18 Then also those who have1 fallen aasleep in Christ have perished.
19aIf in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
The Last Enemy Destroyed
20 But now aChrist is risen from the dead, and has become bthe firstfruits of those who have1 fallen asleep.
21 For asince by man came death, bby Man also came the resurrection of the dead.
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall abe made alive.
23 But aeach one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those whoare Christ’s at His coming.
24 Then comes the end, when He delivers athe kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.
25 For He must reign atill He has put all enemies under His feet.
26aThe last enemy that will be destroyed is death.
27 For a“He has put all things under His feet.” But when He says “all things are put under Him,” itis evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted.
28aNow when all things are made subject to Him, then bthe Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.
Paul gives the type and anti-type: the firstfruits of the harvest is the type, and Christ's resurrection, the first and epitome of God's spiritual harvest, is the anti-type. "Each one in his own order... Christ the firstfruits." Jesus is the first of the firstfruits, like the wave sheaf, while the brethren are also firstfruits, with the rest of that harvest following some 2,000 years later; the symbol must match the spiritual reality. Christ willingly gave His life as a holy, sinless sacrifice so others may receive forgiveness, and three days later He became the first person resurrected to eternal life. The Wavesheaf also signifies the promise of resurrection: those belonging to Him will be raised to eternal, not mortal, life.
1 Corinthians 15:20-23
Jesus Christ, the first of the firstfruits, willingly gave His life so others may receive forgiveness of sin. He was a holy, sinless sacrifice, and three days later, He was the first person resurrected to eternal life! In this, He fulfilled the symbolism of the wavesheaf offering.
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Paul gives the type and anti-type: the firstfruits of the harvest is the type, and Christ's resurrection, the first and epitome of God's spiritual harvest, is the anti-type. "Each one in his own order... Christ the firstfruits." Jesus is the first of the firstfruits, like the wave sheaf, while the brethren are also firstfruits, with the rest of that harvest following some 2,000 years later; the symbol must match the spiritual reality. Christ willingly gave His life as a holy, sinless sacrifice so others may receive forgiveness, and three days later He became the first person resurrected to eternal life. The Wavesheaf also signifies the promise of resurrection: those belonging to Him will be raised to eternal, not mortal, life.