Adam, the son of God (Luke 3:38), was made a
living soul. (Genesis 2:7, 1 Corinthians 15:45) Being created
in the image of God (Genesis 1 :26,27), Adam was
innocent (Ecclesiastes 7:29, Genesis 1:31): and because he
knew no evil (Genesis 2:17, 3:5), death was not
a part of his existence--it was to him a strange thing he
was warned of, but had never known. But Adam sinned (Genesis 3:6), and when sin
was brought into the world, death came with it (Romans 5:12,14)unto all men.
All
unrighteousness is sin (1 John 3:4, 5:17), and Adam's
sin brought death with all of its cursed facets:
***Hell:
Isaiah
66:24,
Mark
9:43-48,
Luke
16:22-26
***Eternal
destruction:
Revelation
14:11,
20:14
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"God, who is rich in mercy, for his
great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead
in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ."
(Ephesians 2:4,5)
God, who created all things by Jesus Christ (Ephesians 3:9), had the plan
all worked out from the very beginning. The Bible calls
this plan "the Word"(John 1:1), and, when the
fullness of time was come (Galatians 4:4), the Word
became flesh (John 1:14), for, "Since by man came
death, by man came also the resurrection from the dead." ( 1 Corinthians
15:21
) Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, first being
"in the Father"(John 14:10) by fulfilling
the law of Moses (Matthew 5:17), and, being baptized by John in
the Jordan river and becoming the first and only man ever
to be born of water and of the Spirit (John 3:5, Acts
10:37 ,38) based on the merit of his own
righteousness (1 Peter 2:22, 1 John 3:5, 2 Corinthians
5:21),
was then baptized into death in every aspect of its
curses and punishments (Luke 12:50, Hebrews 2:14). Then, having
descended into hell (Ephesians 4:9, Matthew 12:40) , and
conquering it completely (Psalm 68:20, Revelation 1:18), he raised his
own body from the dead (John 2:19-21), and became,
"the firstfruits of them that slept", or, the
first to rise from the dead incorruptible, never to die
again (Romans 6:9, Hebrews 7:16), and, as a
human man, conquered death, hell, and the grave (Revelation 1:18,
Psalm 16:10), and is ascended into heaven (Luke 24:51, Acts
1:9-11)and seated on the right hand of God (Mark 16:19,
Hebrews 1:3), "until the times of
restitution of all things"(Acts 3:21), or until his
enemies are made his footstool (Psalm 110:1). Therefore, the
Lord Jesus Christ is the "forerunner" (Hebrews 6:20), "the firstborn
from the dead" (Colossians 1:18), and "the firstfruits
of them that slept" (1 Corinthians 15:20). It is by him
that many sons are being brought unto glory (Hebrews 2:10)!
Resurrections In
Scripture
1 . The Lord Jesus Christ
(1 Corinthians 15:20)
2. Some Old Testament
Saints
(Matthew 27:52,53)
3. The Resurrection Of The Just
(Luke 14:14,' John 5:29, Daniel 12:2, 1
Thessalonians 4:15-17, 2 Corinthians 5:10, Luke 21:36)
At a
predetermined time, which is known only to God the
Father, (Mark 13:32) Jesus Christ will return for
his bride, the church (John 14:3). At that time,
the dead in Christ will be raised incorruptible, living
saints will be instantly changed (1 Corinthians
15:51,52), and we will meet the Lord in the air (1 Thessalonians
4:17),
and be with him forever! We will then face judgment for
our service in this life (1 Corinthians 3:13-15), and then we
will get married (Revelation 19:7,8)! O.T. saints
will be there, too (Hebrews 11:40).
4. The Resurrection Of Tribulation
Saints
(Revelation 6:9-11, 7:9-17)
These saints will be resurrected during
the "great tribulation" (see Revelation 7:14), or, "the time of
Jacob's trouble"(Jeremiah 30:7).
5. Resurrection Of The Two
Witnesses
(Revelation 11:11,12)
These two
"anointed ones" (Zechariah 4:14) will prophesy
during the great tribulation for 1,260 days (Revelation 11:3), and their
words will so torment the evil people of this earth(11:10) that they will
be murdered and left in the street for 3½ days, and all
the world will see them and celebrate (vv. 9,10). Then, they
will be raised from the dead, and ascend into heaven in
front of their enemies (v.12).
6. Resurrection / Transformation
Of Kingdom Saints (Isaiah 65:20-23, Hosea 2:14-23,
Amos 9:11,12 Matthew 13:40-43)
During the
literal 1,000 year reign of Jesus Christ (Isaiah 66:1 -24,
Revelation 20:6), there will be mortal people, both Jews
and Gentiles, living in Jerusalem and all over Israel,
and other nations all over the world. The curse (Genesis 3:16-19) will be no more
upon the earth (Isaiah 11:6-9), there will be marriages (Jeremiah 33:11), buying and
selling of lands (Jeremiah 32:43,44), procreation (Isaiah 65: 20), agriculture (Hosea 2:21,22,
Isaiah 65:21), and rest from all wars (Ezekiel 38:8,
Micah 4:3,4). At the end of this period, the angels
of God will be sent to gather out all the evil people (Matthew 13:41
49-50),
and those remaining will be resurrected and/or
transformed (Matthew 13:43, Daniel 12:3).
7. Resurrection Of The Damned
(Daniel 12:2, John 5:28,29, Revelation
20:11-15)
At the end of time, all the wicked dead will be
literally, bodily resurrected to stand before God (Jesus
Christ) to be judged according to their works.
No one will escape (Revelation 20:11), and no one
will be excepted(v.15)!!!!!!!
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