You can shuffle your feet all you want but John saw souls on thrones not resurrected bodies.
How Many Resurrections In Revelation?
Discussion in 'Baptist Theology & Bible Study' started by Darrell C, Apr 26, 2015.
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Since revmwc has already hijacked the thread it might be interesting to see what John F. Walvoord, a contemporary dispensational theologian, and former president of the Dallas Theological Seminary has t say about the number of resurrections. The information is excerpted from Major Bible Prophecies, page 376ff.
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I voted 3.
1. Christ: Rev 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
2. Found in at least 4 verses which I believe will take place at the same time: Rev 11:11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. 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. V5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.V6 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.
3. The final: Rev 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Side question, If I am correct, which resurrection will the thief on the cross be a part of? Considering:
Luke 23:42,43 and he said to Jesus, 'Remember me, lord, when thou mayest come in thy reign;' and Jesus said to him, 'Verily I say to thee To-day, with me thou shalt be in the paradise.'
Rev 2:7 He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming -- I will give to him to eat of the tree of life that is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Rev 22:2,14 in the midst of its broad place, and of the river on this side and on that, is a tree of life, yielding twelve fruits, in each several month rendering its fruits, and the leaves of the tree are for the service of the nations; 'Happy are those doing His commands that the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of the life, and by the gates they may enter into the city; -
Also not surprising you impose a resurrection in chapter 11 and fail to mention the resurrection and rapture of the Two Witnesses.
This is what happens when one does not follow the sequence given.
Thanks for the participation.
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I am not sure I would include those in Heaven already, though I do agree the Church is there, but there is no specific mention or detail of a resurrection (i do see john called up to correspond to the rapture in the timeline). Also, I saw no mention of the Two Witnesses. And lastly do you view Antichrist as being resurrected or do you feel that may just be chicanery on his and Satan's part, not an actual resurrection?
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"After almost 10 years on this forum I have come to believe that no one can mutilate Scripture like a dispensationalist." OldRegular
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I myself would not include Christ's resurrection in the calculations. We see Him, but not the resurrection.
And how would you reconcile that only the dead in Christ are said to rise, presumably Tribulation Martyrs seeing they do not worship the beast? Do you feel the beast in Revelation is symbolic of a general principle applicable to all Church History and does not speak of a specific personage and events?
Thanks for the concise response and keeping the OP.
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I'm sure there are other threads for you to mock and ridicule people in. Try to find one.
Or is it a goal to get this one shut down too?
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You do this in every thread OR.
Abide by the request, please.
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But maybe after we concentrate on the OP it might be an interesting side issue.
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Do you have something relevant to the OP?
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Context...?
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Unless one thinks the Lord formed a body breathed a soul into him, and man became a living spirit.
But that is irrelevant unless we see them resurrected in Revelation.
As a reminder...that is the focus of the OP. You refused to address this in two other threads at least. If you continue to refuse in this one where the OP is specific to that issue, please excuse yourself from this thread and return to one your behavior attitude hasn't shut down.
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