The Resurrection Of The Dead
John 5:28-29
When Christ
comes, there will be a great, general resurrection of all who have ever lived
upon the earth. It is written, "And
the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the
dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their
works" (
I offer no argument or proof for my doctrine. I simply declare the plain facts, as they are revealed in Holy Scripture. Those who rebel against them, mock them, despise them, or ignore them do so to their own eternal ruin. But I assure you that the Son of God is coming again; and when he comes there will be a resurrection of the dead.
“The Dead In christ shall Rise
First.”
All who have
died in faith shall be raised from their graves first. All will be raised. But
the saints of God, who have gone before, will have distinct priority in the
resurrection. "The dead in Christ
shall rise first." The bodies of God's saints shall be raised from
their graves and reunited with their souls (1 Thess.
Believers Alive On Earth
Will Be Translated, Like Elijah.
Immediately after
the sleeping saints arise, all believers living upon the earth shall be changed
and caught up to meet the Lord in the air (1 Cor.
There Shall also be
“The Resurrection Of Damnation”.
After the Son of God has gathered all the ransomed bodies of his elect from the earth, after he has destroyed all the wicked with the brightness of his coming, all the wicked shall be raised.
Yes, there is a resurrection for the wicked too. But, for you who believe not, there is no music in the resurrection. The Lord himself shall issue a summons that you cannot resist. You will stand in terror before him whose grace you have despised, against whom you have sinned!
Your body and soul now united in sin shall be united in horror! I have no word of comfort for you who will not bow to the claims of Christ. If you die without Christ, you die without hope and without peace! Your resurrection shall be a resurrection of damnation!
O sinners, seek His grace Whose wrath you cannot bear!
Fall, now, before the throne of grace, And find salvation there!
Don Fortner