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====Col 1:18	What does it mean that Christ is the firstborn from the dead?====

This means that Christ is the first to be resurrected from the dead to enter into eternal life and immortality of the body (CP Ac 26:23; 1Cor 15:20-23; Rev 1:5). 

The fact that Christ is the firstborn from the dead confirms the subsequent resurrection of all those who have died in Him (CP Isa 26:19; Dan 12:2; Jn 5:28-29; 1Cor 15:51-58; 1Th 4:13-18). 

See also comments on Jn 5:28-29 and 1Cor 15:51-58, and author's study The Resurrection in his book Foundational Truths of the Christian Faith.

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