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THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD
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Agnosmillennialist signing on.
"Agnosmillennialism" =
(i) I don't know whether or not Revelation 20's thousand years is a literal thousand years that follows the return of Christ.
(ii) I don't know whether or not Revelation 20's thousand years is a literal thousand years that precedes the return of Christ.
(iii) I don't know whether or not Revelation 20's thousand years is symbolic for the entire Age that precedes the return of Christ.
This post was very, very hard work, because I had to compile a complete and comprehensive list of each and every New Testament passage and verse that talks about the resurrection. As you will see when I provide the list below, it's very long.
THE GREEK WORDS FOUND IN THE VERSES LISTED ON THIS PAGE:
Noun: ἀνάστασις anástasis (“The Resurrection”)
A standing up again, i.e. (literally) a resurrection from death (individual, genitive case or by implication, (its author)), or (figuratively) a (moral) recovery (of spiritual truth):--raised to life again, resurrection, rise from the dead, that should rise, rising again.
Noun: ἔγερσις égersis:
a resurgence (from death):--resurrection.
Verb: ἐγείρω egeírō: *
To waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e. rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence):--awake, lift (up), raise (again, up), rear up, (a-)rise (again, up), stand, take up.
Verb: ἀνίστημι anístēmi: *
To stand up (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive):--arise, lift up, raise up (again), rise (again), stand up(-right).
* The verbs are sometimes employed for normal use, for example as in "Rise up! Let's go!", but the nouns are always talking about the resurrection from the dead.
συνεγείρω (synegeírō): Risen with Christ
The Greek word egeírō (ἐγείρω) is one of the the verbs found in the New Testament, very often used in reference to the bodily rising again from death. When syn appears prefixed to egeírō (synegeírō), it shows that the resurrection of the individual believer in Christ is something which occurs with Christ's resurrection. It's the same prefix we get with words like synthesis and synchronize.
FIRST UP: JESUS AND PAUL'S TEACHINGS ON THE RESURRECTION:
Jesus:
Jesus:
John 6:39, 40 & 44 ἀνίστημι anístēmi:
"And this is the will of Him who sent me, that every one who is beholding the Son, and is believing in him, may have life age-during; and I will [ἀνίστημι anístēmi] raise him up in the last day."
John 11:23-25 ἀνίστημι anístēmi, ἀνάστασις anástasis:
“Jesus said to her, Your brother shall [anístēmi] rise again. Martha said to Him, I know that he shall [ἀνίστημι anístēmi] in the [ἀνάστασις anástasis] resurrection at the last day.
Jesus said to her, I am the [ἀνάστασις anástasis] Resurrection and the Life! He who believes in Me, though he die, yet he shall live.”
Paul’s teaching on the resurrection:
Paul's doctrine regarding the Resurrection from the dead
(1 Corinthians 15:4; 12-23, 35-36, 42-45, 50-57):
(1 Corinthians 15:4; 12-23, 35-36, 42-45, 50-57):
The following words related to the resurrection appear in the passage to follow:-
ἀνάστασις anástasis
ἐγείρω egeírō
ἀπαρχή aparchḗ (first-fruits)
κοιμάω koimáō (sleep in death)
ζωοποιέω zōopoiéō (vitalize, re-vitalize,give life, quicken)
ἔπειτα épeita (afterward)
παρουσία parousía (appearance of Christ at his return)
σῶμα sōma (the body)
"..and that He was buried, and that He rose again [ἐγείρω egeírō] the third day according to the Scriptures;..
"But if Christ is proclaimed, that He was [ἐγείρω egeírō] raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no [ἀνάστασις anástasis] resurrection of the dead?
But if there is no [ἀνάστασις anástasis] resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been [ἐγείρω egeírō] raised.
And if Christ has not been [ἐγείρω egeírō] raised, then our proclamation is worthless, and your faith is also worthless.
And we are also found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified of God that He [ἐγείρω egeírō] raised Christ; whom He did not [ἐγείρω egeírō] raise if the dead are not [ἐγείρω egeírō] raised.
For if the dead are not [ἐγείρω egeírō] raised, then Christ is not [ἐγείρω egeírō] raised.
And if Christ is not [ἐγείρω egeírō] raised, your faith is foolish; you are yet in your sins.
