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1 | Is the first resurection in Mat 27:52 | Rev 20:5 | benjamite | 33875 | ||
Three points, 1. Rev 20:6 does not limit the resurrection to OT saints. 2. 1 Peter 5:8 says, "Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." The devil isn't bound. He is still deceiving the nations. (2 Cor 11:3; Titus 3:3). 3. 20:6 says, "over THESE, the second death has no power" (speaking of those raised in the 1st Resurrection). That fits me. John 3:16. In Him, Benjamite |
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2 | Is the first resurection in Mat 27:52 | Rev 20:5 | Brian K. Norton | 34523 | ||
1. I agree that Rev 20:6 does not limit the resurrection to OT saints. Neither does it give a clear picture of who is involved. The only statement as to whom, is found in verse 4. I realize that there may be a stretch in my thinking, but it only seems logical that the resurrection spoken of in Matthew 27:52 is a resurrection of OT saints. 2. I probably did not use the best terminology is expressing my thoughts on this matter. A more accurate reflection of my thinking is that Satan is limited in his ability to affect the Saints by using deception. Therefore, he is in a sense bound or limited in his work. Until, he is let lose for a final season. 3. I agree the second death has no power over any saint. I do not see that this statment in verse 6 is limiting the "second death" statement only to those of the first resurrection. Thank you for responding to my thougts. |
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3 | Is the first resurection in Mat 27:52 | Rev 20:5 | benjamite | 34544 | ||
I'm not sure that we'll ever see eye to eye on this. It seems like what you are saying is that there won't be a future, literal, physical, earthly reign of Christ. I see way too much evidence to the contrary. There is a lot of information here. I do not wish to bombard, but to present the evidence. Obviously, I see Revelation 20 as beeing yet entirely unfulfilled (and still future). Outside of this chapter, there is a bunch of evidence for an earthly reign of Christ (where He is physically present on the earth.) I see the first resurrection as that of the just (before the millennium), and the second as that of the unjust (afterwards). Romans 8:18-22 says that creation will be set free. (I see this as being before it is destroyed by fire - 2 Peter 3.) Isaiah 11 speaks of physical blessings that have yet to happen (I have yet to see a weaned child putting his hand on the viper's den). Also, Isaiah says that the nations rather than being "deceived" will resort to the root of Jesse. Isaiah 65 speaks of youth dying at the age of 100, yet it still speaks of death. Few people over the last two thousand years could even dream of reaching the century mark. In the new heaven and new earth, there will be no more death (Rev 21:4). Although John 18:36 says that Christ's kingdom is not of this world, it doesn't mean that it cannot be on the earth. (cf. John 8:23). Note also that Jesus says that we, believers, are "not of the world" (John 15:18-19). There are those who look at Luke 17:21 and say that the Kingdom has already begun. I would respond that the kingdom of God was "in [their] midst" because the King was there. Note also that in Acts 1:6, the disciples still had to ask if Christ was, at that time, going to restore the kingdom to Israel. If they were not still expecting a physical reign, they would not have asked. In Acts 3:19ff, Peter speaks of "times of refreshing". Note that it says "times", not just personal "refreshing". Also, we see that the sending of verse 20 is in contrast to the "receive" of verse 21. Note also the future "period of restoration". There is coming a day when the Lord will restore the Kingdom to Israel. (Acts 3:22-26) For these reasons, and others, it is my belief that Rev. 20 is yet to be fulfilled. In Him, Benjamite |
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