection of the unjust.

But to deal with what Christ did for us when God raised him; not only did for us, the church, he did for all mankind. You've got to cover three subjects and that's why this 15th chapter is so illuminating and so enlightening. For in this 15th chapter he'll, because of Christ's resurrection, he'll cover the resurrection for Israel, he'll cover the resurrection for all the unbelievers through the centuries and then he'll also have to cover the gathering together of the church, the body of Christ. And he does all of this in the 15th chapter. Verses 20 through 28 are basically addressed to Israel. We'll see it.

Verse 20 But [setting it in contrast with that which precedes, but] now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that [what?] slept.

He's the first one alive. Well then what about Enoch? Elijah? If they are already gathered together and they're with the father up there then Jesus Christ is not the firstfruit. Firstfruit is firstfruit. Not second, third, hundredth. He is the firstfruits of them that slept. Now watch it.

Verse 21: For since by man [Adam] came death, by [Adam, second Adam, Jesus Christ] came also the resurrection of the [what?] of the dead.
[22] For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

For as in Adam, all die. Will all the church die? No, no. But talking here, he's talking about all those who what? Die. Can't talk to the church because the church will not all die. Some will have died, but there will be some alive at the return of Christ. This is talking about all die, you know. Verse 51 same chapter if you want to cross reference it. He says:

[51] Behold I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep [or all die], but we shall all be [what?] changed.

Right. Entirely different than what he's talking about in verse 22. In verse 22 he's talking:

[22] As in Adam all die even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
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Because of the resurrection of Christ, everybody is going to be made alive. Everybody who? Everybody who has what? Died. All the believers of Israel or old testament, all the believers that come after the gathering together of the church, they are all going to die. Now all of those are going to get up. But what about all of those from the beginning, like Cain and everybody else? All the unbelievers outside of God who did not believe in God, in his promises of the old covenant, nor have they accepted Christ in the day of grace in which we live? All of those are going to get up also. So whether people like it or whether they don't like it; they've not a lousy thing to say about it. They're going to get up. That's right. Because God raised his son Jesus Christ and that's the greatness of that verse.

All Israel is dead, but not all the church is dead. Got it?

But [here verse 23] every man in his own order [in the sequence and order]: Christ the [what?] firstfruits;

That's what he told us back in verse 20, right? Christ risen from the dead become the firstfruits of them that slept. You know why the word sleep is used regarding death? Because there is no consciousness where, there's no consciousness, there's no time and it's just like going to sleep now. And lo and behold the next second the alarm clock rings; it's morning.

Look at John 11. Keep your finger here in Corinthians. Just take a look at John 11.

John 11:11 These things said he: and after that he [Jesus] saith unto them, our friend Lazarus [does what?] sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
[12] Then said his disciples, Lord, if he [is sleeping, having a siesta], he [is doing real] well.
[13] [How, how] Howbeit Jesus spoke of his [what?] death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
[14] Then said Jesus unto them [very] plainly, Lazarus is [what?] dead.

Okay, so when the bible talks about people being asleep it means that they are dead, but it, it's the asleep part. Because what's going to happen to them someday? They are going to wake up. Some going to have an awful shock when they wake up, but they're going to get up. That's why the word sleep is used. Isn't that wonderful? Now what verse was I? Oh yes,
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