How many resurrections will there be

The Lord Jesus said that some will be raised to everlasting life and some for judgment see John The first resurrection goes in a series. You have, for instance, first the taking out of the Church — they will be taken out at the Rapture. The Old Testament saints are not raised, according to Daniel , until after the Great Tribulation Period when they are raised to enter the kingdom here on this earth. Then you have the resurrection of the tribulation saints, and that ends the first resurrection.

You have, therefore, three definite groups included in the first resurrection: The Church, the Old Testament saints, and the tribulation saints. But that does not mean that they happen at the same time. Remember, the theology of resurrection indicates that resurrection is a holistic concept which can be chronologically divided as explained in 1 Cor If we examine the complete testimony of Scripture, we can outline a rough chronology and sequence of biblical resurrection.

Resurrection of Christ First fruits, 1 Cor , 23 2. Resurrection of the Wicked Revelation Why would Paul only include the first two resurrections Christ and the church if there were others as well? The answer to that is in the reason he is writing 1 Corinthians 15 to begin with 1 Cor Therefore, his concern is to demonstrate the church links with Christ.

He is not attempting to provide a full chronology of resurrection theology. Praise the Lord that death is not the end! It has been significantly edited and reposted. Other than this he has no evidence that there is a resurrection at the beginning of the 70th week and another one after.

You are right on point on what you wrote Martin Jackson. Well, it is a bit simplistic to think that it is only presuppositional understandings of 1 Thess 4 that leads to an understanding of multiple resurrections. As I allude to in the blog article, Rev indicates a difference in resurrections. Although, the main point of the article is tracing the contribution of 1 Cor 15 to this issue.

Please clarify. Then at the end of millennium the non believers will be resurrected for judgement. During the tribulation, those who die believing Christ will directly come to heaven. As I explain in the blog post, I see the Rapture coinciding with the resurrection of the Church. Not everyone agrees with me, and they would see the first resurrection in Revelation 20 as being ONLY those Saints who have died during the tribulation.

If so, then the OT saints would have been resurrected at the Rapture too. These souls "came to life" and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. Their coming to life is "the first resurrection," and it shows that "the second death"—the eternal torment that awaits God's enemies ; , 14—15 —has no power over them.

Some premillennialists construe "the first resurrection" as believers' bodily resurrection at Christ's second coming see 1 Thess. Although John does not mention a "second resurrection," these premillennialists believe that a subsequent bodily resurrection of unbelievers is implied in the statement, "The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended" Rev. In this premillennial view of the future, therefore, there are two bodily resurrections separated by a thousand years.

Christians will receive their resurrection bodies at Jesus' glorious return from heaven, and in that resurrected state they will share Jesus' rule over an earth much improved from the present but not purged of sin. Then, centuries later, non-Christians' souls will be restored to embodied existence to face final judgment. To determine the merit of this view, we will have to examine the text further.

If we approach this vision from the standpoint of the streams of Old Testament imagery that converge in Revelation, another message emerges. Notice that John sees thrones before he glimpses anyone sitting on them. This order echoes the vision of God enthroned when John was summoned "in the Spirit" into heaven —2; see It also recalls a vision in which Daniel saw thrones, then the Ancient of Days, and then God's court sitting in judgment Dan. These echoes are not coincidental.

They show the heavenly locale of this court and its thrones. Those who reign with Christ a thousand years do so in heaven, not on earth. Who are the judges who occupy the thrones? They are the souls of those beheaded for maintaining their testimony about Jesus. They represent not only Christians slain by beheading but also those martyred by other means stoning, crucifixion, flame, sword.

Earlier John had seen them poured out like sacrificial blood "under the altar" in heaven — What distinguishes these souls is not their violent death but their allegiance to Jesus' testimony and God's Word. The second is after the thousand years. They are here described as "the rest". Notes "Temporary resurrections" are not included here, eg John and Matthew In another Christian meaning of the word, there is only One Resurrection the source of all other resurrections. Improve this answer. See e.

Nestle-Aland apparatus for Rev The first half of the verse was quite obviously not part of the original text. Thanks for the reference. Good discussion by someone obviously not JW. As far as I am informed, JW do build some of their ideas on that part of the verse Rev It had i.

I had mentioned it before. It had not received any interest. Because of your suggestion I wrote to the editors of the Nestle-Aland again, which I had done 5 years ago in the same matter. Their argument pro text was weak i. Show 2 more comments. Thanks for your response. So, according to your answer, there will be only two resurrections, right?

Yes, but in effect it will be one: The resurrection of the righteous and the unrighteous. How great and just is God, who will bring every hidden thing into the light and will make all known to everyone according to his perfect will. Then we have the final resurrection, in the "World," at the end of time. We see this architecture in 1 Cor. Mike Bull Mike Bull 1, 1 1 gold badge 9 9 silver badges 7 7 bronze badges. Why then resurrection is taken literally, but the year-period in the same passage figuratively?

In this passage the resurrection is spoken about in plain words, not in symbols. If so, why then years in the very same passage should be taken symbolically? The only element in the tabernacle that would remotely remind me of a garden is the budding rod of Aaron. However, that would still look to me as quite a bit of a stretch to consider the tabernacle's Most Holy Place as a replica of a garden.

Show 4 more comments. Then we have the two witnesses; Revelation Then there is the , Jewish witnesses resurrected. I welcome some discussion on the subject.