The usage of this phrase, "the resurrection", like this in 1 Cor. 15 helps explain 1 Cor. 15:52 - "the dead shall be raised incorruptible". It is noteworthy that the phrase "the dead" sometimes (and especially in 1 Cor. 15) refers to the righteous dead, who will be resurrected to receive eternal life at the judgment: 1 Cor. 15:13,21,35,42; 1 Thess. 4:16; Phil. 3:11; Rev. 14:13; 20:5,6. 1 Thess. 4:16,17 lists the events associated with Christ's return:-
Alikuwa na mtazamo ule ule wa kufufuka, ingawa alijua kutakuwa na hukumu. kutumia fungu hili la maneno "ufufuo" kama hili katika 1 kor. 15 linasaidia kuelezea 1 Kor. 15:52 - " wafu watafufuliwa wasiwe na uharibifu" Fungu la maneno "wafu" linastahili kuangaliwa mara nyingine (na hasa katika 1 Kor. 15) linataja wafu wenye haki, ambao watafufuliwa kuupokea uzima wa milele kwenye hukumu: 1 Kor. 15:13,21, 35,42; 1 Thes. 4: 16; Flp.. 3:11; Uf. 14: 13: 20: 5, 6 1 The 4: 16,17 imeorodhesha orodha ya matukio yanayounganishwa kurudi kwa Kristo.