Totton,
Allow me to just explain with only one scripture referenced.
1Co 15:23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
Key words here are "every man in his own order" Jesus told the Jews that if they believed on him they would never die. So, Christ (when he died on the cross) the first fruits (the Jews who believed him while he walked the earth but died before his crucifixion) even the thief on the cross that believed was told that on that day he would be with Christ in paradise and afterward they that are Christ's at his coming (dead Jews of faith previously)The resurrection of the dead are the Jews of faith that lived before Jesus came..
Now, every man in his own order, means that as we pass from this life we will go directly to paradise to be with our Lord. That is the orderly manner of end of life here on earth.
All of this is backed by scripture, but it would be a good sized bible study.
You falsify the teachings of scripture.
The order is that of resurrection.
1Co 15:12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
1Co 15:13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
1Co 15:14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
1Co 15:15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
1Co 15:16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
1Co 15:17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
1Co 15:18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
1Co 15:19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
1Co 15:20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
1Co 15:21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
1Co 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
1Co 15:23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
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