FreeGrace2 said:
1 Cor 15:23 - But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.
52 and the tombs were opened and many bodies of the having fallen asleep saints arose
53 and having gone forth out of the tombs after the resurrection of Him, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many
I know I asked this before and apologize but can't remember the answer for some reason, if you could quickly share that info one more time I will copy and paste it somewhere...
No need to apologize. It's hard to keep all the info straight when multiple posters are posting things. I'm always glad for the opportunity to clarify, review, etc when others ask.
I wish those in opposition to my views would do the same. Instead, they just keep SAYING they have provided many verses, even though they haven't.
The verses you quoted in Matt 27 refer to what occurred when Jesus was crucified. They returned to life, but there is no evidence that any of them received glorified bodies, which is what the singular resurrection of the saved will accomplish.
Acts 26:23 - that the Messiah would suffer and,
as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”
This verse clarifies the issue. Obviously Jesus and His disciples had raised a number of people from the dead, but again, there is no evidence that any of them received glorified (imperishable) bodies. That means all of them died again.
Jesus obviously wasn't "the first to rise from the dead" as the verse says, but He was the first to receive a glorified (imperishable) body. and that's the key to understanding resurrection of believers.
If any of those who rose from the dead before Jesus received a glorified body, then Acts 26:23 couldn't have been written.
That's why 1 Cor 15:23 rightly described the resurrection of Jesus as "first fruits". He was the very first human being who received a glorified body.
Do you believe this is the ONLY resurrection of the JUST and we are awaiting the resurrection of the unjust? Not sure how this one and one resurrection is thought of. Thank you
Again, Acts 24:15 is clear about there being ONE resurrection for the saved and ONE for the unsaved. As of right now, we are awaiting both resurrections, since neither has occurred yet.
Rev 20:5 shows that the believers' single resurrection occurs after the Trib, which is called the "first resurrection", and the ending of Rev 20 shows that the "second resurrection" is the calling of all unbelievers to the GWT judgment.
I used to think that the LoF was called the "second death" several times in Revelation because the LoF is spiritual death.
But, all humans are already spiritually dead before they believe in Christ and are born again.
Since I've been giving much thought to the whole issue of resurrection, it occurred to me that unbelievers will be resurrected. Just like all the accounts of people being brought back from the dead, like the ones at Jesus' crucifixion, Lazarus, widow's son, etc, they will be resurrected BACK INTO their human mortal body. Remember, with God, everything is possible. He can certainly do that.
So, the unbeliever, back in his/her old skin, will be judged according to their works, and then cast into the LoF. So their mortal physical body gets to die AGAIN! That's a SECOND death for them.
And, of course, their disembodied souls will spend "day and night for ever and ever" in a state of lesser or greater bearableness.