Resurrection Saints and Wicked

Saints Rev 20:1-5 "THIS IS THE FIRST RESURRECTION over these the SECOND death has NO POWER".

Christ AFFIRMS this ONE singular event for the saints -

John 14

1 ""Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.
2 ""In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.
3 ""If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again AND receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also.[/b]


Peter says that ALL the saints focus ENTIRELY on that ONE event

1Peter 1:11 "and the glories to follow"
1Peter 1:13. Peter tells us to "fix your hope completely on the glory that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Christ".

Paul says
2Thess 1 "the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire dealing out retribution to those who do not know God"

Paul descrives the FIRST resurrection in 1Thess 4

1Thess 4
13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.
15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede [b]those[/b] who have [b]fallen asleep.[/b]
16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.[/b]
18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.

And of course AFTER that FIRST resurrection - there is a literal 1000 years according to Rev 20.

 

Revelation 20:4-6 (TNIV = Today's New International Version):

I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority
to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because
of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God.
They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received
his mark on their foreheads or their hands.
They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection.
The second death has no power over them,
but they will be priests of God and of Christ and
will reign with him for a thousand years.

In this modern translation note in verse five the 'first resurrection'
is placed outside the parents ')' & '(' -- the 'first resurrection'
is talking about the rapture/resurrection of the two groups of
people in verse 4:

1. the mostly gentile saints resurrected/raptured at
the beginning of the tribulation - I saw thrones on which
were seated those who had been given authority to judge.

2. the Jewish/Israeli saints of the Tribulation resurrected/raptured
at the end of the tribulation - I saw the souls of those who
had been beheaded because of their testimony about
Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not
worshiped the beast or his image and had not received
his mark on their foreheads or their hands.

This phrase in verse 4 shows the order of events:

They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

The 'first resurrection' comes BEFORE reigning with Christ for
a thousand years.

 

Preach it.

They are the "HOLY and BLESSED"

They are those over whom "the SECOND death has no power".

(BTW - they are those who benefit from the John 14 promise of Christ which is THE focus of the church according to Peter in 1Peter 1)

most definitely!

In Christ,

Bob

 

Wrong.

We see the saints "COME TO LIFE" BEFORE the 1000 years and John CALLS that coming to life -- "the FIRST resurrection"

4 Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to lifeand reigned with Christ for a thousand years.


5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection.[/b]
6 Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

7 When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison,

Your "wild spin" on vs 5 makes it appear that John is calling the SECOND "coming to life" the "FIRST resurrection" -- what a huge clue this must be for you that your view is clearly wrong.

(No need to thank me in pointing that out for you. It is also just part of the service I am doing here for others)

 

In verse 5, it is the first resurrection, and if that is right before the millenium, is that after the tribulation?

 

yes -- it is AFTER Rev 16 seven last plagues AND it is AT the end of the Rev 19 event - the 2nd coming.

As Matt 24 shows -- post-trib, pre-mill.

(but not HIGH BOUNCE)

 

So then would that imply a post-tribulation rapture?

 

Amen, Brother tjfkbrawny -- Preach it!
Yes, the First Resurrection ends at the end of the
Tribulation period. The First Resurrection (the resurrection
of the Just) started at the pretribulation rapture/resurrection
and ends at the post-tribulation rapture/resurrection.

The First Resurrection is like a knife: one cut (the Tribulation
period) caused by two sides : the pretribulation
rapture/resurrection and the post-tribulation
rapture/resurrection.

 

Counting resurrections in the Bible:

1. one resurrection - everybody gets resurrected,
resurrection is sure

Dan 12:1-2 (KJV1611 Edition):

And at that time shall Michael stand vp, the great Prince
which standeth for the children of thy people, and there
shalbe a time of trouble, such as neuer was since there
was a nation, euen to that same time: and at that time
thy people shalbe deliuered, euery one that shalbe
found written in the booke.
2 And many of them that sleepe in the dust
of the earth shall awake, some to euerlasting life,
and some to shame and euerlasting contempt.

2. two resurrections types - resurrection of
the Just & resurrection of the unjust
(recall 'just' is a Jesus thing - a person is just
ONLY through Messiah Jesus)

Rev 20:5-6 (KJV1611 Edition):
(Group #2):
But the rest of the dead liued not againe vntill
the thousand yeeres were finished.
This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed & holy is he that hath
part in ye first resurrection:
(Group #1)
on such the second death hath no power,
but they shall be Priests of God,
and of Christ, and shall reigne with
him a thousand yeeres.

The just in Christ are the the 'Priest of God, and
of Christ'. The 'rest of the dead' are the unjust.

3. three resurrections being discussed
The third resurrection is the resurrection of
the unjust as described in Revelation 20:5

The first & second resurrections are
of the two groups in Revelation 20:4

Rev 20:4 (KJV1611 Edition)
(GROUP #1)
And I saw thrones, and they sate vpon them,
and iudgement was giuen vnto them:
&
(GROUP #2)
I saw the soules of them that were beheaded
for the witnesse of Iesus, and for the word of God,
and which had not worshipped the beast,
neither his image, neither had receiued
his marke vpon their foreheads,
or in their hands;
(both groups)
and they liued and
reigned with Christ a thousand yeeres.

