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The Resurrections
I. The Kinds of Resurrection
There are two main kinds of resurrection: spiritual and material. Spiritual resurrection is that of the spirit being quickened from death in trespasses and sins. Such a resurrection causes one to be renewed in the image and likeness of God (1 Cor. 11:7; Eph. 4:21-24; Col. 3:10; James 3:9). It is taught in Eph. 2:1-6; 5:14; Rom.6:11 and takes place only in this life. When physical death comes all possibility of such spiritual resurrection has passed (Eccl. 11:1; Heb. 9:27; Rev. 22:11). Material resurrection is that of the body to which we shall confine the rest of our study.
II. The Kinds of Materiel Resurrection
There are two kinds of material or physical resurrection: one resurrection is of the righteous to life before the Millennium, and one is of the wicked to damnation after the Millennium (Dan. 12:3; John 5:28-29; Rev. 20:4-6, 11-15). There will be 1,000 years between the two resurrections (Rev. 20:4-6).
1. THE FACT OF A RESURRECTION. The following Bible characters taught it: Job (Job 19:25-27), Isaiah (Isaiah 26:14-19), Daniel (12:3), David (Ps. 16:17:15; Acts 2:31), Old Testament Saints (Heb. 11:35), New Testament Saints (Matt. 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20-21; Acts 2; 4; etc.), Jesus (Matt. 16:21; 22:23-31; Luke 14:14; 20:27-36; 24:13-35), Matthew (Matthew 28:1-20), Mark (16:1-18), Luke (24:1-49) John (19-21; Rev. 20:4-6), Mary (John 11:24), Herod (Matt. 14:2), Peter (1 Pet. 1:3; 3:21), Paul (Acts 17:18,32; 23:6; 24:15,21; Rom.1:4; 6:5; 8:34; 1 Cor.__1 Corinthians__15; Phil. 3:10-11; Heb. 6:2; 11:35).
2. THE RESURRECTIONS FORETOLD (Isa.26:14-19; Dan. 12:3; Psalms 16:10; Matt. 12:41-42; 20:19; 27:63; 1 Thess. 4:14-17; 1 Cor.__1 Corinthians__15; Rev. 20:4-6; John 5:28-29).
3. EXAMPLES OF RESURRECTION-TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT:
(1) Temporary-raised to mortality to die again: a widow’s son (I Kings 17: 17-24), the Shunammite’s son (2 Kings 4:18-37), a Moabite invader (2 Kings 13: 20-21), Jonah (2:1-10; Matt. 12:40), Jairus’ daughter (Matt. 9:18-26), a widow’s son of Nain (Luke 7:11-18), Lazarus (John 11), Tabitha (Acts 9:36-43), Eutychus (Acts 20:6-12).
(2) Permanent-raised to immortality to live forever in their bodies. Christ “the firstfruits” was the first of all permanent resurrections (1 Cor. 15:1-23), then there were many old Testament Saints (Matt. 27:53).
4. THE ORDER OF THE RESURRECTION (1 Cor. 15:20-34). Christ “the firstfruits” was the guarantee of the resurrection of all men (1 Cor. 15:20-23). The “many” Old Testament Saints arose immediately after Christ did (Matt. 27:53). The next in order will be those who are “in Christ” and “are Christ’s” at the rapture (1 Cor. 15:23, 51-58; 1 Thess. 4:14-17). Next will be the 144,000 Jews as the manchild of Rev. 12:5. Then next will be the “great multitude” of tribulation saints and the two witnesses at the end of the tribulation who will be in time to be at the marriage supper and come back with Christ to establish His kingdom (Rev. 6:9-11; 7:9-17; 11:2-13; 15:2-4; 20:4-6). All these companies because they are “holy,” “blessed,” and “just” will be in the first resurrection and will help complete it (Rev. 20:4-6). The wicked dead will not be raised until 1,000 years later (Rev. 20:4-15).
