Posted by Joseph Malik [JosephMalik] on April 06, 1999 at 15:23:23 {JK6FUAMFdMwtN58YgBC6kwPNhmZ1io}:
In Reply to: ********JOSEPH; INCORRUPTIBLE SURPRISE posted by Gary on April 03, 1999 at 18:07:41:
As far as the second resurrection goes, which
happens during Judgment Day, after the millennium
and after Satan is destroyed, Matthew 25 clearly shows on what bases these persons will be
judged, and judged based upon what they
already did in their previous lives. And it simply boils
down to this:
Gary,
Matthew is much clearer than this. It says nothing about after the millenium. What is does state is that such things happen early when our Lord returns with his angels. Here we find continuity as the kingdom of Christ does not contain such divisions afterwards such as you state. It establishes the qualifications for such resurrection the same way it establishes condemnation for those not worthy of such resurrection and on the same, in fact identical basis. What happens later, how they perform during this kindgom is another matter considered by other texts. Second death has authority over such ones so resurrected so there will be opportunities and/or challenges for them such as the final test. This can alter matters drastically for them. You have not proved your point and constantly contradict scripture at every turn with your unsupported assumptions.
Joseph