1 Corinthians 15:52
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
Cross-reference
1 Corinthians 15:42 contrasts perishable and imperishable in resurrection — the same contrast Paul applies to the transformation at the trumpet in 15:52.
Exodus 19:16 has a very loud trumpet blast at Sinai when God descended—a typological foreshadowing of the last trumpet heralding God's final appearance.
Exodus 20:18 also mentions the sound of the trumpet at Sinai, intensifying the theophany—another echo of the trumpet signaling God's presence.
1 Thessalonians 4:16 explicitly mentions the trumpet of God and the dead in Christ rising first — the same event as the last trumpet in 1 Corinthians 15:52.
Isaiah 27:13 prophesies a great trumpet that gathers the dispersed exiles to worship—a direct typological precursor to the resurrection trumpet gathering God's people.
Matthew 24:31 also describes a loud trumpet call and the gathering of the elect — directly parallel to the resurrection at the last trumpet in 1 Corinthians 15:52.
1 Thessalonians 4:17 describes the same catching up of the living and the dead at the last trumpet—direct parallel.
Acts 2:27 applies Psalm 16:10 to Christ's resurrection without decay—the firstfruits guaranteeing the imperishable resurrection here.
Luke 20:36 describes the resurrected as sons of God who cannot die—same imperishable state promised here.
Hosea 13:14 contains the rhetorical question about death's sting that Paul quotes in v.55—proclaiming God's victory over death at the resurrection.
Job 14:14 asks if a man will live again after death — Paul answers with the promise of resurrection at the last trumpet.
Hebrews 12:19 recalls the trumpet at Sinai—a typological forerunner of the eschatological trumpet here.
Psalm 88:10 questions whether the dead can rise — Paul declares they will at the last trumpet, turning lament into hope.
John 5:25 speaks of the dead hearing the Son's voice and living — a parallel promise of resurrection by divine call, though without explicit trumpet.
Leviticus 23:24 institutes the Feast of Trumpets — a shadow of the eschatological trumpet call when the dead are raised.
Exodus 19:13 describes the trumpet blast at Sinai announcing God's presence — the same trumpet imagery Paul uses for Christ's return and resurrection.
1 Peter 1:4 speaks of an imperishable inheritance—the same quality the resurrection body puts on.
Zechariah 9:14 depicts the Lord sounding a trumpet amid storm winds — a divine signal similar to the last trumpet here, though for judgment rather than resurrection.
Psalm 47:5 describes God ascending with trumpet sound — the same trumpet imagery Paul uses for Christ's victorious return and resurrection.