Daily Devotions
1 Corinthians
"Christ the first-fruits..."
Text: 1 Corinthians 15:23
THE GLORIOUS HOPE
Our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is truly wondrous. It involves a great and glorious event in the future.
“But each one in his own order:
Christ the first-fruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.
Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father,
when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.
For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.”
1 Corinthians 15:23-25
1. “But each one in his own order”
a) The following order may be noted.
b) “Christ the first-fruits”
This is a reference to the resurrection of Christ.
c) “Afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming”
i) This is a reference to those who have placed their faith in Christ.
ii) Paul wrote about the Second Coming of Christ.
iii) When He comes back, the dead in Christ will be raised (1 Thessalonians 4:16).
iv) Those who are alive will meet Him in the air (1 Thessalonians 4:17).
2. The work of the Lord Jesus Christ when He returns
a) He will set up a millennial kingdom (Revelation 20:4-6).
b) After the 1000-year reign, Satan and his army will rise up in rebellion (Revelation 20:7-10).
3. “Then comes the end”
a) He will then deliver the kingdom to God the Father.
b) When He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.
i) Human authority and power
ii) Spiritual authority and power
4. “For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet”
a) Christ will reign as King of kings and Lord of lords.
b) There will always be enemies.
c) But they will all be defeated finally.
d) All will be made subject to Christ the Lord.
There was strong conviction of the order of events in God’s Divine Plan.