Reference

1 Corinthians 15:12

Two Resurrections Present / Ongoing Fulfillment Final Resurrection

“Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?”

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

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Final Resurrection

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Two Resurrections

The verse questions the denial of a resurrection in general, not the distinction between two separate resurrection events. It assumes a single resurrection event (Christ's) as a premise for the possibility of a general resurrection, without specifying multiple stages.

Present / Ongoing Fulfillment

The verse is a rhetorical question addressing a specific theological dispute within the Corinthian church regarding the historical event of Christ's resurrection and its implications for a future general resurrection, not an ongoing prophetic fulfillment.

Final Resurrection

The verse questions the denial of a resurrection of the dead in general, but does not explicitly state that this resurrection is a "final" one or specifically tied to "the last day."

Two Resurrections

Related Verses

1 Corinthians 15:13

“But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:”

1 Corinthians 15:14

“And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.”

1 Corinthians 15:16

“For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:”

1 Corinthians 15:11

“Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.”

1 Corinthians 15:17

“And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.”

Thematic Connections

Two Resurrections Present / Ongoing Fulfillment Final Resurrection

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