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28:6). Its importance. Here we observe the clear distinction between God’s people and the nations of saved peoples of the earth. Like Christ, the resurrected saints will have real bodies. It has little or nothing to do with “going to Heaven”—an expression not found in the New Testament. The Spirit Returns of God. God predestined them, not only to be saved from wrath (although they are saved, of course) but to be changed into the image of the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 8:28,29). 4:14, 17). The resurrection of the righteous dead to immortality is closely associated with Christ's resurrection because it is the resurrected Christ who eventually will raise up the dead (John 5:28, 29). Shortly before this event Jesus told His disciples that before they would die some of them would see the Son of man in His kingdom. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: 'Death is swallowed up in victory'" (1 Cor. That Christ remained in the grave over the weekend is indicated by the words of the angel: "'Come, see the place where the Lord lay'" (Matt. This is not what they state and it is not what they mean. He calls the unglorified body and the glorified one the "natural body" and the "spiritual body," respectively; the former being mortal and corruptible, the latter immortal and imperishable. During the thousand years between the first and the second resurrection, the Judgment of the wicked dead takes place. Or could he? Voddie Baucham Sermons 9,694 views. ed., p. 278; cf. This is true of all Jews and all Gentiles including those who have received Christ. Where does salvation by faith in Christ fit into this picture? 999. But the majority of Paul’s writings prevent the conclusion that if we profess belief in Christ our conduct no longer becomes critically important in attaining to the first resurrection or any other desirable aspect of our eternal destiny. ... 10 "Resurrection," SDA Bible Dictionary, rev. ed., vol. No relationship, circumstance, or thing of true value will be withheld from the person who walks uprightly before God. Speaking of this masterful delusion, John said, "I saw three unclean spirits like frogs. ed., p. At the Second Advent, he said, the righteous dead will be resurrected, and together with the living righteous they will be "caught up together. Immortality and DeathImmortality is the state or quality of not being subject to death. He has been judged according to his behavior. Jacob said, "'I shall go down into the grave [sheol]'" (Gen. 37:35). The division of Israel, the royal priesthood, into the High Priest, the priests, the Levites, and the remainder of Israel. Notice how levels of glory and holiness are expressed: The scriptural concept clearly is that of differing ranks among the elect. The Christian Church, the royal priesthood, is not the only group of people whom God intends to save from eternal torment. Christ will make the decision as to the eternal destiny of each, according to his works, after reviewing the record in the Book of Life. 15:22). At the Second Advent the first resurrection takes place. This seance brought Saul despair, not hope. It has borne a universe of evil fruit. Rather it presents support for the doctrine of the bodily resurrection. This may be why Jesus spoke about “having two hands to go into hell [Gehenna]” (Mark 9:43). The Bible clearly distinguishes between a first and a second resurrection. 2. Only Christ judges. Even Esau fared better. . The nations of the saved will enjoy life on the new earth under the government of the saints of the new Jerusalem but will not be in the image of God and in union with God to the same extent as the royal priesthood. It does not state they became kings and priests of God. Because of Him, however, no one need perish. We recognize this group. . . Though the body returns to dust, the spirit returns to God. 3:10). Does the above category of believers, of whom there may be many, sound like a group of kings and priests?—like conquerors who will walk in the white of the royal priesthood because of the excellence of their works? The truth is, God will visit great tribulation and anguish on every soul who practices wickedness, whether or not the individual professes belief in Christ. . Lazarus died and went to an area of the greatest blessing—“Abraham’s bosom” (Luke 16:22). He requested, "'Bring up Samuel for me.'" There certainly is room here for punishment less severe than the Lake of Fire. In baptism, he explained, the Christian testifies to his faith in the resurrection of Christ (Rom. The traditional definition of salvation is escape from Hell and eternal residence in Paradise. The true doctrine of grace, the correct explanation of how Divine grace leads to salvation, must take into account all that has been stated by the Apostles of the Lamb. We already have been raised above Satan and are eternally alive. "Judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts." When arraigned before, the Sanhedrin, Paul declared that it was because of his 'hope and resurrection of the dead' that he had been 'called in question' before them (Acts 23:6; cf. We must, as Paul, always be seeking to grasp that for which we have been grasped, that is, the fullness of the inheritance in Christ. Only those who are kept by the power of God, having their minds fortified with the truths of Scripture, accepting it as their only authority, will be able to escape. The thirtyfold, sixtyfold, and one hundredfold of the parable of the sower. We grow when we are using our spiritual “muscles.”