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NASB | Isaiah 26:19 Your dead will live; Their corpses will rise. You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy, For your dew is as the dew of the dawn, And the earth will give birth to the departed spirits. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 26:19 Your dead will live; Their dead bodies will rise. You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy! For your dew is a dew of [celestial] light [heavenly, supernatural], And the earth will give birth to the spirits of the dead. [Ezek 37:11, 12] |
Bible Question: How does one explain the apparent contradiction between scripture that states those in Christ will rise first, referring to resurrection, and the popular Christian teaching that when a Christian dies, he or she is immediately in the presence of Christ heaven? |
Bible Answer: You are spot on Dana! The LORD Jesus Christ Himself said about the girl in Luke 8:52: "..Do not weep, for she is not dead but sleeping. And they laughed Him to scorn, knowing full well that she was dead, and grasping her hand, He called, saying, Child, arise [from the sleep of death]!" And of Lazarous in John 10: "..Our friend Lazarous is at rest and is sleeping; but I am going there that I may awaken him out of his sleep." I believe what the Lord Himself said over anyone on this earth - regardless of there position in the church. This is a big issue and needs to be looked at with The whole Bible as the context. chris_oconnor@start.com.au |