Then also those that [κοιμάω koimáō] fell asleep in Christ were lost. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
But now Christ has [ἐγείρω egeírō] risen from the dead, and has become the [ἀπαρχή aparchḗ] firstfruit of those who [κοιμάω koimáō] slept.
For since death is through man, the [ἀνάστασις anástasis] resurrection of the dead also is through a Man.
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all will be [ζωοποιέω zōopoiéō] made alive.
But each in his own order: Christ the [ἀπαρχή aparchḗ ] first-fruit, and [ἔπειτα épeita] afterward they who are Christ's at His [παρουσία parousía] coming.
If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead [ἐγείρω egeírō] rise not? let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die.
But someone will say, How are the dead raised up, and with what [σῶμα sōma] body do they come?
Foolish one! What you sow is not [ζωοποιέω zōopoiéō] made alive unless it dies.
So also the [ἀνάστασις anástasis] resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is [ἐγείρω egeírō] raised in incorruption; it is sown in dishonor, it is [ἐγείρω egeírō] raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is [ἐγείρω egeírō] raised in power; it is sown a natural [σῶμα sōma] body, it is raised a spiritual [σῶμα sōma] body. There is a natural [σῶμα sōma] body, and there is a spiritual [σῶμα sōma] body. And so it is written, "The first man, Adam, was made a living soul," the last Adam was a life-giving Spirit.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
But when this corruptible shall put on incorruption, and when this mortal shall put on immortality, then will take place the word that is written, "Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory?"
And I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does corruption inherit incorruption.
Behold, I speak a mystery to you; we shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed; in a moment, in a glance of an eye, at the last trumpet. For a trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be [ἐγείρω egeírō] raised incorruptible, and we shall all be changed."
BELOW FOLLOWS ALL THE OTHER VERSES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT THAT TALK ABOUT THE RESURRECTION
* Each verse is quoted in the table which appears under the text in the document for which the link is provided at the top and bottom of this post.
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Matthew 22:23; Matthew 22:30; Matthew 22:31; Mark 12:18; Mark 12:23; Mark 12:26; Luke 20:27; Luke 20:33; Luke 20:35-36; Matthew 22:28; Matthew 27:52-53; Matthew 10:8; Matthew 11:5; Luke 7:22; Luke 7:14; Matthew 17:9; Matthew 20:19; Matthew 9:25; Luke 8:54; Matthew 14:2; Matthew 16:21; Luke 9:22; Matthew 17:23; Matthew 26:32; Mark 14:28; Matthew 27:52-53; Matthew 27:63-64; Matthew 28:6-7; Mark 16:6; Luke 24:6; Luke 24:34; Mark 16:14; Mark 6:14, Mark 6:16; Luke 9:7; Luke 14:13-14; Luke 20:37; John 2:19-21; John 5:21; John 12:1, John 12:9; John 12:17; John 5:28-29; John 21:14; Acts 1:22; Acts 2:24; Acts 2:31-32; Acts 3:15; Acts 3:26; Acts 4:1-2; Acts 4:10; Acts 4:33; Acts 5:30; Acts 10:40; Acts 13:30; Acts 13:33-37; Acts 17:18, Acts 17:31-32; Acts 23:6-8; Acts 24:15; Acts 24:21; Acts 26:8; Romans 1:4; Romans 4:23-25; Romans 6:4-5; Romans 6:9; Romans 7:4; Romans 8:11; Romans 8:34; Romans 10:9; 1 Corinthians 6:14; 2 Corinthians 1:9; 2 Corinthians 4:14; 2 Corinthians 5:15; Galatians 1:1; Ephesians 1:20; Ephesians 2:5-6; Ephesians 5:14; Philippians 3:10-11; Colossians 2:12-13; Colossians 3:1 (Compare with Romans 6:5); 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-16; 2 Timothy 2:8; 2 Timothy 2:16-18; Hebrews 6:1-2; Hebrews 11:35; 1 Peter 1:3-5; 1 Peter 1:21; 1 Peter 3:18; 1 Peter 3:21; Revelation 20:4-6.
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The list above is comprehensive. Without exception each and every passage and verse in the New Testament which talks about the resurrection (rising again), is talking about the resurrection of the body (σῶμα sōma) from the dead, in the day that the body is raised a spiritual body.
Key verses:
John 2
19 Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise [ἐγείρω egeírō] it up.