. They are "but flesh, a breath that passes away and does not come again" (Ps. We say “ordinarily” because there often are times in our discipleship when the Lord prompts us or reminds us to do something. They are blessed. But if after having believed in Christ we continue in the ways of the world we will reap corruption in the Day of Christ. If any person on the earth, including the Christian, walks in unrighteousness, moral filthiness, and disobedience to God, he or she will be rewarded accordingly. If the dead are completely insensate, with whom or what do spiritualist mediums communicate? He discusses the need for godly living on the part of the believers. The first, physical death is not separation. The person who is drunken will receive the consequences of drunkenness. But to state that every other human being who has ever lived (all of those who are raised in the second resurrection) is doomed irrevocably to the Lake of Fire is to run counter to what is written in the Scriptures. This spirit informed the hapless king that not only would Israel lose the war, but he and his sons would be killed (see 1 Samuel 28). Let us never assume we will go to be present with Him if we are not living in Him today, if we are leading a nominal, casual, lukewarm Christian life. "There is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going" (Eccl. Paul then goes on to say (Romans 2:7) that those who persevere in “well doing” are seeking for glory and honor and immortality and they will receive eternal life from the Lord. Those who experience it cannot die anymore (Luke 20:36). 3. Is Romans 2:6 speaking of Christians, of non-Christians, or of both? When Christ does come, the righteous Christians who had previously died will be resurrected at that time and taken to heaven. Locating a medium who had escaped his earlier witch hunts, the tall king stooped to inquiring through her about the outcome of the next day's battle. If we apply Romans 2:6-10 to non-Christians we run counter to current teaching. The rich man asked that Lazarus might place some water on his tongue (Luke 16:24) The rich man was in Hell, or Hades. Satan knows that God cannot use an unrighteous Church to bring the Kingdom of God to the earth. The soul has no conscious existence apart from the body, and no scripture indicates that at death the soul survives as a conscious entity. Christian works consist of: righteousness, which is upright and merciful dealing with people; holiness, which is oneness with God in our person and our behavior; and obedience to God, which is sternly and joyously obeying the Lord every day of our life. Is the first resurrection from among the dead, the resurrection toward which Paul was pressing with total consecration, the resurrection of the blessed and holy, a salvation by fire? The doctrine of the “pre-tribulation rapture” and the doctrine of the “rewards-only” view of the Judgment Seat of Christ are directly responsible for the frivolous attitude of many Christians and for the false sense of security that produces lukewarmness. 3:10, 11). The Lord promises rulership to the faithful servant. [back] [top], 10 "Resurrection," SDA Bible Dictionary, rev. The Scriptures do not teach an abstract faith that exists apart from the behavior of the individual. Our thinking, speech, and actions begin to change. . They are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty" (Rev. Its effects are subtle and deceptive. The first resurrection is mentioned in Revelation 20: "This is the first resurrection. Pressing toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ. (Rom. It is good news for the meek of the earth. The apostle Paul points to this judgment as an event that follows the second advent. Resurrection is "the restoration of life, together with fullness of being and personality, subsequent to death. [back] [top], 11 Questions on Doctrine, pp. 4. Verse Concepts. And as Christ arose a glorified being, so will the righteous. It appears the majority of Christian believers of today are not seeking Christ with all their heart. The moral of this parable is the importance of living by the Word of God. Everlasting life is the result of holiness. Not at all. [back] [top], 3 See "Death," SDA Bible Dictionary, rev. For the following 1,000 years, only Satan and his fallen angels will be living on earth. Dr. W. A. Criswell. In our day far too much emphasis is placed on a profession of belief in “correct” doctrine and not nearly enough emphasis (not nearly enough in terms of the balance between belief and righteous conduct expressed in the Scriptures) is placed on the growth in righteousness, holiness, and obedience to God of the believers. Christ's Resurrection. These words do not point to a continuation of life but to its cessation. From this death there is no resurrection. Spiritualism originated with Satan's first lie to Eve—"'You will not surely die'" (Gen. 3:4). The first, physical death is not separation. . We are to abandon our schemes for attaining God’s approval and turn our attention to the single-minded, intense, fervent, desperately earnest seeking of union with our Lord Jesus. In our day, believers have sometimes “witnessed” in a spirit of proselyting, not in the Spirit of God. As was the case of the Judaizers in Rome, we Christians place too much emphasis on fundamentals of belief and not nearly enough stress on righteous, holy, and obedient conduct. There is an enormous chasm between interpreting Paul’s teaching to mean we should pursue Christ rather than our own program of good deeds, and interpreting his doctrine to mean God is saving us on the basis of Christ’s righteousness and we are quite free to live our life as we see fit while we are waiting to go to Heaven. The only commemoration of Christ’s resurrection authorized by Scripture is baptism (see Rom. This delusion was designed to destroy the moral character of the Church. Death is not complete annihilation; it is only a state of temporary unconsciousness while the person awaits the resurrection. 