Resurrections

1. The resurrection of Christ as the "firstfruits." "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive; but every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits…" (1 Cor. 15:22-23)

2. The resurrection of the church saints at the rapture. "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; then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord" (1 Thess. 4:16-17).

3. The resurrection of the tribulation saints (Rev. 20:4) and of the Old Testament saints (Dan. 12:2; Isa. 26:19) at the second coming of Christ. This glorious return will close the tribulation and mark the beginning of the millennial kingdom.

4. The resurrection of the unsaved dead at the conclusion of the millennial age (Rev. 20:5, 11-14).