The firstfruits of the 1st Resurrection

[KJV1611]

Matthew 27:50-52 KJV
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

[51] And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

[52] And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,


Ezekiel 37:1-14 KJV
The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord , and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,

[2] And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.

[3] And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God , thou knowest.

[4] Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord .

[5] Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:

[6] And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord .

[7] So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.

[8] And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.

[9] Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God ; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

[10] So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

[11] Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.

[12] Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.

[13] And ye shall know that I am the Lord , when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,

[14] And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it , and performed it , saith the Lord .

 

[BeyondET]

I like the write up interesting take, in my view I think the scroll that was found and used I feel as if they didn't quite know where it went or possibly a put the horse before the cart statement, it doesn't seem logical that the centurion would be guarding Jesus at the cross but at the tomb, second I don't think this is a reference to the saints standing around for three days waiting on the resurrection to go into the city of Jerusalem and third the temple was in the middle of the city who would notice the curtain being torn, doesn't seem quite right.
IMO the curtain was torn statement is way back when John the Baptist father was in the temple and a angel appeared before him, thus the curtain was torn and the stone alter was cracked.



Mt28:2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.
Mt28:3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
Mt28:4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
Mt28:5 The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
Mt28:6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.
Mt27:52 The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.
Mt27:53 They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.
Mt27:54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!"

 

[Locutus]

There's only one first fruits:

James 1:18 having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.

 

[prove-all]

Ezekiel 37:1-14 has not happened yet,

clearly the events discribed farther in the chapter has not occuried.

 

[KJV1611]

There's only one first fruits:

James 1:18 having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.

1 Corinthians 15:20 KJV
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

Firstfruits - plural, of them that SLEPT - past tense... they were sleeping until Jesus woke them up.

 

[KJV1611]

Ezekiel 37:1-14 has not happened yet,

clearly the events discribed farther in the chapter has not occuried.

Only in a futurist point of view. The rest of the chapter happened when Jesus came the first time.

Ephesians 1:10 KJV
That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: