Resurrection:
Everyone that is born has their life to live, no matter the length. Those that believe in a resurrection after our physical death have the hope of a better life than in our physical bodies.
John 11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me shall live even if he dies,
1 Corinthians 15:21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
1 Corinthians 15:42 So also {is} the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption:
Revelation 20:5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection.
LXX Psalm 66:1 For the end, a Song of Psalm of resurrection. Shout unto God, all the earth.
Zephaniah 3:8 Therefore wait upon me, saith the Lord, until the day when I rise up for a witness: because my judgment shall be on the gatherings of the nations, to draw to me kings, to pour out upon them all my fierce anger: for the whole earth shall be consumed with the fire of my jealousy.
Matthew 22:31 But as concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
Luke 20:35 but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage;
Luke 20:36 for neither can they die anymore, for they are like angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
Acts 1:22 beginning with the baptism of John, until the day that He was taken up from us– one of these should become a witness with us of His resurrection. ”
Acts 2:31 he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that HE WAS NEITHER ABANDONED TO HADES, NOR DID His flesh SUFFER DECAY .
Acts 4:33 And with great power the apostles were giving witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace was upon them all.
Acts 23:6 But perceiving that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul began crying out in the Council, “Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for the hope and resurrection of the dead!”
Acts 24:21 other than for this one statement which I shouted out while standing among them, ‘For the resurrection of the dead I am on trial before you today.’
Acts 26:23 that the Christ was to suffer, and that by reason of His resurrection from the dead He should be the first to proclaim light both to the Judean people and to the Gentiles.
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:
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:
Philippians 3:10 that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;
Hebrews 6:2 of instruction about washings, and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
Hebrews 11:35 Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, in order that they might obtain a better resurrection;
Note:
1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 3:21 And corresponding to that, baptism now saves you– not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience– through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Note: Body will not be raised. Job7:9; Is 26:14; Amos 8:14. Assumed bodily resurrection. Is. 26:19; Lk. 20:37; 1st Cor. 15:21; :52.Jn. 5:28-29.
Job 7:9 I am as a cloud that is cleared away from the sky: for it a man go down to the grave, he shall not come up again:
Isaiah 26:14 But the dead shall not see life, neither shall physicians by any means raise them up: therefore thou hast brought wrath upon them, and slain them, and hast taken away every male of them. Bring more evils upon them, O Lord:
Isaiah 26:19 The dead shall rise, and they that are in the tombs shall be raised, and they that are in the earth shall rejoice: for the dew from thee is healing to them: but the land of the ungodly shall perish.
Luke 20:37 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
1 Corinthians 15:21 for since through man {is} the death, also through man {is} a rising again of the dead,
1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
Note: It is usually assumed that the second Adam was/is Jesus Christ. This is a teaching and doctrine of men, and not Biblical. [Was made] is an insertion that is not in any text of the Bible.
[Read the verse in its context.]
So also it is written, “The first MAN, Adam, BECAME A LIVING SOUL.” The last Adam a life-giving spirit.
Resurrection When?
1 Corinthians 15:52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, in the last trumpet, for it shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we — we shall be changed:
John 5:28 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.
1 Thessalonians 4:15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain to the coming of the Lord shall not precede them who are asleep.
:16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
:17 Then we who are alive 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.
Note: This prophecy of the resurrection was not fulfilled at the time this was stated.
2 Timothy 2:16 But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness, :17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,:18 who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and thus they upset the faith of some.
Is this prophecy fulfilled now?
If this prophecy has not been fulfilled; where is our hope of this ever happening?
It is obvious that this was to be soon, because he was stating this to them, in that period of time, and not to anyone in the far future.
If our resurrection is patterned after Christ, wouldn’t one that died today, be resurrected on the third day?
Hosea 6:1 In their affliction they will seek me early, saying, Let us go, and return to the Lord our God; for he has torn, and will heal us; he will smite, and bind us up. :2 After two days he will heal us in the third day we shall arise, and live before him, and shall know him: :3 let us follow on to know the Lord: we shall find him ready as the morning, and he will come to us as the early and latter rain to the earth.
