But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive." (1 Corinthians 15:16-22) Then the Apostle shows that after the resurrection of the church in the beginning of the kingdom every man must come forth in his own order.

Jesus declared: "Many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first".

(Matthew 19:30) This principle may be properly applied to the resurrection of the dead.