5. THE METHOD OF THE RESURRECTION (1 Cor. 15:35-50). Paul illustrates the method of the resurrection by the death and resurrection of a grain of wheat or some other grain. The process that grain goes through is. clear to all, so if this process is applied to the method of resurrection it will likewise be clear to all. Tile main points are:
(1) The fact that there is death and resurrection (1 Cor. 15:1-21, 36).
(2) Death must come before resurrection (John 12:24; 1 Cor. 15:36).
(3) That which is sown is not the body that shall be reproduced (1 Cor. 15:37).
(4) In the resurrection a body is produced just like the one sown in the ground, so if the original body (if perfect) and the reproduced body were side by side, not one particle of difference could be detected between them (1 Cor. 13:12; 15:38; Luke 24:39; Acts 1:11).
(5) A grain of corn will not reproduce a grain of wheat. All flesh is not the same flesh, so in the resurrection man will be raised with his own flesh and not with that of fish, fowls, etc. (1 Cor. 15:38-39). He will be resurrected with his own size, shape, bodily appearance, and features and he will not look unlike he did while in the natural body (1 Cor. 13:12).
(6) Men will be raised to share more or less glory, or more or less damnation, according to what they have done in life, just as some grains that are poisonous and useless are reproduced to be destroyed, whereas good grains are reproduced for good purposes (1 Cor. 15:40-50).
(7) A grain of wheat may be marred, shriveled, and parts of its body scattered here and there, yet in the reproduction, it will be reproduced a perfect grain (under normal conditions) regardless of where the particles of its body were or what shape it was in at the time of germination. The only thing necessary is that the life germ be in the grain. So in the resurrection each body will be reproduced a perfect body (__1 Corinthians__1 Cor. 15:35-59).
(đ The only difference between grain and the resurrected bodies of men will be in the nature of existence. Men will be raised to immortality – some to everlasting life and some to everlasting shame and contempt (Dan. 12:3; John 5:28-29; Matt. 10:28). Both the righteous and the wicked will live again in their resurrected bodies, but only the righteous will enter into various glories and have different rewards and responsibilities of rulership in God’s eternal affairs (1 Cor. 3:11-15; 15:21-23,39-50; Rom.14; 2 Cor. 5:10; Rev. 20:4-6). See Lesson Thirty-seven for a study of immortality of the sold and body.
The First Resurrection (Rev. 20:4-6; Dan. 12:3; John 5:28-29)
This is the resurrection of all the just, the blessed, and holy from Adam to the Millennium. It covers the period of time from Christ’s resurrection to the resurrection of the tribulation saints and the two witnesses and includes the various companies, as under Point 4 above. Several raptures are then included in the first resurrection. All who have part in this resurrection will have some part in ruling with Christ, who will not have just a select few, as taught by many (Rev. 20:4-6). This resurrection may be called the “out resurrection”; that is, a resurrection out of, or from among the dead (Phil. 3:11-14; 1 Thess. 4:14-17; 1 Cor. 15:51-58; Luke 14:14; 20:35-36; Heb. 11:35; Rev. 20:4-6). Just as Christ came out from among the dead as “the firstfruits” of the dead, so at the rapture, the “dead in Christ” will come forth from among the wicked dead according to the above passages. Even the tribulation saints will come out from the wicked dead (Rev. 20:4-6). The wicked dead live not again until the thousand years are finished (Rev. 20:4-6).
The Greek expression “ek nekron,” out of the dead, is used 49 times and teaches a select resurrection from the dead – the righteous selected from among the wicked – but it does not teach a select resurrection of some righteous from among the righteous (Matt. 17:9; Mark 9:10; Luke 24:46; Acts 3:15: 4:10: 10:41: 13:30; 17:31; Rom.1:4; 4:24; 6:4-9; 8:11; 1 Cor. 15:12, 20-23; etc.) The theory that a few of the righteous will be selected from among the righteous is a mere human invention based upon a few historical stories of the Old Testament which were never intended as types at all. It is not even worthy of consideration in view of the lack of even one plain Scripture on the subject. All the dead and living “in Christ” will be in the first resurrection-not just a few of those in Christ. All those who are out of Christ will be raised together after the Millennium to be judged and cast into the lake of fire (Rev. 20:4-6, 11-15). The “first resurrection” may also be called “the resurrection of the just,” “resurrection of life,” “a better resurrection,” and the “resurrection of [from among] the dead” (Luke 14:14; John 5 28-29; 11:25; Heb. 11:35; Phil. 3:10-15; Rev. 20:4-6).
