Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Corinthians 15:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Corinthians 15:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Corinthians 15:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, Jesus was the first to rise from the dead, and when He comes back, everyone who belongs to Him will come back to life too. It’s like Jesus is the first piece of a big puzzle, and the rest will follow.

1 Corinthians 15:23: But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

Contradiction with John 5:28-29

These verses suggest all will rise at the same time, contradicting the order mentioned in 1 Corinthians 15:23.

John 5:28-29: Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 4:16

Implies that those in Christ rise together at the Lord's coming, not in a specific order like in 1 Corinthians 15:23.

1 Thessalonians 4:16: 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:

Contradiction with Matthew 24:31

Describes a gathering of the elect without distinction of order, contradicting the sequential resurrection order of 1 Corinthians 15:23.

Matthew 24:31: And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. [with...: or, with a trumpet, and a great voice]

Contradiction with Acts 24:15

States a general resurrection of both just and unjust, conflicting with the structured order presented in 1 Corinthians 15:23.

Acts 24:15: And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
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