Bible Question (short): Tim, what do you think of Rev 6:9; 20:4? |
Question (full): Greetings Tim! Thanks for your kind comments! You know me well enough to know that I usually dig myself into holes that I can't get out of :). Thank God for His grace! Your supposition is interesting. I am ALWAYS interested in hearing other's points of view. And the scripture you cited seems to fit with the NT verse (don't remember where it is) that Adam became a living soul but Christ has become, for us, a life-giving spirit. That being said :) let me LOVINGLY challenge it. :) Permit to ask you about two verses that came to my mind when you mentioned your view. One is found in Rev 6:9 where there are slain souls under the altar. They appear to be 'unclothed' i.e. without bodies. God tells them to wait a little longer until their number is complete. He then gives them white robes to wear. The next passage is similar. It is in Rev 20:4,5. John sees the souls of those beheaded by AntiChrist. I am not sure if these are the same group or different groups. I'm inclined to think that they are the same. Again, it appears that they do not have bodies because John says that after he saw the souls, they 'came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.' He then calls their 'coming to life' the first resurrection and says how blessed they are. If my supposition is correct, then these souls do not have there resurrected bodies yet. What do you think? As always, In Christ, Bill Mc |