Bible Question: Regarding rapture, I heard some one mention "The First Fruits Rapture". I don't understand what this means. Can anyone help me with this? |
Bible Answer: I think the teaching you heard was based on 1 cor. 15:23. It says Christ is the firstfruits, and afterward they that are Chrust's at his coming. The teaching here is that Christ is the first to resurrect from the dead, so He would be the "firstfruit" or the first. We that are in Christ would follow Him in the resurrection and therefore not be first. See also verse 20. (1 Cor 15:20) But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. I think it also has some reference to one of the O.T. feast and I am kinda rusty on that right now. So using the term firstfruits of the resurrection is not unscriptural as long as you are talking about Jesus. Hope that helps, maybe someone else can tie in the O.T. feasts. later...wdc |