Who rises first at the resurrection?

• A. The Living in Christ
• B. The Angels
• C. The Dead in Christ
• D. The Prophets

Answer: (C)

The first to rise are the dead in Christ—the believers who have died trusting Jesus. When Christ returns, their bodies are raised and reunited with their souls, so they rise first. This sequence is taught in Scripture: the Lord comes with a shout, the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ rise first; then those who are alive and remaining are caught up with them to meet the Lord in the air. Those who are living in Christ are not the first to rise; they are transformed at the same event after the dead are raised. Angels and prophets aren’t described as the first to rise in this moment. So, the Dead in Christ rise first.