Tag: firstfruits
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Christ, Firstfruits, and Creation :: By Randy Nettles
“In (the) beginning created God the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). Genesis 1:1 consists of 7 Hebrew words. The transliterations of these words are: Berisheet (In beginning), bara (created), Elohim (God), et (a particle used in front of the direct object of a verb, in this case, “the heavens and the earth”), hashamayim (the…
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How can Christ be the firstfruits of the resurrection when others were raised before him?
In 1 Corinthians 15:20-23, we read of Christ as firstfruits but in Matthew 27:52-53, we read that at the death of Jesus Christ, many saints arose. How do I then draw the line in explaining Christ as the firstfruits since a group arose bef…