what is a 'firstfruit'??it refers to a feast in the old testiment(lev23;10-11).the sheaf was waved to jesus in this life(eph 1;19-20).he gave us the same spirit that raised christ from the dead!!(romans 2;23),and gods special gift of his spirit is life...not death!by gods spirit,he re-newed us with a new birth!!in this birth,sin has been destroyed.even though our spirit has recieved life,we have to wait 'till that day come when we are raised from the dead(thes 4;13-18)jesus was the first one...he was the "first fruit of the same harvest"-his death wasn't just an illustration...it was a promise that we will also be raised from the dead.jesus will come for the rest of the harvest.
