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>>>The differences outweight the similarities. And if this is the first resurrection, and it happened in 70 AD, then there were no believers left on the earth after 70 AD. Where did all the believers after 70 AD come from? Where is the record of thousands of believers disappearing off the face of the earth in 70 AD? Who was left to preach the gospel to the world?<<<

Where does it say all believers are resurrected in the first resurrection? This is the first resurrection:

"And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years." (Rev 20:4-6 KJV)

Moses and Peter wrote that the priestly nation was Israel:

"For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth." (Deu 14:2 KJV)

"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;" (1Pet 2:9 KJV)

I seriously doubt both Peter and Moses were referring to different nations when they used the descriptor, a peculiar people. Note Peter's use of the words "chosen generation."

Daniel indicated the first resurrection was for only his people, which would be Israel:

"And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt." (Dan 12:1-2 KJV)

Philip