7 The following passages have been thought to pose problems for this view of the Scriptures' teachings on the nature of death. We cannot readily understand how men can be saved by God’s mercy alone and salvation can come only through the name of the Lord Jesus, while at the same time all men will be recompensed for their deeds. Every person whom the Lord and His saints rule throughout the thousand-year Kingdom Age will spend eternity in the Lake of Fire. . Christ is the Judge. Must I overcome or did Jesus do all the overcoming for me? In fact, He "alone has immortality" (1 Tim. Christ is covering us with His atoning blood. This does not mean the Jews, in this instance, have rejected their Christ. Such suffering is a judgment on him so he may be counted worthy of the Kingdom of God (II Thessalonians 1:4,5; I Peter 4:16-19). We are convinced that multitudes of Christians would live differently if they knew the truth. This story, however, is a parable—one of Christ's favorite methods of teaching. Second, the twentieth chapter of the Book of Revelation, the chapter that describes the two resurrections, does not state or imply that the first resurrection is the general resurrection of salvation or that all who participate in the second resurrection will be cast into the Lake of Fire. The terms usually rendered 'soul' and 'spirit'. The four destructive doctrines we mentioned previously, the concept of Divine grace as an overlooking of the sins of the believers whether or not they are serving the Lord; the overemphasis on the love and mercy of God while the consuming fire of His wrath is minimized; the rewards-only Judgment Seat of Christ; and the evacuation of all who term themselves Christian so they cannot be harmed by Antichrist or the great tribulation; all reflect the influence of humanism on Christian thinking. We are not suggesting that Christ at His coming will not punish lazy Christians severely. We have stated that membership in the Church, and salvation, are synonymous now, but that after the Church has been formed, God will turn His attention to the salvation and rulership of the remaining peoples of the earth. 1. It is bad news for the wicked. Our names were written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, not when we heard and believed the Gospel but from the creation of the world (Revelation 17:8). The path to victory includes knowing how to rest in Jesus while we are gaining victory over Satan, over the spirit of the world, over our fleshly lusts, and over our own self-will and self-seeking. There is no comeback. The first resurrection will take place when the Lord Jesus returns, at the beginning of the thousand-year Kingdom Age. Kantonen, Dr. D.R.G. After that will come the Body of Christ, the Church, the “called-out” from the nations of the earth. If we apply Romans 2:6-10 to Christians we run counter to current teaching. Christ's story of the rich man and Lazarus has been used to teach the consciousness of the dead (Luke 16:19-31). If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them" (Isa. The Kingdom of God consists not only of the Church, which is the center of government of the Kingdom, but also of the subjects of the Kingdom. At death the inverse takes place: the dust of the ground minus the breath of life yields a dead person or dead soul without any consciousness (Ps. Salvation is the transformation of the individual so he no longer has anything to do with Satan or Satan’s works but instead has entered the eternal Life that is in Christ and the Father. Historically our understanding as Christians has been that being a member of the Church, the Body of Christ, is synonymous with salvation. He helps us, and then speaks to us when we make the effort on a consistent basis. Uriah Smith describes this special resurrection: Here a partial resurrection is brought to view, a resurrection of a certain group of both righteous and wicked. Truly, he who overcomes inherits all things, and God is his God and he is God’s son—forever. "The Scriptures nowhere describe immortality as a quality or state that man—or his 'soul' or 'spirit'—possesses inherently. ed., vol. In addition, the Christians have not been witnessing by their conduct that they are of God. The Scriptures cannot be changed. Let us return now to the conflicts with the Scripture that are occasioned when we state that only the royal priesthood of Revelation 20:4-6 is saved, and that every individual who is raised in the second resurrection is doomed to eternal torment in the Lake of Fire. It can be seen that the issue is not his going to Heaven. Philippians 3:11-14 implies strongly that the resurrection (out-resurrection) of the dead is a mark toward which each Christian is to be pressing with diligence. The Creation account reveals that humanity derived life from God (cf. The first resurrection is not the general resurrection of salvation. As the Scripture declares, every person will be rewarded according to his deeds (Romans 2:6). The mission they undertook as a result of it shook the Roman Empire