THE RESURRECTION

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There is significance to the fact of singular word used to refer to a future event: THE RESURRECTION. Please study the following texts on this vital subject.

The Sadducees say there is no R. that is why they are sad you see.
MT 22:23 The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no RESURRECTION, and asked him,
MT 22:28 Therefore in the RESURRECTION whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
MT 22:30 For in the RESURRECTION they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
MT 22:31 But as touching the RESURRECTION of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
MR 12:18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no RESURRECTION; and they asked him, saying,
MR 12:23 In the RESURRECTION therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
LU 20:27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any RESURRECTION; and they asked him,
LU 20:33 Therefore in the RESURRECTION whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.
LU 20:35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the RESURRECTION from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
*LU 20:36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the RESURRECTION.

Now you see men who die are not gone away. They are just separated from their bodies until a future time when they will be resurrected. As Jesus taught about Abraham,
Mt 22:32 “I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
It could be that he referred to Abraham as living because he would some day call him forth in the resurrection. Or it could be that Abraham’s soul was still alive awaiting the resurrection. Since we have revelation that informs us about this we take the position that Abraham is still spiritually alive. We find this truth in Luke 16 about Lazarus in the place called Hades. So from this we see that men that die are separated from their body but are not annihilated and continue to exist beyond the grave. Death is defined as separation: James 2:26 “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.” That also is the reason the lake of fire is called second death as it is eternal separation from God.

There was resurrection that occurred when Jesus was raised.
MT 27:53 And came out of the graves after his RESURRECTION, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

The future resurrection is the time promised for recompense of the just.
LU 14:14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the RESURRECTION of the just.


JOHN 5:29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the RESURRECTION of life; and they that have done evil, unto the RESURRECTION of damnation.

When all that are in the grave hear his voice they shall be resurrected. Some say this is at different times, but the text indicates one event then the separation.
See Matt 25:31-46. Also the judgment of those that reject the words of Christ will happen on the last day (John 12:48) the same last day that Jesus promised to raise believers. (John 6:39-54).

JOHN 11:24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the RESURRECTION at the last day.

JOHN 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the RESURRECTION, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Notice what Jesus said, I am the resurrection and the life... Notice also that he did not correct Martha by saying the resurrection will be phased over 1007 years, but he left it as she said it “…at the last day” just as he promised in John 6.

From the first preaching of the gospel it is recorded in Acts that the resurrection is the heart of faith in Christ.

ACTS 1:22 Beginning from the baptism of John , unto that same day that he was taken up
from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his RESURRECTION.

Here the apostles select a witness of the resurrection of Jesus to replace Judas.

ACTS 2:31 He seeing this before spake of the RESURRECTION of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

The first gospel sermon spoke of the resurrection of Christ which is the heart of the message of salvation I Cor 15.

ACTS 4:2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the RESURRECTION from the dead.

The apostle John and Peter are arrested for preaching the resurrection from the dead.
This produced results of their preaching which became more bold and powerful.

ACTS 4:33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the RESURRECTION of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

ACTS 17:18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the RESURRECTION.
ACTS 17:32 And when they heard of the RESURRECTION of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.

ACTS 23:6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and RESURRECTION of the dead I am called in question.
ACTS 23:8 For the Sadducees say that there is no RESURRECTION, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

ACTS 24:15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a RESURRECTION of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
Here Paul affirms one singular resurrection of both just and unjust.

ACTS 24:21 “Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the RESURRECTION of the dead I am called in question by you this day.”

Romans 1:4 “…And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the RESURRECTION from the dead.“
The resurrection declares the power of God over death. The gospel is the power of God unto salvation. Rom 1:16.

Romans 6:5 “For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his RESURRECTION”

We are baptized into his death when we submit to immersion for remission of sins. What a grand picture of the hope that is found only in Christ. As many of you as have been baptized into Christ. 6:3

1CO 15:12 “Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no RESURRECTION of the dead?
1CO 15:13 But if there be no RESURRECTION of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
1CO 15:21 For since by man came death, by man came also the RESURRECTION of the dead.
1CO 15:42 So also is the RESURRECTION of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

We who believe in the resurrection are most miserable among men if there is no resurrection. This is the gospel.

I Cor 15:21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

Notice the timing. First Christ, they that belong to Christ at his coming, then comes the end. When is his coming? I Thes 4:13-17; I Cor 15:51-54. at the last trump, he shall descend with a shout, the dead shall be raised at the last day not phased in over 1007 years, but in a moment at the twinkling of an eye.
Very Quickly!!

Phillipians 3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his RESURRECTION, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 3:11 If by any means I might attain unto the RESURRECTION of the dead.

Paul says it is worth whatever price to attain the resurrection of the dead.

2 Tim 2:18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the RESURRECTION is past
already; and overthrow the faith of some.

Paul warned of those who confuse the timing of the resurrection in his day. There will be those who err from the truth until the last day.

HEB 6:2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of RESURRECTION of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

The fundamentals of the faith include baptism and resurrection of the dead.

HEB 11:35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better RESURRECTION:

Faith is what carries us forward until the last day.

1PE 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the RESURRECTION of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Herein is hope; To be born again looking for the promise of mercy at the last day.

1PE 3:21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the RESURRECTION of Jesus Christ:

The proper response to the preaching of the gospel is with repentance and faith; submit to the command of immersion for remission of sins.
Acts 2:38; Mark 16:15-16.

