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Because He's the guarantee of our
resurrection. In the Old Testament, Israel
was required to bring a sheath of the first
fruits from every harvest, and the priests
would take it and wave it and present it unto
the Lord. In other words, the first fruits was
the very first thing that they got out of their
fields, and they would wave that before the
Lord, present it to the Lord. Christ is the first
fruits. He was presented before the Lord
God. He is the guarantee that you and I will
be resurrected one day.
But let me close with one verse in this
passage. The whole chapter is dealing with
the resurrection, and it's a wonderful chapter.
I have a friend who got saved many, many
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