17. it falls to earth, empty, void, a perfect nothing, a falsity.
18. The testimony we bear concerning God, namely, that He raised the Christ-man from the dead, has no meaning in it.
19. If the Christ exists for this world only and has no eternal existence, we are the most miserable of all the dwellers on this planet!
20. But the Christ has risen, and his rising is the commencement of a similar resurrection for the whole world.
21-22. His re-appearance after death is like the first fruits of a mighty harvest.
23. The increase and growth of this vast divine process will first include all who belong to him, when his eternal presence will become apparent throughout the world;