and turned the world upside down (Acts 17:6). (“The First and Second Resurrections”, 4059-1). The millennium is the thousand-year reign of Christ with His saints in heaven between the first and second resurrections. Those who prove by their fervent pursuit of Christ to be the members of the one Body, the one true Church, the Wife of the Lamb, the new Jerusalem, God’s kings and priests, will be raised from among the dead at the time of the first resurrection—the point in history when the Lord Jesus returns to establish His righteous Kingdom on this earth. The Resurrection is a somewhat involved series of events, the first and second resurrection have distinct and subtle differences. In the day in which we are living, membership in the Church and salvation from wrath are synonymous. All the dead go into this place (Ps. “Obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.” The key is obedience. 1. Bible translators use their best judgment in placing punctuation marks, but their work is certainly not inspired. Based on what Scripture has designated the second death, we can assume that the first death is what every person—except those who are translated—experiences as a result of Adam's transgression. The rewards to the victorious saint are marvelous beyond all dreams of glory and joy. Rather, we are given back what we have done so that we are compelled to continue in our lying, our adultery, our rage, our deceit, our gossiping and slandering, our criticizing and judging of others, our selfishness, our rebellion against God and our hatred of God, our covetousness, our rejection of the lordship of Jesus Christ. The Biblical representation of death as a sleep clearly fits its nature, as the following comparisons demonstrate: 1. After having been denied a little water to cool his tongue he did not curse God, Abraham, or Lazarus. 20:1-10.) 20:6). Those who never have heard the Gospel do not have a ticket and therefore they are assigned to the Lake of Fire for eternity. The change from mortality to immortality takes place instantaneously at the resurrection (see 1 Cor. It remains true that if Christ is presented to any human being, Jew or Gentile, and that individual rejects Christ after hearing Him, he has brought down the wrath of God upon himself (John 3:18; John 3:36; Mark 16:16). It is at this time that, as foretold by Paul, 'the saints shall judge the world.' The wording here implies that only the exception, only the person whose name cannot be found in the Book of Life, will be assigned to the fate that passes comprehension in its dreadfulness. The Bible clearly exposes its claims as false. Some premillennialists construe “the first resurrection” as believers’ bodily resurrection at Christ’s second … In many countries where Easter is highly featured, Seventh-day Adventist churches use that period as a time for evangelistic outreach to the community — in essence, Total Member Involvement. (Eze. Every person ever born on the earth who is not a member of the true Church, the Body of Christ, will spend eternity in the Lake of Fire. There is a commonly-taught doctrine, which we mentioned previously, that insists only those who participate in the first resurrection will be saved. They are holy. "The dead in Christ" or "those who sleep in Jesus," deceased Christians, are brought back to life at his return (1Thessalonians 4:16). This is the time of the first resurrection from among the dead. The unfaithful servant will be punished severely. This is the “firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”. Today, throughout the world, religions of all sorts unwittingly repeat this error. It seems to me now that there’s nothing more important in all of Christian theology than the resurrection. They warn us that even the godly are saved with difficulty (I Peter 4:18; Philippians 2:12). Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shalt be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.” Revelation 20:5, 6. Its mission is to establish the Kingdom of God on the earth. Why apply lashes to someone whom you are not attempting to correct? Every day of our Christian pilgrimage, eternal death and eternal life struggle for dominion over our personality. The fact that these people come up in these resurrections instead of the first resurrection shows that they are the same type of people of whom Jesus spoke in Matthew 12. His words were the first sermon on the immortality of the soul. ed., pp. 3:15). Seventh-day Adventist eschatology is based on their interpretation of the prophecies of Daniel, ... (the "first resurrection", Revelation 20:5), and both they and the righteous living will be taken to heaven to reign with Christ for 1000 years. If it is true that the opportunity for salvation ceases with the first resurrection: It appears that many Christians believe the self-seeking members of the churches will ascend to live in glory with Christ, while those to whom they neglected to teach the Gospel will descend into a punishment beyond our powers of comprehension. The amount of eternal life we possess is revealed in our behavior. The second resurrection was the son of the widow of Zerephath, that is found in 1Kings 17:17-22. At times they predict future events, which, when proved to be accurate, give them credibility. In the past, the assurance of God's presence had enabled Saul to lead Israel against its foes fearlessly. Let us see what the Bible teaches on the subject of death, communication with the dead, and the resurrection.

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