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there is no resurrection, the only thing

we've got is what we have here in this life,

because when we die, it's over.

And then in verse 32 Paul said, “If after

the manner of men I have fought with

beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me,

if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for

to morrow we die.” If there's no resurrection,

Paul is saying why have I debated these

doctrines and why have I fought with

beasts? He's talking about men at Ephesus.

Why have I done all of this if there is no

resurrection? And this is why the Lord is

called the first fruits in verse 22. He's also

called the first fruits in verses 20 and 21 and

so forth. And why is he called the first fruits?

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