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| Q. What did Paul plead in his own defense to avoid being beaten by the Jews? What Scripture told this? *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Previous month's question and answer Q. People sometimes ask, "Why did God let this or that happen." Jesus gave answer to why a certain man was blind, which may be the definitive answer for many sad experiences. What did Jesus give as reason for this man's blindness? A. God does whatever He does that the end result will be for His glorification (Jn. 9:3) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Pre-millennialism October 2005 Objections Concluded In this last installment in the series on Pre-millennialism, I want to discuss their belief in �two resurrections.� In order to do this we first ust see what the Bible reveals on the subject of the resurrection. Will there be only one general resurrection of all the dead, or will there be actually two? Jesus said concerning the resurrection in John 5:28-29, �Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment.� In His statement Jesus makes no distinction between the good and the wicked dead, but that they both (all) will come forth. The Apostle Paul speaks, in Acts 24:15, about one resurrection: �that there shall be a resurrection both of the just and the unjust.� Daniel said, �Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and to everlasting contempt� (12:2). These statements show that there will be a general resurrection of both the good and wicked, the saint and sinner. To maintain that somehow there is left room here for two resurrections would be a stretch, indeed, of the plain teaching of the Scriptures. Jesus said that all would be raised, Paul declares �a� resurrection of both classes, and Daniel, in his description of the resurrection, includes both classes. The millennialists often quote from two texts in an effort to prove two resurrections; the righteous first and the wicked later. I Thess. 4:16 says, �The dead in Christ shall rise first.� Paul is making no contrast here between the righteous and the wicked dead. The wicked are not even mentioned. He is simply comparing the dead saints and the living saints. Those who are still alive when Christ comes will not go to Him until the dead saints rise and then both will go to meet Christ together. The wicked are not considered here, therefore there is no proof that they have not at this time been resurrected also. In Revelation 20:5 it says, �But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.� Though a favorite text of the Pre-millennialists to prove their theory of the righteous rising before the wicked, this is symbolic language used in a symbolic Book and has nothing to do with a separate resurrection of the dead. If they insist on taking the statement literally, the text, in context with verse 4 says, a certain group of martyrs will be resurrected first, there is no discussion here of a later resurrection of the wicked. Toward the close of the same chapter there is described a general judgment of both classes, preceded by a general resurrection. Any questions or comments are welcome. [email protected] *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* How Many Of You Know: That God has only one church? That no one denomination nor a combination of all of them make up the church? That only Christians, by the Bible�s definition, belong to God�s church? That there is no such thing as a sinning Christian? That if we can choose to sin, we can also choose not to sin? |
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