| Many may have heard of the first | | | | death for our sins and was raised to |
| resurrection, but do you really | | | | life for our justification. Look at |
| understand what it means. Do you realize | | | | Romans 8:15 it says For you did not |
| that it is an honor to be apart of the | | | | receive a spirit that makes you a slave |
| first resurrection. Understand that the | | | | again to fear, but you received the |
| act of coming back to life after being | | | | Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry |
| dead is an resurrection. Lets see what | | | | Abba, Father. The Spirit himself |
| the Bible says about the first | | | | testifies with our spirit that we are |
| resurrection. Look at the book of | | | | God's children. Now if we are children, |
| Daniel 12:2 it says Multitudes who sleep | | | | then we are heirs-heirs of God and |
| in the dust of the earth will awake some | | | | co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share |
| to everlasting life, others to shame and | | | | in his suffering in order that we may |
| everlasting contempt. Those who are wise | | | | also share in his glory. I consider that |
| will shine like the brightness of the | | | | our present sufferings are not worth |
| heavens, and stars for ever and ever. | | | | comparing with the glory that will be |
| But you, Daniel, close up and seal the | | | | revealed in us. The creation waits in |
| words of the scroll until the time of | | | | eager expectation for the sons of God to |
| the end. Many will go here and there to | | | | be revealed. For the creation was |
| increase knowledge. | | | | subjected to frustration, not by its own |
| Now look at John 1:1 it says In the | | | | choice, but by the will of the one who |
| beginning was the Word, and the Word was | | | | subjected it, in hope that the creation |
| with God, and the Word was God. He was | | | | itself will be liberated from its |
| with God in the beginning. Through him | | | | bondage to decay and brought into the |
| all things were made without him nothing | | | | glorious freedom of the children of God. |
| was made that has been made. In him was | | | | Now look at Philippians 3:10 it says I |
| life, and that life was the light of | | | | want to know Christ and the power of his |
| men. The light shines in the darkness, | | | | resurrection and the fellowship of |
| but the darkness has not understood it. | | | | sharing in his sufferings, becoming like |
| Look at John 5:24 it says I tell you | | | | him in his death, and so, somehow, to |
| the truth, whoever hears my word and | | | | attain to the resurrection from the |
| believes him who sent me has eternal | | | | dead. (What a blessing, to be able to |
| life and will not be condemned he has | | | | strive for this). |
| crossed over from death to life. I tell | | | | Look at 1 Corinthians 6:2 it says Do you |
| you the truth, a time is coming and has | | | | not know that the saint will judge the |
| now come when the dead will hear the | | | | world? And if you are to judge the |
| voice of the Son of God and those who | | | | world, are you not competent to judge |
| hear will live. For as the Father has | | | | trivial cases? Do you not know that we |
| life in himself, so he has granted the | | | | will judge angels? How much more the |
| Son to have life in himself. And he has | | | | things of this life! Therefore, if you |
| given him authority to judge because he | | | | have disputes about such matters, |
| is the Son of Man. Now look at John 8:12 | | | | appoint as judges even men of little |
| it says When Jesus spoke again to he | | | | account in the church! I say this to |
| people, he said, I am the light of the | | | | shame you. Is it possible that there is |
| world. Whoever follows me will never | | | | nobody among you wise enough to judge a |
| walk in darkness, but will have the | | | | dispute between believers? But instead, |
| light of life. Look at John 11:25 it | | | | one brother goes to law against |
| says Jesus said to her, I am the | | | | another-and this in front of |
| resurrection and the life. He who | | | | unbelievers! The very fact that you have |
| believes in me will live, even though he | | | | lawsuits among you means that you have |
| dies and whoever lives and believes in | | | | been completely defeated already. |
| me will never die. Do you believe this? | | | | In closing look at Revelation 20:4 it |
| Look at Romans 1:1 it says Paul, a | | | | says I saw thrones on which were seated |
| servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an | | | | those who had been given authority to |
| apostle and set apart for the gospel of | | | | judge. And I saw the souls of those who |
| God-the gospel he promised beforehand | | | | had been beheaded because of their |
| through his prophets in the Holy | | | | testimony for Jesus and because of the |
| Scriptures regarding his son, David, and | | | | word of God. They had not worshiped the |
| who through the Spirit of holiness was | | | | beast or his image and had not received |
| declared with power to be the Son of God | | | | his mark on their foreheads or their |
| by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus | | | | hands. They came to life and reigned |
| Christ our Lord. Through him and for his | | | | with Christ a thousand years.(The rest |
| name's sake, we received grace and | | | | of the dead did not come to life until |
| apostleship to call people from among | | | | the thousand years were ended.) This is |
| all the 'Gentiles to the obedience that | | | | the first resurrection. Blessed and holy |
| comes from faith. And you also are among | | | | are those who have part in the first |
| those who are called to belong to Jesus | | | | resurrection. The second death has no |
| Christ. | | | | power over them, but they will be |
| Now look at Romans 4:25 it says He | | | | priests of God and of Christ and will |
| (Jesus Christ) was delivered over to | | | | reign with him for a thousand years. |