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