Comments on: Being Resurrection Focused

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:25:49 +0000

I don’t follow an allegorical method. Being covenantal does not mean that I believe nothing literally takes place. The land of Canaan was literally fulfilled, the nation to Abraham will be literally fulfilled, the expectations and the prophecies of the Messiah have and will continued to be fulfilled literally. The difference is how we view progressive revelation. I believe the Old Testament contains shadows of greater realities. That is the essence of the Old/New Covenant relationship: shadow to substance, type to antitype.

I believe the bodily resurrection of the dead is a literal event, and Paul makes that point clear in 1 Cor 15 alone. There’s no need to debate this. It is a stable in evangelical theology (cf. the article I cited). I make this very position in this essay.

The believer, upon death, enters into the Lord’s prescence waiting for the final judgement that will include the bodily resurrection. There will be only one resurrection however as I read Rev 20 as referring to the first resurrection (that is Christ’s) and the second being His return for the judgment of all. I don’t think there will be the rapture, millennial reign, and then final resurrection.

By: Oikonomia

Oikonomia — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:02:14 +0000

Great question Chris. This question goes very very deep!

But I have a question for you as you ask youself. Knowing that you follow an allegorical method. I guess if I would ask do you think that the ressurections will be literal. I believe that they will because Christ’s was.

Because I believe in the ressurecitons of the dead in Chirst (those in Thess and in Cor I believe are the same because it is adressed to the Church). If the dead in Christ will be ressurected later where are they now? If they are alive in heaven how does that fit with what is said in Ecclesiastes about death (9:5,6).

Is this subject difficult for covenant theology? I don’t know all about that school of thought so I am not attacking but asking? Because I am a dispensationalist I bank on there being one for the dead in Christ, those that remain, and then later ressurections of the just and unjust (Isreal and everyone else).

I know this is alot in a question so any response of your choosing would be great.

By: Alecia Niese

Alecia Niese — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:03:28 +0000

Good stuff bro… good stuff.

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:54:11 +0000

My pastor pointed out yesterday that Jesus’ disciples basically scattered after Jesus died. They weren’t preaching anything he taught them. In other words, Jesus’ life was not enough to make them boldly go everywhere and spread the Gospel. It wasn’t until they saw him rise from the dead that they really “got it.”

Interesting.

By: Perry

Perry — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:24:34 +0000

I too had been thinking about this subject. I often think so much about Jesus’ life (which is undoubtebly important) but so little of my thought goes to His death and even less goes to His resurrection.