The Bible is just under 1,200 chapters. Is the crucifixion in every Chapter? 1st Corinthians 15 deals with the resurrection, not the Millennium. But if you don't believe the plain language of Revelation 20, but "spiritualize" it, what use is 1st Corinthians 15? This you will simply "spiritualize" and suck any meaning out of it. But for the other readers I will show the period of RULE here in 1st Corinthians 15.
Verse 22 establishes that ALL men are headed for death, and that ALL men will be resurrected
Verse 23 gives an order, or sequence, Christ first, then, some 2,000 years later "those who are Christ's". Christ is Head of the Church and we are bought, so the Church is resurrected "when He comes". But Christ is also King and owner of Israel. So they are resurrected "when He comes". Notice that "the REST OF THE DEAD" are NOT resurrected then. Only "those who are His".
Verse 24 gives the next in the sequence. Since verse 22 says "ALL men", the "END" cannot be when Christ comes, for ONLY "those who are His" are raised then.
Verse 24 shows a PERIOD after "HE comes", when He "PUTS DOWN ALL RULE AND AUTHORITY AND POWER". How long this takes is not said here, but the next verse gives a clue.
Verse 25 tells what happens between the raising of "those who are His" and " the end". Christ must "REIGN!"
Verse 26 gives the END of this period "OF REIGN". It is when there is no more death. When death is abolished. That can only be when ever man who died is resurrected.
So, the sequence is:
- Christ's resurrection
- 2,000 years later, "those who are Christ's, but NOT those who do NOT belong to Jesus
- Then a determined TIME OF RULING or REIGNING in which ALL authorities, powers and rules are "PUT DOWN" or "SUBDUED"
- Then an event where DEATH is defeated and destroyed - a general resurrection
This sequence is found PERFECTLY in Revelation 20
- Christ the, resurrected one, COMES (end of Chapter 19)
- Those who are His were "slain", but now "live" (Rev.20:4)
- Those who now "live" also REIGN WITH Christ. This time the PERIOD is given - 1,000 years
- Enemies are SUBDUED. Satan is bound and imprisoned
- The nations, enemies of Christ and Jehovah are RULED
- Satan is allowed free for a short while, showing that Christ is in command of Satan
- The Nations are allowed to raise an army
- BOTH Satan and the armies of the world are defeated - subdued.
- Many are killed so death is not yet subdued.
- The comes a general resurrection of the "REST of the DEAD"
- Death is defeated by all men being alive
- God purges and renews the heavens and the earth
And so Revelation Chapter 20 matches perfectly with 1st Corinthians 15. The only difference is that 1st Corinthians 15 teaches about the resurrection and Revelation 20 shows Christ defeating enemies - the last of which is death.