Group #1 are the mostly gentile saved
elect saints from the Church Age.
Group #2 is the mostly Jewish/Israeli elect saints

see the next post for my evangelical message about
five resurrections :wavey:

 

\o/ Praise be to Hashem \o/

\o/ Glory to the Lord \o/

\o/ Praise be to Jesus \o/

Five Resurrections:

(last revised 6 Oct 2007,
first written in Sept 1991 -
'Contract on America' was a
political item in the election of 1991)
Found in the Holy Bible
Compared and Contrasted

The Lord God is a resurrecting God.

Definitions:

New Testament: God's contract on goy
Old Testament: God's contract on Yisrael
Resurrection: a person who was dead is alive
Saint: a person on God's list (AKA: Book of Life)
Tribulation: AKA: The Time of Jacob's Trouble (Jeremiah 30:4-7);
--Yisrael passing under the rod (Ezekiel 20:34-3;
--Melting Pot (Ezekiel 22:19-22);
--Time of Trouble (Daniel 12:1); etc.
Resurrection: a person who was dead is alive
goy - Yisraeli term for gentiles (probably slightly derogatory)
Yisrael - Transliteration of the Hebrew term for "Israel" into English.

How to get on God's list
[how resurrection #1 can get you
from #5 (Resurrection of the unjust)
to #3 (Resurrection of the just) ]:

Romans 10:9 (KJV1769 Edition): That if thou
shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from
the dead, thou shalt be saved.


1. Resurrection of Jesus
WHO: Jesus
WHEN: 33AD
WHERE: Jerusalem
WHY: The Lord God is a resurrecting God.
HOW: The Grace of God through Messiah Jesus
WHAT: Raised to Life Eternal; because of the
resurrection of Jesus, all the other resurrections
are possible
References: Matthew 28:6, Mark 16:6, Luke 24:6-8


2. Resurrection of some Old Testament Saints
WHO: Some of those who died before Jesus believeing God, especially
those who believed in God's Messiah
WHEN: 33AD
WHERE: mostly in Jerusalem
WHY: The Lord God is a resurrecting God.
HOW: The Grace of God through Messiah Jesus
WHAT: Raised to Life Eternal

3. Resurrection of the New Testament Saints (mostly Gentiles)
WHO: Church age (AKA: times of the Gentiles) Saints; balance
of the Old Testament Saints
WHEN: Some date after 3 Sept 2005;
at the end of the Church Age; at the beginning of
the Tribulation
WHERE: Worldwide
WHY: The Lord God is a resurrecting God.
HOW: The Grace of God through Messiah Jesus
WHAT: Raised to Life Eternal;
this resurrection is followed in but a
moment by the translation of the living
saints into a glorified heavenly body like
that of Jesus
References: 1 Corinthians 15:52, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

4. Resurrection of the Tribulation Saints (mostly Israeli)
WHO: Those beheaded for faith in Jesus; those
who reject the Mark of the Beast
WHEN: at the end of the Tribulation; at the
beginning of the 1,000-year reign of Jesus
WHERE: worldwide
WHY: The Lord God is a resurrecting God.
HOW: The Grace of God through Messiah Jesus
WHAT: Raised to Life Eternal
References: Revelation 20:4-6,

5. Resurrection of the non-Saints
WHO: All those throughout time who have rejected Jesus
WHEN: At the close of the 1,000-year reign of Jesus;
at the end of time
WHERE: worldwide
WHY: i don't know, God does
HOW: i don't know, God does
WHAT: Raised to eternal shame & damnation
References: Revelation 20:12-15

CAVEAT: The delineation of the five revealed
resurrections above
does not preclude other resurrections. The Lord God
is a resurrecting God and His hand is not shortened
by his revelation to us or
by our understanding of His revelation to us.
For example: Two Witnesses shall
be resurrected in the middle of the Tribulation.

There is a pastoral picture (From the Scripture.
this is an example of how to let Scripture
interpret scripture). Note that the order:
First Fruits, Harvest, Gleanings, & Tares may
not be strictly specified in the Bible, but that
is how things are done in the real world.
Here is a pastoral picture of the four resurrections
for which the 1. Resurrection of Jesus was a precusor
(numbered here as above):

2. The First Fruits (Matthew 27:22-53)

3. The Harvest (1 Corinthians 15:51-54, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)

4. The Gleanings (Revelation 7:14, 20:4)

5. The Tares (Matthew 13:28-30)

Sometimes the Holy Bible calls resurrections 2-4, the resurrections
of the just: The First Resurrection (because all the
resurrections of the just preceede the resurrection
of the unjust /#5/ ).

The following scriptures seem to imply a simultaneous
resurrection of the just and the wicked dead:
Daniel 12:2, John 5:28-29 (all resurrected
in the same hour), Acts 24:15. Revelation 20-4-6
clearly notes that the just are raised one day
(a 1,000 year long day) before the unjust.

CAUTION: The numbering scheme 1 to 5 above was arbitrarly
assigned to enable the discussion. There is nothing
sacred or Biblical about this numbering scheme.

May Jesus our Savior and our Master be Praised!

Note that resurrections #3 and #4 are accompanied
by a rapture of living saints.

--compilation by ed, incurable Jesus Phreaque

 

I'm sorry you cannot distinguish between
a type of event (here resurrection of the just /in Christ/ )
and specific examples of such an event
(here the pretribulation resurrection and the
post-tribualtion resurrection).

Here is an example:
There is a type event called the Birthday (really
a Birthday Anniversery, but it is usually callled 'birthday').
I have had 64 such events happen to me - but it is
only one kind of event. There is another type even
called a 'knighting' which I have never experiences
(and am not likely to).