The Resurrection

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Our hope from christ

Introduction
Resurrection: to bring back to life; raise from the dead

The resurrection is the power of God’s word that
overcomes & subdues all things to him (Philippians 3:
20-21)

When christ died he resurrected to life claiming
victory over death

During the end of time all humankind, both righteous &
wicked, will be resurrected but not at the same time &
not all will gain salvation

Many churches in this world do not discuss the
doctrine of resurrection and prefer to promote the idea
that when you die you go to heaven or hell

This presentation will discuss what the resurrection is
and dispel the myth mentioned above
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Our hope
Throughout the books of the bible
the lord has taught us the hope of
the resurrection
Job 19: 25-27, Psalms 30: 3, Hosea 13: 14, Isaiah
25: 7-8, Isaiah 26: 19, 2 Esdras 2: 16 & 31
(apocrypha), Baruch 2: 17 (apocrypha)

There is no where in the bible that
indicates that at death your soul
goes to heaven or hell
In fact, those who die in Christ will
rise to eternal life as christ did
(romans 6: 5)
Lets discuss the resurrection of
christ

Christ’s resurrection
Christ is our resurrection & hope

“And they entered in, and found not the body of the
Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much
perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them
in shining garments: And as they were afraid, and
bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto
them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? (Luke
24: 3-5) [Also review St. John 20: 3-13]
Christ’s body not only
resurrected from the dead but
was changed to an immortal body,
meaning he was not subject to
death anymore


Christ’s resurrection
Before christ ascended up to god the father the first
time, mary magdalene was able to see him though she did
not recognize him at first (st. John 20: 13-17)

Christ returned to earth again to walk before the
disciples & communed with them for a period of time
before his final ascension to heaven

In fact, when the disciples saw him they were initially
afraid but christ stated the following...

“And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your
hearts. Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a
spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken, he
shewed them his hands and his feet.” (Luke 24: 38-40)


Christ is our example
Christ is always our sign &
example
As you see with the previous 2
slides, christ’s soul did not
rise up to heaven, nor did he
leave his body to decay in this
earth
When he gave up the ghost, the
breath of life was removed
from him
He was buried in the ground &
his body remained there until it
was time for him to rise up

Christ is our example
Like christ, we have the
opportunity to overcome death
by achieving our one goal -
eternal life

We do this by obeying god which
leads us on the path of life
(Matthew 19: 16-17, St. John 6:
44-51 & St. John 6: 53-58)

If we are successful & if it is
god’s will to end our lives, our
bodies will rise from the grave


two deaths
We are all made out of the dust
of the earth & water just as
our forefather adam
It is because of the sin in the
garden that sin & death has
corrupted us all
Though the breath of life
ﬂows in our body, we remain
fragile & age each day
It is also this sin that has
caused two deaths including
the common death & eternal
death


Common death
common death, which is the first death, is the death of
the flesh
Most people, both the righteous & the wicked,
experience the first death
We know at least 3 people who were signs & did not
experience the common death including enoch, elijah
and esdras (genesis 5: 19-24, 2 kings 2: 11 & 2 esdras
14: 7-9)
Instead their bodies where changed or transfigured &
they were taken up to paradise
We also know that in the last days there will be a
remnant of people that will live to see him come


Common death
When a person passes away the breath of life
is retracted from them
This death is temporary & has been referred to
as a sleep (I corinthians 15: 51 & mark 5: 35 &
39-41)
Why?....when a person is sleeping they can
awake
God’s voice will sound like a trumpet & he will
awaken the dead at the time appointed


Saints & the common death
When the saints of God die
they go into rest and peace
Some of the saints are called
to this rest to keep & protect
them from evil (Isaiah 26: 19-20,
Habbakkuk 3: 16 & Wisdom of Solomon 3:
1-8)
Length of life is in the hand
of god
The death of his saints are
precious to him (Psalms 116: 15 &
Psalms 68: 20)

