By Gerlinda

I've been on this site for nearly two years but before that I had spent 20 years reading the Word and studying Bible Prophecy almost none-stop on my own and although I had learned much, it is this past two years on RaptureBibleProphecyForum, that I have had pieces put together that just hung loose all those years. I'm so grateful to have found this site.

So, upon reading these scriptures today, I want to point out a few things I have learned. Look at these scriptures here. It speaks about the hope that is ours because of what Yehshua did on our behalf.

Verse 20 speaks about Christ being the First-fruit. Now, we ought to understand that this is the First-fruit Resurrection of those which Christ led free (led the captive free). They were seen alive walking all over Jerusalem and when Christ arose, they arose with him. However, they did what is appointed unto all of us. They had to die first. "It is appointed Unto All men to die". Hebrews 9:27 This First-Fruit Resurrection/Harvest happened during the Spring Feast of Pentecost, when Christ died at 3 pm on a Wednesday, the 14th of Nissan, arose on the Sabbath and presented Himself to the Father as the First Fruit the next day, which we observe as First-Fruit (Not Easter)

Verse 23 tells us that each man in his own order. That is very important because it confirms what the Word tells us that The Dead in Christ rise first and then the Living.. per I Thess. 4:16-17.

So, if each man is appointed unto death and the living must wait for the Dead to arise, then there is no catching up of a bunch of pre-tribbers. And when does the verse tell us it will happen? At Christ's Coming. That is plain and simple if we are true to God's Word.

I'd like to explain another thing I have learned just in the past few months and that is upon death, the Soul sleeps and the Spirit returns to the One who gave it? So, when one dies, he/she/dead soul doesn't go to heaven or hell but continues to sleep until the day he/she hears that Seventh Trumpet blow and they arise IN ORDER That will be the Wheat Harvest.

The Tares are those gathered to be put in the Winepress of God's Wrath. There are only three harvests: The First-fruit of the Barley, The Second Harvest of the Dead and Living which are the Wheat and the Third of those destined for God's Wrath. That is where the Grapes of Wrath comes from.

God is a God of Order and He lets us know how it will happen if we just want to believe Him instead of the teachings of men.

The more one reads all of the Gospel, the more one begins to get the bigger picture. Amen?


17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.