The Second Resurrection (Dan. 12:3; John 5:28-29; Rev. 20:4-6)
This is the resurrection of all the wicked from Adam to the end of the Millennium. It will take place after the Millennium and it will also include those wicked who die during the Millennium (Rev. 20:4-6, 1l-15). They will be raised with immortal bodies to be tormented in Hell forever (Matt. 10:28; John 5:28-29; 12:24; Dan. 12:3; Acts 24:15; 1 Cor. 15:21, 34-50; Rev. 14:9-12; 19:20; 20:4-6, 11-15). The theory that only the righteous will be raised to immortality is false and is not founded on one Scripture. The method of the resurrection of the just and unjust is plainly taught and illustrated by a grain of wheat or any other grain as explained above. So what makes the difference between the two resurrections? Does not a bad or poisonous seed reproduce in the same way that a good seed does? Do not both have to go through the same process? The resurrection of men follows this same process. The only difference will be in the glory of one man over another. However, saved and unsaved will be immortal as is plainly taught in all Scripture. Not one statement was ever made to the contrary.
Anonymous
to Philip Williams Brett Dobbs Link Hudson Ricky Grimsley and everyone who still cannot find the right resurrection in Mt 24 1Thess 4 1 Cor 15 but keep on keepin on
Anonymous
Troy Day do you believe in a right resurrection and a wrong resurrection?
Anonymous
Link Hudson I am not sure what you believe in anymore but anytime you speak sounds more and more Baptist than anything else This is the case with Oscar Valdez as well and I wondered bunches about it until he posted he read his FIRST Pentecostal theological book cir.2017 #noughsaid
Anonymous
Troy Day I read the Bible. I would venture to guess most Pentecostals haven’t read whatever ‘Pentecostal theology book’ you are talking about, preachers included. That sort of talk sounds Presbyterian.
You posted you might be Bapticostal if you go to Ash Wednesday services, so I wonder if you know what them Baptist churches are like. I’ve been to a lot of Baptist funerals and weddings since I have so many Baptist kin.
Anonymous
Link Hudson yes of course – we ALL read the BIBLE I hope
You read the BIBLE as a Baptist
Philip Williams reads it as a catholic
which basically makes yall non-Pentecostal like Oscar Valdez who at least reads some Pentecostal theology to keep up on dispensating
Anonymous
Troy Day never been a Baptist except I got baptized and baptized by immersion, and my parents went to Baptist churches till I was 2, they had experiences with the Spirit at a Charismatic church, went to an AG and my dad spent his GI Bill at an AG Bible College for a year.
Anonymous
Troy Day Norm Geisler, the number one Baptist theologian of his day, became my disciple on the theology of origins.
Anonymous
Troy Day i sure donât read it as Reformed or Dispy!
Anonymous
Link Hudson were you also awarded a PhD in your area without reading a single book by an expert in your area? Philip Williams became expert on Noah but read lots of books to get a degree in radio logistics and such
Anonymous
Dr. Troy Day, my degree is H.R., Holy Roller.
Anonymous
Philip Williams as interesting yalls life stories may be with Link Hudson they are hardly of focus to this group – just the mention on nothing Pentecostal in yalls theology turns the tables and the discussion is over Let me begin by making it clear that this commentary is written from the viewpoint of a pre-tribulation and pre-millennial position as they relate to future prophecy.
