As He Was Risen, So Shall His People Be Risen!

As He Was Risen, So Shall His People Be Risen!
“…Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.” – I Cor.15:23
Today, for the Christian, we both conduct a celebration of a past event as well as a celebration of a confirmed future event. The credible proof of Christ’s resurrection is an equal credible proof of the resurrection of the saints. The “firstfruits”, is the guarantee of a future harvest! Harvest time will occur when He returns for His Bride, the Church, at the time of His second coming in the rapture. Jesus arose and went back to Heaven in a glorified body and His redeemed ones will, likewise, be glorified in His likeness.
Easter Sunday is here announcing, “He is risen” and also announcing, “so shall His people be risen”! Today is the day of the celebration of the Lord’s past victory over death, hell, and the grave. Today is the day that signals the bright and glorious hope that those “risen with Christ” are promised to one day be “raised by Christ”! “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.” – Col. 3:1; “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:” – I Thess. 4:16
Happy Easter!
Chuck Peters – 4/17/2022