Notice that this is not referring to the ‘arising’ of Christ.
Questions:
Could these verses be referring to our resurrection?
Is this a prophecy that Christ fulfilled and is a pattern for our resurrection?
Ezekiel 37:1 And the hand of the Lord came upon me, and the Lord brought me forth by the Spirit, and set me in the midst of the plain, and it was full of human bones. :2 And he led me round about them every way: and, behold, there were very many on the face of the plain, very dry. :3 And he said to me, Son of man, will these bones live? and I said, O Lord God, thou knowest this. :4 And he said to me, Prophesy upon these bones, and thou shalt say to them, Ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. :5 Thus saith the Lord to these bones; Behold, I will bring upon you the breath of life: :6 and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and will spread skin upon you, and will put my Spirit into you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. :7 So I prophesied as the Lord commanded me: and it came to pass while I was prophesying, that, behold there was a shaking, and the bones approached each one to his joint. :8 And I looked, and behold, sinews and flesh grew upon them, and skin came upon them. :9 And he said to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord; Come from the four winds, and breathe upon these dead men, and let them live.
:10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath entered into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, a very great congregation. :11 And the Lord spoke to me, saying, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: and they say, Our bones are become dry, our hope has perished, we are quite spent. :12 therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will open your tombs, and will bring you up out of your tombs, and will bring you into the land of Israel. :13 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, that I may bring up my people from their graves. :14 And I will put my Spirit within you, and ye shall live, and I will place you upon your own land: and ye shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken, and will do it, saith the Lord. :15 And the word of the Lord came to me saying, :16 Son of man, take for thyself a rod, and write upon it, Juda, and the children of Israel his adherents; and thou shalt take for thyself another rod, and thou shalt inscribe it for Joseph, the rod of Ephraim, and all the children of Israel that belong to him. :17 And thou shalt joint them together for thyself, so as that they should bind themselves into one stick; and they shall be in thine hand. :18 And it shall come to pass, when the children of thy people shall say to thee, Wilt thou not tell us what thou meanest by these things? :19 Then shalt thou say to them, Thus saith the Lord; behold, I will take the tribe of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel that belong to him, and I will add them to the tribe of Juda, and they shall become one rod in the hand of Juda. :20 And the rods on which thou didst write shall be in thine hand in their presence.
:21 And thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the whole house of Israel out of the midst of the nations, among whom they have gone, and I will gather them from all that are round about them, and I will bring them into the land of Israel. :22 And I will make them a nation in my land, even on the mountains of Israel; and they shall have one prince: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided any more at all into two kingdoms: :23 that they may no more defile themselves with their idols; and I will deliver them from all their transgressions whereby they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall be to me a people, and I the Lord will be to them a God. :24 And my servant David shall be a prince in the midst of them: there shall be one shepherd of them all; for they shall walk in mine ordinances, and keep my judgments, and do them. :25 And they shall dwell in their land, which I have given to my servant Jacob, where their fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell upon it: and David my servant shall be their prince forever. :26 And I will make with them a covenant of peace; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will establish my sanctuary in the midst of them for ever. :27 And my tabernacle shall be among them; and I will be to them a God, and they shall be my people. :28 And the nations shall know that I am the Lord that sanctifies them, when my sanctuary is in the midst of them for ever.
Revelation 21:3 and I heard a great voice out of the heaven, saying, ‘Lo, the tabernacle of God {is} with men, and He will tabernacle with them, and they shall be His peoples, and God Himself shall be with them — their God, :4 and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and the death shall not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, because the first things did go away.’ :5 And He who is sitting upon the throne said, ‘Lo, new I make all things; and He saith to me, ‘Write, because these words are true and stedfast;’ :6 and He said to me, ‘It hath been done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End; I, to him who is thirsting, will give of the fountain of the water of the life freely;
Question: Are only those that believe in a resurrection, resurrected? Or, are all resurrected no matter what they believe?
