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To: Seven_0

“Lazarus was not the first, there were a few in the Old Testament.”

Which just makes your logic all the more unsound.

“The point I make is that there is a physical resurrection of Christ and all who are in Christ are part of his resurrection.”

The physical resurrection of Christ and the resurrection of the righteous, also called the first resurrection, are two different events, that is made quite clear by Scripture.

“The second resurrection is a puzzle. Perhaps it happened already to Christ.”

It’s not a puzzle. Scripture explains very clearly that the second resurrection is the general resurrection of those who are not saved, and it is a resurrection to judgement, rather than to eternal life. It can never happen to Christ, because Christ is righteous, and besides, he was already resurrected. Nobody is resurrected twice, if you are part of one resurrection, you are not part of the other.


268 posted on 05/22/2016 6:05:23 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman
The physical resurrection of Christ and the resurrection of the righteous, also called the first resurrection, are two different events, that is made quite clear by Scripture.

The order is important. First must come before all others, otherwise it is not first. Since the first resurrection in Revelation 20 comes after the resurrection of Christ, there must be some connection to make it fit.

The resurrection of the unjust is also physical and it happens before the second death. Can the second resurrection come before the second death? I don't think it is as simple as you say it is.

Another thing, when Christ died it says that he dismissed the spirit. Was that spiritual death?
270 posted on 05/22/2016 7:01:19 PM PDT by Seven_0 (You cannot fool all of the people, ever!)
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