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<blockquote data-quote="ViaCrucis" data-source="post: 74843874" data-attributes="member: 293637"><p>This is actually the pretty common, historic position taken by most of the historic churches. Seeing as St. John's Apocalypse is full of graphic imagery and figurative language, the meaning of much of its contents have always been--at the very best--difficult. However, many exegetes have noticed that throughout the general consensus of Scripture the resurrection of the dead is a singular event, it is a resurrection of all the dead, of the righteous and the wicked; which occurs at Christ's Parousia, where He returns in glory as judge of the living and the dead.</p><p></p><p>It is only here in the Apocalypse that we see a "first resurrection" and a "second resurrection". As such many Christian exegetes throughout history have looked at the way the Scriptures talk about Baptism, whereby we read that we are <em>raised</em> with Christ to newness of life.</p><p></p><p>E.g.</p><p></p><p>"<em>In Him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised with Him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised Him from the dead.</em>" - Colossians 2:11-12</p><p></p><p>That is, by the mystery of God's grace we have, even right now, become partakers of Christ's resurrection life, share in His resurrection, and are joined to Him in His resurrection life and power. This is ours now, as a gift, received through faith. Thus we have been mystically raised with Christ through our baptism, and this gift of God's grace is both for us here and now, and also points us toward our hope of the future resurrection of the body, when Christ returns, and God makes all things new.</p><p></p><p>Thus one of the more common views in the Church has historically been that the first resurrection in the Apocalypse refers to Baptism, while the second resurrection refers to the General Resurrection, i.e. the resurrection of the body. By the first resurrection we have shared in Christ and Christ's reign even now--as He lives and reigns at the right hand of the Father having received all power and authority--and when He returns, in glory, as judge of the living and the dead, we shall be raised bodily and share in that perfect beatific vision and life of the Age to Come.</p><p></p><p>-CryptoLutheran</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ViaCrucis, post: 74843874, member: 293637"] This is actually the pretty common, historic position taken by most of the historic churches. Seeing as St. John's Apocalypse is full of graphic imagery and figurative language, the meaning of much of its contents have always been--at the very best--difficult. However, many exegetes have noticed that throughout the general consensus of Scripture the resurrection of the dead is a singular event, it is a resurrection of all the dead, of the righteous and the wicked; which occurs at Christ's Parousia, where He returns in glory as judge of the living and the dead. It is only here in the Apocalypse that we see a "first resurrection" and a "second resurrection". As such many Christian exegetes throughout history have looked at the way the Scriptures talk about Baptism, whereby we read that we are [I]raised[/I] with Christ to newness of life. E.g. "[I]In Him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised with Him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised Him from the dead.[/I]" - Colossians 2:11-12 That is, by the mystery of God's grace we have, even right now, become partakers of Christ's resurrection life, share in His resurrection, and are joined to Him in His resurrection life and power. This is ours now, as a gift, received through faith. Thus we have been mystically raised with Christ through our baptism, and this gift of God's grace is both for us here and now, and also points us toward our hope of the future resurrection of the body, when Christ returns, and God makes all things new. Thus one of the more common views in the Church has historically been that the first resurrection in the Apocalypse refers to Baptism, while the second resurrection refers to the General Resurrection, i.e. the resurrection of the body. By the first resurrection we have shared in Christ and Christ's reign even now--as He lives and reigns at the right hand of the Father having received all power and authority--and when He returns, in glory, as judge of the living and the dead, we shall be raised bodily and share in that perfect beatific vision and life of the Age to Come. -CryptoLutheran [/QUOTE]
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