To clarify: A pre-tribulation view holds that the Rapture (removal) of the True, Christ-worshipping and honoring Church will take place prior to the events of the 70th week of Daniel (Tribulation, Time of Jacobâs Trouble). The events related to this 7-year period are described beginning in Chapter 4, verse 1 of the Book of Revelation, and end with the physical return of Jesus Christ to the earth that is described in Revelation 19:11-16.
A pre-millennial view holds that there will be a literal period of one thousand years following the physical return of Jesus Christ, where He will literally/physically rule and reign over the earth and all those who survive the judgments of the Tribulation (but have received Jesus as Savior during that time). Those saved people will enter this period as redeemed individuals but who are still âin the fleshâ and who still live with a sin nature, as do redeemed individuals at the present time. They will serve to repopulate the earth. This is described in the Book of Revelation, Chapter 20, V1-6.
Those who enter the Millennial Kingdom will only be those who have received Jesus Christ (sheep). Unbelieving, Christ-rejecting individuals will be cast into eternal punishment (goats). This judgment (commonly referred to as the âsheep and goat judgmentâ) is described in the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 25, V31-46.
Anonymous
Troy Day you can learn from a Methodist scholar writing in the forties and fifties, about the Pentecostal sects as founded in Latter Rain. Anything that departs from Latter Rain isnât truly Pentecostal. Certainly not that Presby/Baptist rapture teaching.
The Small Sects in America: An Authentic Study of Almost 300 Little-Known Religious Groups https://a.co/d/gOJzTL8
Anonymous
Troy Day Troy reads the Bible with one eye closed
Anonymous
Ricky Grimsley BIBLE says to watch and pray
How else would you do it ?
Anonymous
Philip Williams well James Philemon Bowers is a Methodist scholar
Anonymous
Troy Day in his day, there were no Pentecostal scholars, an oxymoron despite what Harvey Cox says.
Anonymous
Philip Williams Harvey Cox says a lot – not much later though
Just enjoying his boat like Pete enjoyed his tractors
Anonymous
Troy Day He opened the door for yâall to get accepted by the world. You are no longer interested in being accepted by Jesus.
Anonymous
Philip Williams actually NOT so – much like Dr Mike COX came much later on the scene He realized Pentecostalism HAS taken over the world and decided to evaluate it in a purely academic style – NOT that he is purely academic at all as a purely Southern Baptist theologian BUT he tries
Anonymous
Troy Day Harvey and Peter were just sociologists. Thatâs what i have always considered them.
Anonymous
Philip Williams they were BOTH missionaries which makes them very much anthropologists like Neil Steven Lawrence Nelson Banuchi
Anonymous
Troy Day Great White Throne judgment qith reference to the lake of fire appears AFTER the 100 years in the book of Revelation.
Pentecostal eschatology should align with scripture.
Just show us some wvidence for ana dditional return of Christ accompanies by a resurrection that occurs pretrib in the Bible, then we can discuss it. How many years have I been waiting for you to produce that.
What is the secret Greek thing in II Thessalonians 1 you mentioned years ago that supposedly proves pretrib? I have been after you for years to present that.
Anonymous
Link Hudson irrelevant and certainly NOT Pentecostal read of the BIBLE You continue to enforce your baptistic theology here to NO avail
Anonymous
Troy Day maybe you coukd study what Baptists believe. A lit of remember are pretrib. You should rethink your Baptist eschatology.
Still waiting for Biblical evidence for pretrib and that alleged evidence in the Greek of II Thessalonians 1 for pretrib.
Anonymous
Ricky Grimsley Jesus looked when He prayed.
