This is a very odd claim.
Matt 4:1 - Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
It already occurred.
Sure it is. Very clear. Rev 20 tells us in plain words.
Jesus comes back, resurrected believers, sets up His Millennial kingdom, rules for 1,000 years, then dramatically ends the battle of Gog and Magog and then replaces the old heaven and earth with a new heaven and earth. Rev 21:1
I think the over-emphasis is on the "rapture". That's all that people seem to talk about. That fantasy trip to heaven.
The real emphasis is on resurrection, of which there will be just 2; one for the saved and one for the unsaved.
Luke 14:14 - and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” Singular.
Acts 24:15 - and I have the same hope in God as these men themselves have, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. Again, a singular resurrection for the saved and unsaved.
1 Cor 15:23 - But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. Real clear here. The resurrection of the saved will occur "when He comes". Unambiguous. And "those who belong to Him" is also unambiguous. It's all the saved from Adam on.
btw, do you know why Christ's resurrection is described as "firstfruits"? Because His resurrection was the FIRST ONE.
Acts 26:23 - that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”
That means we CAN'T consider all the people that Jesus raised from the dead (Lazarus, widow's son, etc) or His disciples, or the ones who came out of their grave at the crucifixion, a resurrection.
So, regarding human beings other than Jesus, who is both God and man, there is only ONE singular resurrection.
Matt 4:1 - Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
It already occurred.
Sure it is. Very clear. Rev 20 tells us in plain words.
Jesus comes back, resurrected believers, sets up His Millennial kingdom, rules for 1,000 years, then dramatically ends the battle of Gog and Magog and then replaces the old heaven and earth with a new heaven and earth. Rev 21:1
I think the over-emphasis is on the "rapture". That's all that people seem to talk about. That fantasy trip to heaven.
The real emphasis is on resurrection, of which there will be just 2; one for the saved and one for the unsaved.
Luke 14:14 - and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” Singular.
Acts 24:15 - and I have the same hope in God as these men themselves have, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. Again, a singular resurrection for the saved and unsaved.
1 Cor 15:23 - But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. Real clear here. The resurrection of the saved will occur "when He comes". Unambiguous. And "those who belong to Him" is also unambiguous. It's all the saved from Adam on.
btw, do you know why Christ's resurrection is described as "firstfruits"? Because His resurrection was the FIRST ONE.
Acts 26:23 - that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”
That means we CAN'T consider all the people that Jesus raised from the dead (Lazarus, widow's son, etc) or His disciples, or the ones who came out of their grave at the crucifixion, a resurrection.
So, regarding human beings other than Jesus, who is both God and man, there is only ONE singular resurrection.
A world of difference.