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NASB | Revelation 20:5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 20:5 The rest of the dead [the non-believers] did not come to life again until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection. |
Subject: First resurrection happens twice |
Bible Note: Hi Beja, your question states,"On 'rely on common sense' ... what is your basis? Even if you have studied the three views, it could be clouded by what someone else has said.'" Yes, you are right. but my basis for using common sense is, we all should read the Bible by using common sense by reading what's there. for example: Rev 8:11 states that many men died of wormwood water, my common sense tells me that must include woman too rather than researching the word "men". When we come across a Scripture that its meaning isn't very clear my common sense tells me to rely on other Scriptures that clarifies it for me more so rather than trying to figure out what's the meaning of one word of the verse. Here's another example: Zech 14:5 states when Christ returns all the holy ones will return with Him. My common sense tells me that the holy ones would have had to be resurrected in order to be able to return.---Having said that, there were many times that I had to research a single word when all other means had failed. Ed O. |