The Resurrection
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As it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 1 Cor 2:9 echoed from Isaiah 64:4 
On my way home from grocery shopping for breakfasts and lunches for the work week ahead, I heard an old time gospel song on my car radio wherein the singers were singing about the rooms Jesus has promised to prepare for us in the mansions that await our new life following the resurrection and judgment of all, and it occurred to me that mansion does not even really need to mean a large luxurious house, but is a metaphor saying we will have a place where all our needs are met, everything we could ever possibly imagine we need will be provided for us (within the parameters of the new life, of course, all sin and sorrow and suffering and tears having been wiped away)... but of course we cannot imagine it, for a world untouched by the taint of sin is unfathomable to us in the here and now, in this fallen world. That is why my hope is in Him, and I say, even so, come Lord Jesus
On my way home from grocery shopping for breakfasts and lunches for the work week ahead, I heard an old time gospel song on my car radio wherein the singers were singing about the rooms Jesus has promised to prepare for us in the mansions that await our new life following the resurrection and judgment of all, and it occurred to me that mansion does not even really need to mean a large luxurious house, but is a metaphor saying we will have a place where all our needs are met, everything we could ever possibly imagine we need will be provided for us (within the parameters of the new life, of course, all sin and sorrow and suffering and tears having been wiped away)... but of course we cannot imagine it, for a world untouched by the taint of sin is unfathomable to us in the here and now, in this fallen world. That is why my hope is in Him, and I say, even so, come Lord Jesus
Hello 20,
There are actually several stages or phases to the first resurrection:
Christ the first fruits - 1 Cor.15:23
The church at his appearing - 1 Thes.4:13-18, 1 Cor.15:51-53
The Male Child/144,000 - Rev.12:5
The two witnesses - Rev.11:11
The Great tribulation saints - Rev.20:4-6
All of the above fall under the banner of the first resurrection or the resurrection which takes place before the one at the end of the millennial period. For those who are resurrected at the end of the thousand years, the second death has power over them. This will be the resurrection of the unrighteous dead throughout all history.
Jesus was the first fruits of the first resurrection and the church is next. Those mentioned in Rev.20:4-6 are the great tribulation saints and will be resurrected after the wrath of God and after Jesus returns to the earth. It is referred to as the first resurrection, but is just one phase of the first resurrection.
The reason that the church cannot be apart of the resurrected of Rev.20:4-6 because it takes place after the wrath of God and after Christ returns to the earth, which would put the church through the entire wrath of God and which we are not appointed to suffer.
Those being resurrected in Rev.20:4-6 is the same group mentioned in Rev.7:9-17, which are those saints who come out of the great tribulation.
There are actually several stages or phases to the first resurrection:
Christ the first fruits - 1 Cor.15:23
The church at his appearing - 1 Thes.4:13-18, 1 Cor.15:51-53
The Male Child/144,000 - Rev.12:5
The two witnesses - Rev.11:11
The Great tribulation saints - Rev.20:4-6
All of the above fall under the banner of the first resurrection or the resurrection which takes place before the one at the end of the millennial period. For those who are resurrected at the end of the thousand years, the second death has power over them. This will be the resurrection of the unrighteous dead throughout all history.
Jesus was the first fruits of the first resurrection and the church is next. Those mentioned in Rev.20:4-6 are the great tribulation saints and will be resurrected after the wrath of God and after Jesus returns to the earth. It is referred to as the first resurrection, but is just one phase of the first resurrection.
The reason that the church cannot be apart of the resurrected of Rev.20:4-6 because it takes place after the wrath of God and after Christ returns to the earth, which would put the church through the entire wrath of God and which we are not appointed to suffer.
Those being resurrected in Rev.20:4-6 is the same group mentioned in Rev.7:9-17, which are those saints who come out of the great tribulation.
Now that is funny, because I listed the scriptures that belong to the first resurrection in the post above. If you have other resurrections mentioned which take place prior to Rev.20:4-6, then the only group that they can belong to is the first resurrection. They are not my opinions, but scriptural fact.
It is a simple matter of process of elimination. Since scripture states that believers are not appointed to suffer God's wrath (1 Thes.1:10, 5:9) and the resurrection of Rev.20:4-6 clearly takes place after the wrath of God and after the Lord returns to end the age, then it is a simple matter of deduction. This comes from comparing and cross-referencing scripture.
Blessings in Christ
It is a simple matter of process of elimination. Since scripture states that believers are not appointed to suffer God's wrath (1 Thes.1:10, 5:9) and the resurrection of Rev.20:4-6 clearly takes place after the wrath of God and after the Lord returns to end the age, then it is a simple matter of deduction. This comes from comparing and cross-referencing scripture.
Blessings in Christ
Hello Apostle2013,
Though condemning judgment will take place at the great white throne judgment for the unrighteous dead, the wrath that I am referring to is the coming wrath of God that is going to come upon this earth via the seals, trumpets and bowl judgments, where after the 7th bowl judgment, Jesus will return to the earth to end the age. We, the church, are not appointed to suffer that coming wrath or any wrath, for Christ already experienced God's wrath on our behalf.
I have taken nothing out of context, but have listed each resurrection that belongs to the first resurrection.
Though condemning judgment will take place at the great white throne judgment for the unrighteous dead, the wrath that I am referring to is the coming wrath of God that is going to come upon this earth via the seals, trumpets and bowl judgments, where after the 7th bowl judgment, Jesus will return to the earth to end the age. We, the church, are not appointed to suffer that coming wrath or any wrath, for Christ already experienced God's wrath on our behalf.
I have taken nothing out of context, but have listed each resurrection that belongs to the first resurrection.