Anonymous
Link Hudson responding during regular times of church services across the nation is pretty demonized IMHO and as express before IT IS liable to unleash an enormous amount of auto tagging that would render one’s personal fb account virtually unusable for the next few days
Anonymous
Link Hudson same as above – responding during regular times of church services across the nation is essentially a pretty demonized activity
Anonymous
“There are those who want to identify the meaning of an AT passage with its use in the NT.” Of the approaches mentioned, this is the most diverse. Include us like G And. Ladd who thinks the AT should be reinterpreted in light of the NT Christ event. He also claims that NT writers used AT in ways never imagined by their human authors.. the assertion that one’s hermeneutics for AT predictions should come from the NT use of AT is ambiguous enough that almost anyone can assert it and mean whatever they want. For instance, Kaiser thinks NT writers use AT with a single meaning or intention. Therefore, for him such hermenetic would require the sole intention of AT’s predictions. Ladd or Longenecker have a different view of the NT’s use of the AT. If Ladd is right that the NT reinterprets the AT, his hermenetic raises some serious questions. How can you maintain the integrity of the AT text? In what sense can the AT really be called a revelation in its original meaning? “Similar objections can be made to any approach that defends a subsequent or consequent meaning attributed by the NT.”
– Paul D. Feinberg
Hermeneutics of discontinuity.
In Continuity and Descontinuity, Perspectives on the relationship between the Old Testament and The New Testament. Pag. 114-116 (Continuity and Incontinuity in the Relationship between the Old Testament and the New Testament) Editor: John S. Feinberg.
Anonymous
Let me begin by making it clear that this commentary is written from the viewpoint of a pre-tribulation and pre-millennial position as they relate to future prophecy.
To clarify: A pre-tribulation view holds that the Rapture (removal) of the True, Christ-worshipping and honoring Church will take place prior to the events of the 70th week of Daniel (Tribulation, Time of Jacobâs Trouble). The events related to this 7-year period are described beginning in Chapter 4, verse 1 of the Book of Revelation, and end with the physical return of Jesus Christ to the earth that is described in Revelation 19:11-16.
A pre-millennial view holds that there will be a literal period of one thousand years following the physical return of Jesus Christ, where He will literally/physically rule and reign over the earth and all those who survive the judgments of the Tribulation (but have received Jesus as Savior during that time). Those saved people will enter this period as redeemed individuals but who are still âin the fleshâ and who still live with a sin nature, as do redeemed individuals at the present time. They will serve to repopulate the earth. This is described in the Book of Revelation, Chapter 20, V1-6.
Those who enter the Millennial Kingdom will only be those who have received Jesus Christ (sheep). Unbelieving, Christ-rejecting individuals will be cast into eternal punishment (goats). This judgment (commonly referred to as the âsheep and goat judgmentâ) is described in the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 25, V31-46.
Anonymous
RT Patricia Gardner Smith No denominations in Heaven.Only two that went to Heaven alive,Elijah and Enoch. Jesus after He was raised from the dead was in a glorified body as everyone else is that has gone to Heaven. Philip Williams why arnt thou talking with Brett Dobbs about the resurrection he cant find in MT 24 LK 21?
Anonymous
Troy Day John 3:13 (KJV) And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.
Anonymous
Brett Dobbs everyone knows this
Anonymous
Troy Day then did Enoch and Elijah ascend up to heaven if Jesus says that no man has ascended into heaven?
Anonymous
Brett Dobbs why Enoch and Elijah and not MOSES per se? Philip Williams may even throw Noah in the pile if he ever finds his boat yonder
Anonymous
Troy Day the Scriptures donât directly tell us where any of the three were taken, only that their earthly bodies were no longer. Elijah and Moses consulted with Jesus prior to the atonement. They may have learned the news that those resting like Abraham would soon be taken to Heaven with Jesus after he made atonement.
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Overall a good comprehensive study guide. Though, I see a small problem.
