1 Corinthians 15:23

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:20-28

resurrection. I. ITS CAUSE . Christ—the second Adam. Through the first Adam, death; through the second Adam, the resurrection from the dead. We see how much depends upon Christ, how much upon his resurrection. Through him we expect to rise; but if he did not rise, how can we rise through him? "But now is Christ risen," and so our prospect is unclouded. He has passed through the grave to make a way for us. He found the bonds of death strong; we shall find them broken. He lives, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:23

In his own order. The word in classic Greek means "a cohort." Here it must either mean "rank" or be used as in St. Clement ('Ad. Corinthians,' 1:37), in the sense of "order of succession." They that are Christ's. "The dead in Christ" ( 1 Thessalonians 4:16 ). At his coming. The word here used for the second Advent is Parousia, which means literally, presence. It is implied (apparently) both here and in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 ; Revelation 20:5 , that there shall be an... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:23

But every man - Everyone, including Christ as well as others.In his own order - In his proper order, rank, place, time. The word τάγμα tagma usually relates to military order or array; to the arrangement of a cohort, or band of troops; to their being properly marshalled with the officers at the head, and every man in His proper place in the ranks. Here it means that there was a proper “order” to be observed in the resurrection of the dead. And the design of the apostle is, probably, to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 15:23

1 Corinthians 15:23. But every man Shall be reanimated, raised, and glorified; in his own order Or in his own band, as τω ιδιω ταγματι more properly signifies, denoting a band of soldiers, a cohort, or legion; the word for order being rather ταξις . According to this interpretation, it is here intimated that the righteous will be raised by themselves, and the wicked by themselves; that is, according to the next verse, the righteous are to be raised at Christ’s coming, or are to be first... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:12-28

A guarantee of final victory (15:12-28)To those who claim there will be no bodily resurrection of the dead, Paul replies that if this is true it means that Christ has not been raised. In that case the gospel he preaches is not true and the believer’s faith is without foundation (12-14). Furthermore, it means that the preachers of the gospel have misled their hearers. For if Christ has not been raised from the dead, he is certainly not the victorious Saviour. He has not conquered sin; sin has... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 15:23

every man = each one. order . Greek. tagma. Only here in NT. It is used in the Septuagint of a body of soldiers. Numbers 2:2 , &c. (rank). 2 Samuel 23:13 (army). afterward . Greek. epeita. Same as verses: 1 Corinthians 15:6-7 . at = in. Greek. en . App-104 . coming . Greek. parousia. See Matthew 24:3 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:23

But each in his own order: Christ the first-fruits; then they that are Christ's, at his coming.Each in his own order ... The word rendered order is a military word, "denoting a company."[24] Christ outranks his followers, who in turn outrank the unbelieving.At his coming ... The Second Advent will be the occasion of the general resurrection of both wicked and righteous, despite the affirmation that the "dead in Christ shall rise first" (1 Thessalonians 4:16). Both shall occur on the same... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:23

23. But every man in his own order—rather, "rank": the Greek is not in the abstract, but concrete: image from troops, "each in his own regiment." Though all shall rise again, let not any think all shall be saved; nay, each shall have his proper place, Christ first (Colossians 1:18), and after Him the godly who die in Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:16), in a separate band from the ungodly, and then "the end," that is, the resurrection of the rest of the dead. Christian churches, ministers, and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 15:12-34

2. The certainty of resurrection 15:12-34In the preceding paragraph Paul firmly established that the gospel the Corinthians had believed contained the fact that God had raised Jesus Christ bodily, along with other equally crucial facts. Next he proceeded to show the consequences of rejecting belief in the resurrection of the body."Paul uses reductio ad absurdum: if there is no resurrection (i.e., of believers in the future), then Jesus did not rise (1 Corinthians 15:12-13), a point on which he... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 15:20-28

The positive reality 15:20-28Paul turned next to show that the resurrection of Christ makes the resurrection of believers both necessary and inevitable. The consequences of this fact are as glorious as the effects of His not being raised are dismal. Those "in Christ" must arise since Christ arose. His resurrection was in the past, but ours will be in the future. Christ’s resurrection set in motion the defeat of all God’s enemies including death. His resurrection demands our resurrection since... read more

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