Saints & the common death
“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me,
though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me
shall never die. Believest thou this?” (John 11: 25-26)
this scripture is hope & a promise from god
“Though he were dead, yet he shall live,” means that though the
saints may experience the common death he will
raise them back up to gain eternal life
“And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die,” indicates that
you will not die the eternal or ﬁnal death if you
live in him
To live in christ is to walk like him, which means you
keep the laws of god


eternal death
The second death is the
eternal death
This is the death of not
only the body but also the
soul, the mind & the spirit,
everything that is the
person (Revelation 20: 6)
In other words, when a
person dies the second
death it is permanent & they
will not return as decreed
by the judgment of god


The wicked & the eternal death
The second death is the judgment that follows
the wicked
The wicked are cast into the lake of ﬁre &
brimstone (revelation 20: 14-15)
This judgment is rendered upon the wicked
because of their continued disobedience
Let us not forget that god is merciful
He has given us all the opportunity to escape
the grave through his grace but the wicked, no
matter what, will reject the truth & disobey


two resurrections
Just as there are two
deaths there are also
two resurrections

The ﬁrst resurrection is
the resurrection of life

The second resurrection is
the resurrection of
damnation (st. John 5: 28-29,
2 esdras 2: 20-23)


first resurrection
The first resurrection is for the children of god

Some saints, such as moses & lazarus, have risen
from the grave prior to the first general
resurrection that will occur in the last days
(matthew 17: 1-3 & st. John 11: 38-45)

Any resurrection occurring before the first
general resurrection is also considered the first
resurrection

Remember that the saints of god only experience
the first or common death

Those saints that were called from death came into
the judgment and would not have died again
(hebrews 9: 27)

first resurrection
The first resurrection occurs in the last days, at
the time of judgment when the lord shall reward
us (st. John 11: 21-24 & luke 14: 14)
It occurs at the last trump with great signs &
wonders
During the first resurrection there will be a great
earthquake and the graves will open
The bodies will come together and the flesh will
come upon the bones
Eternal life will be placed into their bodies and
the saints of god will be called up to meet god in
the clouds (I Thessalonians 4: 14-18, ezekiel 37:
1-14 & I corinthians 15: 51-55)


second resurrection
The second resurrection is reserved for the wicked
This resurrection occurs a thousand years after
the first resurrection
Satan is loosed a little while from the pit
He will gather all of the wicked people who were
resurrected & come up to fight against god &
Jerusalem, the holy city
When they come up to fight, fire comes down from
heaven to destroy them
The dead are judged, and satan & death are all
destroyed in the lake of fire and brimstone at the
second death (revelation 20: 6-15)


What about the myth
Though the scriptures clearly depict a
resurrection, the belief that your soul
goes to heaven or hell dominates the
doctrine of many churches
This myth is not limited to self
professing christians
Religions around the world, such as
hinduism or Buddhism, believe in some
form of after life or reward after
death
How did this myth ﬁnd its way to the
doctrine of most self proclaimed
‘christian’ churches?


Immortality of the soul
Research reveals that the
belief that the soul is
immortal began with the
pagan religion of egypt
the idea of soul’s
immortality did not cease
with egyptian civilization
and was passed onto the
greeks
Greek philosophers, such as
plato, justiﬁed this belief
by making it appear wise and
logical


Immortality of the soul
This belief was eventually perpetuated to the
early catholic church fathers who viewed
the greek philosophers to be just as
authentic and knowledgeable of the truth as
the prophets of the bible
The greatest catholic theologians wrote
works that sought to merge christianity with
greek philosophy
All of this inﬂuence has led to the belief
that when you die you go to heaven or hell


In conclusion
Let us be strong in faith, knowing that we
have a lively hope
Our hope did not die with the fathers or
prophets
Our hope did not die with christ
As christ who was raised from the dead lives,
so also will we live
Though we stand today in mortal ﬂesh, we
will also stand before him in immortal ﬂesh
praising him
Life shall overcome death!


Questions?

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