Commentators unanimously see the waving of the first sheaf as a powerful symbol of Jesus Christ. Just as this offering was presented on the day after the Sabbath, Jesus rose from the dead on the day after the Sabbath. John Gill notes that the sheaf's waving represented the resurrection, and its offering sanctified the rest of the harvest, just as Christ, the 'firstfruits from the dead' (1 Corinthians 15:20), sanctifies all who believe in Him and guarantees their future resurrection.