Rev 20: 4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first RESURRECTION. 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first RESURRECTION: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

The literal language here states that the first resurrection is the elevation of the souls of those who were slain for the gospel. In Rev 6:9 they are seen under the altar crying ‘How Long till our blood is avenged” and here in Rev 20 they are on thrones reigning with Christ. The raising of these souls to the position of honor with Christ on thrones indicates the importance of standing firm unto death for the purity of the gospel message. All who would have part first resurrection are willing to die before changing or denying the message of the Cross. On these are promised deliverance from the second death which is described as casting into the eternal lake of fire in verse 14.
The one thing that delivers a sinner from the punishment of wrath is the new birth.
(John 3:5: Titus 3:5-6). I Peter 1: 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, 21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. 22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

We know that the language in Revelation is figurative because it was signified by the Lord to John . Rev. 1:1. Those who insist on literal interpretation of the symbols of the Revelation ignore the plain words of the Lord. The literal words of Jesus about the last day in John 6 and John 12 provide the truth that we must accept about the resurrection. The symbolic words of Revelation 20 represent truth in images that describe Satan as a Dragon that can be held by a chain. It is plain to see that the words “first resurrection” are not literal because what is described is not literally the “first” resurrection. Therefore we accept the figurative language to understand the truth of the message that victory over death is only through Jesus Christ and by faith we shall overcome what ever is to be faced in this life while we prepare for eternal life with Jesus Christ as king called new heaven and new earth.

HEAR the promises that Christ makes to the churches:
2:7 To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
2:11 He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
2:17 To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
2: 26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: 27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
28 And I will give him the morning star.
3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
3: 21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

Believe God. Believe Jesus Christ. Believe the word of God.
Complied by Donald Raby 20090113

He shall appear the second time

When He comes: The second coming of Christ is a crucial and critical event in the future for those who look for him. It will also be nonetheless critical to those who have not accepted Him as Lord. It is a day full of significance as seen in this study of that day.

Heb 9: 28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
John 14: 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
**No mention of multiple comings. We look for one event. This obviously refers to the future..

Acts 1: 11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Phil 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Rev 1: 7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

Matt 24: 27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Rom 14:10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

2 Cor 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Acts 24:15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

Jude 14 Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
Note: Here saints are holy angels. We learn this from the original language and the fact that other translations so indicate. Also parallel passages that speak of the same event describe angels. See Mat 24:31; Mat 25:31; 2 Thes 1:6-11; Mark 13:39-49.

Matt 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,


Matt 25: 31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.


I Cor 15: 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. 24 Then cometh the end…
**Two resurrections described: Christ and they that are Christ’s.
Please note: First Corinthians was written by Paul who included himself (we) in this event. Thereby it is clear that this description of the resurrection to come is the same resurrection Paul describes in I Thessalonians 4 where he includes himself also. We know he will be raised and it will be at HIS coming. (I Cor 15:23 and I Thes 4:15).
I Cor 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51 Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
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.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
** Important here is the fact that when the resurrection occurs there shall be no more death. (A major problem in the Rapture doctrine.)

John 5:
25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; 27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. 28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
**This is only one event, one resurrection of all that are in the graves. There are two places seen after the resurrection: life or damnation.

John 6: 39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 11: 23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

John 12: 47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
**Both the raising of believers and judgment of rejecters occur the last day.
No mention of multiple resurrections nor judgments in John 6 or 12 or elsewhere.
When he raises believers that are his (I Cor 15:23) it is followed by “the end.”

I Thes 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
**This passage does not describe the unrighteous, only those in Christ. Both those outside of Christ and the saved are described in the following verses still his coming on the last day. (II Thess 1)

II Thes 1: 7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

I Thes 5: 2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night

II Pet 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
**It is beyond comprehension why someone would think this passage does not describe details that occur the same time as Rev 20:11-15, the last day.

Rom 2: 1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
**This day describes both the reward of the righteous and punishment of wicked.
16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

Rom 14:
9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

2 Cor 5: 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
**There is only one judgment seat, called the great white throne in Rev 20 also describe in symbols of sheep and goats in Matt 25:31. Addition of a second is without support in the word of God.

This is in perfect harmony with Rev 20 wherein it says the rest of the dead live not again until the 1000 years is finished and the dead stand before the throne.
It is problematic to say the dead do not include the saved and lost at the resurrection. The word is singular one event at one point in time called the end.
I Cor 15:23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. 24 Then cometh the end…
There is good reason why the Spirit call this the end. It is the end of death. It is the end of Satan. It is the end of the world. It is the end of suffering. IT IS THE END of the LAST ENEMY.

The events described in the above all are said to occur on the last day:
The coming of the Lord Jesus Christ
The last trumpet shall sound
The appearing of the Lord that every eye shall see and every knee shall bow
The Lord shall descend with a shout
The resurrection of the dead of all that are in the graves
The change from mortal to immortal bodies
The righteous judgment of God by the gospel word of truth
The gathering of saints together for eternity with Jesus
The destruction of the present earth
The eternal punishment of Satan, Death and Sin in the lake of fire
The revealing of the new heaven and new earth

Any understanding given for the events of the end times or last days plural must consider the singular description of the coming, the resurrection, the judgment all literally spoken as events of the last day singular. The doctrine of Rapture, Tribulation and 1000 yrs has just such multiple comings, resurrections and judgments that conflict with the teaching of Jesus. If we look at one book like The Revelation we must recognize the symbols are given representing the truth that in Jesus victory is the promise and we cannot overcome outside of Him. To say something is symbolic or figurative language does not diminish it in any way. Truth is still conveyed to him that has ears to hear. I say Revelation is factual. Symbols represent facts. Thank You
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