20 Then the Jews said, This temple was forty-six years building, and will you rear it up [ἐγείρω egeírō] in three days?
21 But He spoke of the temple of His body [σῶμα sōma].
The above, followed by the verses below, is the key if you want to know whose resurrection doctrine to believe.
Colossians 3
1 If then you were raised with [συνεγείρω synegeírō] Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.
2 Be mindful of things above, not on things on the earth.
3 For you died, and your life has been hidden with Christ in God.
4 When Christ our Life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.
1 Corinthians 15
20 But now Christ has risen [ἐγείρω egeírō] from the dead [νεκρός nekrós], and has become the firstfruit of those who slept.
21 For since death is through man, the resurrection [ἀνάστασις anástasis] of the dead also is through a Man.
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all will be made alive.
23 But each in his own order: Christ the first-fruit, and afterward they who are Christ's at His coming;
1 Thessalonians 4
15 For we say this to you by the Word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord shall not go before those who are asleep.
16 For the Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God. And the dead [νεκρός nekrós] in Christ shall rise [ἀνίστημι anístēmi] first [πρῶτον prōton].
17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. And so we shall ever be with the Lord.
18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
Spiritual regeneration (through spiritual birth from above by the Spirit), is the prerequisite for the resurrection of the body:
Just as new birth (γεννάω gennáō) from above relates to Spirit (πνεῦμα pneûma), every single passage and verse in the New Testament that talks about the Resurrection relates to the dead body [σῶμα sōma]:
"That which is gennáō (born) of the flesh is flesh; and that which is gennáō (born) of pneûma (the Spirit) is pneûma.” (John 3:6).
John 6:63 "It is the Spirit that makes alive [ζωοποιέω zōopoiéō] the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit and are life."
1 Peter 1:3 says, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has begotten us again to a living hope (Greek: záō elpís) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."
A. The word translated into "begotten us again" in the above verse is anagennáō. It's a combination of the words gennáō (beget) and aná (again):
B. Living hope (záō elpís): The word záō means to live, and the word elpís means to anticipate:
Just as Adam became a living soul when God breathed life into Him, so those who are born of the Spirit from above are now spiritually alive, and live in the hope (anticipation) of their bodily resurrection from the dead, which comes by Christ's resurrection from the dead.
This is confirmed again by Paul in Titus 3:5: "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit".
The word "regeneration" in the above verse is a translation of the Greek word palingenesía [StrongsGreek G03824]. It's a combination of the words pálin (anew) and génesis (i.e generation).
Thayer's dictionary:
new birth, reproduction, renewal, recreation, regeneration.
The word is also found in Matthew 19:28:
“And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”
Those who have been born of the Spirit from above are in Christ, who died in the flesh and was raised again from the dead, therefore those who are baptized by the Spirit of God into Christ (through new birth) have therefore also died with Christ and are raised with Christ (because they are now in Christ, and He in them):
"If you then be risen with [συνεγείρω synegeírō] Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is seated on the right hand of God." (Colossians 3:1).
"For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall also be in the likeness of his resurrection:" (Romans 6:5).
It's totally obvious that Jesus' resurrection is the first resurrection:
First (Greek) πρῶτον prōton:-
Acts 26:23
"That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first (πρῶτον prōton) that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles."
Revelation 20:6
"Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first (πρῶτον prōton) 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."
New Testament concepts regarding death and resurrection:
1. Adam's death, which came to all mankind.
2. Christ's Resurrection. He IS the Resurrection and the life. Those who are raised are raised with (synegeírō) Christ.
3. The second death.
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THE ONLY BIBLICAL, SOUND AND CORRECT CONCLUSION
Just as it's 100% clear in the New Testament that spiritual regeneration is through the spiritual birth (γεννάω gennáō) from above by the Spirit and is the prerequisite for the resurrection of the body with (synegeírō) Christ’s resurrection, so it's also 100% clear that every single passage and verse in the New Testament that talks about the Resurrection is talking about the resurrection of the body [σῶμα sōma] from the dead.
Therefore the term " spiritual 'resurrection' " does not apply to any passages or verses in the New Testament which talk about the resurrection.
.. unless Revelation 20:4-6 is the only exception in the entire New Testament.
If (IF) the resurrection mentioned in Revelation 20:4-6 is literal, then it either took place in the days following the death of Nero on June 9th, A.D 68, or it's still coming.
Or Revelation 20:4-6 is the only exception in the entire New Testament.
Agnosmillennialist signing off.
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