â4. THE ORDER OF THE RESURRECTION (1 Cor. 15:20-34). Christ âthe firstfruitsâ was the guarantee of the resurrection of all men (1 Cor. 15:20-23). The âmanyâ Old Testament Saints arose immediately after Christ did (Matt. 27:53). The next in order will be those who are âin Christâ and âare Christâsâ at the rapture (1 Cor. 15:23, 51-58; 1 Thess. 4:14-17). Next will be the 144,000 Jews as the manchild of Rev. 12:5. Then next will be the âgreat multitudeâ of tribulation saints and the two witnesses at the end of the tribulation who will be in time to be at the marriage supper and come back with Christ to establish His kingdom (Rev. 6:9-11; 7:9-17; 11:2-13; 15:2-4; 20:4-6). All these companies because they are âholy,â âblessed,â and âjustâ will be in the first resurrection and will help complete it (Rev. 20:4-6). The wicked dead will not be raised until 1,000 years later (Rev. 20:4-15).â
âThe First Resurrection (Rev. 20:4-6; Dan. 12:3; John 5:28-29)ďż˝This is the resurrection of all the just, the blessed, and holy from Adam to the Millennium. It covers the period of time from Christâs resurrection to the resurrection of the tribulation saints and the two witnesses and includes the various companies, as under Point 4 above. Several raptures are then included in the first resurrection. All who have part in this resurrection will have some part in ruling with Christ, who will not have just a select few, as taught by many (Rev. 20:4-6). This resurrection may be called the âout resurrectionâ; that is, a resurrection out of, or from among the dead (Phil. 3:11-14; 1 Thess. 4:14-17; 1 Cor. 15:51-58; Luke 14:14; 20:35-36; Heb. 11:35; Rev. 20:4-6).â
âSeveral raptures are then included in the first resurrection.â
(There is no biblical proof text for this. Troy Day There is only one resurrection and rapture of the just before the millennium. The correct order is Christ, the just, and then the unjust. Yes there was some saints who came to life after Christ did, but where did they go? Did they ascend when Jesus ascended? )
(And now we have a contradiction. And I 100% agree with this last statement, which is the very reason why I do not hold a pre tribulation resurrection/rapture view.)
The Greek expression âek nekron,â out of the dead, is used 49 times and teaches a select resurrection from the dead â the righteous selected from among the wicked â but it does not teach a select resurrection of some righteous from among the righteous (Matt. 17:9; Mark 9:10; Luke 24:46; Acts 3:15: 4:10: 10:41: 13:30; 17:31; Rom.1:4; 4:24; 6:4-9; 8:11; 1 Cor. 15:12, 20-23; etc.) The theory that a few of the righteous will be selected from among the righteous is a mere human invention based upon a few historical stories of the Old Testament which were never intended as types at all. It is not even worthy of consideration in view of the lack of even one plain Scripture on the subject. All the dead and living âin Christâ will be in the first resurrection-not just a few of those in Christ.
Anonymous
Brett Dobbs certainly NOT a purely Pentecostal view expressed here
Anonymous
Troy Day you mean the original author?
Anonymous
Brett Dobbs I mean what has been expressed in the comments
Anonymous
Troy Day ah⌠well, Iâm not really sure if I would classify myself as a Pentecostal. If a classical Pentecostal said that I must check all of the certain boxes in order to be considered to be a Pentecostal, then I most likely wouldnât be considered to be one. But Iâm okay with. I donât fit in most denominational boxes.
Anonymous
4 Resurrections in Time
ďżź https://www.ahigherplacetv.com/4-resurrections-in-time/
Anonymous
Neil Steven Lawrence interesting take PERHAPS Link Hudson Philip Williams Brett Dobbs could use this to align with Pentecostal theology proper
Anonymous
Neil Steven Lawrence how do you get a separate resurrection for 3 and 4? The first one occurs at the coming of Christ. The glaring lack of Biblical evidence for an additional return of Christ before the tribulation is the huge problem with pretrib.
Anonymous
Link Hudson the timing and elements given in the various scrpture references listed in 1, 2, 3, 4 show they cannot be the same event.
âAt the last dayâ does not mean 1 point in time.
Anonymous
Neil Steven Lawrence and putting them at those points in times is based on what?
Anonymous
Link Hudson how do you put them at that point of TIME? There is not a single resurrection mentioned @ the return / Parousia of the Lord. Brett Dobbs is still looking for just ONE such verse after not being able to find resurrection in MT 24 – the words is SIMPLY NOT THERE 4post-tribbers