Jesus said, "...I am the Resurrection..." (John 11:25)
The Word also says,
"...Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the First-fruits of those who have fallen asleep." (1Cor.15:20)
Doing good from the love of Jesus Christ in us, according to the truths of His Word, is the evidence that we have His firstfruits.
"Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection..." [5:28,29]
It's these firstfruits the Lord
is going to "lock on to" on the Day of Firstfruits and resurrect and translate all those who have them.
Now consider the following:
The Lord said,
"Whoever eats My flesh [the bread] and drinks my blood [the wine] has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the Last Day." (John 6:54)
The
"Last Day" in the above verse, is the Day of first-fruits and it's
observed on the 16th Day of the 1st Month on the Torah Calendar.
http://www.torahcalendar.com/
It comes 3 days after observing the Lord's Supper on the 14th Day of the 1st Month!
For we read,
"...and when He [the Lord] had given thanks He broke it [that is, the bread] and said,
"Take eat, this is My body which is broken for you; do this [on the 14th Day of the 1st Month] in remembrance of Me."
In the same manner He also took the cup after Supper, saying,
"This cup is the new covenant in my My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, [on the 14th Day of the 1st Month] in remembrance of Me
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till
He comes.
I believe "till He comes" in the above verse is referring to the Lord's coming on the Day of First-fruits!
On the 16th Day of the 1st Month 33 AD,
"...the
graves were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep
were raised; and coming out of the graves after His resurrection..."
[Matt.27:52,53]
I believe that the resurrection
of these saints, on the Day of first-fruits 1,981 Years ago, is a
foretaste, a preview, if you will, of the resurrection and translation
of the saints to occur, on the Day of first-fruits at the End of the
Christian Church Age.
I believe we are to observe the Lord's Supper on Monday the 14th of April 2014 [The 14th Day of the 1st Month Year 6000],
and then expect the Lord to come for us, 3 days later on Wednesday the 16th of April 2014 [the 16th Day of the 1st Month
Year 6000]!
Let us continue to hope, with great anticipation, for the Lord's coming on First-fruits!