Is there any other resurrection apart from 1st and 2nd resurrection?
Scripture speaks of two distinct resurrections – that of the just and the unjust. All Bible believers agree that there will be a resurrection of both the believing and unbelieving dead. They have different components though.
1. Resurrection Of The Righteous
· The resurrection of the righteous is described as follows in Scripture.
· The Awakening To Everlasting Life
And many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt (Daniel 12:2).
And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous (Luke 14:14).
· The Resurrection Of life
Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth – those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation (John 5:28,29).
· The Better Resurrection
Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, in order to obtain a better resurrection (Hebrews 11:35).
The First Resurrection
The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection (Revelation 20:5).
2. Resurrection Of The Unrighteous
The resurrection of the unrighteous is also described in Scripture by a number of different terms.
· The Resurrection To Disgrace And Contempt
And many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt (Daniel 12:2).
· The Resurrection Of Condemnation
Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth – those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation (John 5:28,29).
· The Resurrection Of The Unrighteous
Have a hope in God – a hope that they themselves also accept – that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous (Acts 24:15).
When Will They Occur?
Though Bible believers acknowledge that both the righteous and unrighteous dead will be raised, there is no agreement as to the time when they occur. There are those who believe that everyone is resurrected at once, while others believe the different resurrections are spaced out over a period of time.
There are a couple of passages that seem to teach that the righteous and unrighteous dead are all raised at once. The Lord told Daniel.
Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt (Daniel 12:2).
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Joyfully His,
Bro. Sammy Mwatha
Associate Director of Bible Study Questions
Answers2Prayer Ministries.
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