JOHN 11:25 THE RESURRECTION

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Fred J

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Please expound on this so I know exactly what you mean
You've expounded that the kinghood and priesthood and a holy nation calling are only for the believing Jews, right?

And likewise expounded, they shall reign with Christ in Heaven for a thousand years, right?
 

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To Peter who's writing to them, they're no strangers in Christ but fellow brethren.

Only they're referred as, 'to the strangers scattered', when Peter yet have not met and acquainted with these believers.
Some say the strangers are Gentiles but I say Peter is writing to the believing remnant of Israel which could include Gentiles who believed the preaching of Peter.....he is not writing to the church the body of Christ
 

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You've expounded that the kinghood and priesthood and a holy nation calling are only for the believing Jews, right?

And likewise expounded, they shall reign with Christ in Heaven for a thousand years, right?
Yes the believing remnant of Israel will be priests and a holy nation......Gentiles can believe according to Acts 10 and be in the remnant.....but I dont know what role believing Gentiles will have in the kingdom
No they wont reign with Christ in heaven (the body of Christ will) they will reign on earth with Christ for a thousand years
 

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The night was black, rain fallin' down
Looked for my baby, she's nowhere around.
Traced her footsteps down to the shore,
'fraid she's gone forever more.

I looked at the sea and it seemed to say:
I took your baby from you away.
I heard a voice cryin' in the deep:
Come join me, baby, in my endless sleep.

Endless Sleep, Jody Reynolds, 1957

A useful story, relative to the sleep of death, is told at John 11:1-44 wherein
one of Jesus' friends had passed away, and in John 11:11 Jesus said of him:

"Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up."

Now; I have read that story several times in as many years and not once
have I come away from it assuming Jesus was speaking of soul sleep; not
when the entire focus is upon Lazarus' corpse. In point of fact, Jesus
deliberately delayed his journey to Lazarus' home to make sure he was so
dead that there could not be even the slightest glimmer of sensible doubt
about it.

"But, Lord --said Martha, the sister of the dead man-- by this time there is a
bad odor, for he has been there four days." (John 11:39)

The prophet Daniel spoke of the sleep of death.

"Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to
everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt." (Dan 12:2)

Those sleepers Daniel spoke of are not soul sleepers 'cause as far as I know,
God didn't predict Adam's soul would return to the dust because his soul
didn't come from thence rather, it came from the breath of life (Gen 2:7)
viz: it was Adam's body that came from the dust and was to eventually
return there. (Gen 3:19)

Anyway, point being: Jody Reynold's best girl didn't end up in an endless
sleep like he thought because all human remains are on track to be
eventually restored to life for one reason or another. The sleep of death is
called sleep because the first time around isn't final.
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1 Thessalonians 4:
16. For the Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of GOD: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:


Here Paul did not mentioned specifically about the remnant of Jews, even the scattered ones in Gentile nations. At His return the dead in Christ shall be the Jew and Gentile Christians as the one body of Christ to rise first. Since the beginning until now, not any of the dead Apostles nor the Jew or Gentile church saints in Christ have risen yet, period

17. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Paul writes this letter to the Thessalonians, predominantly Gentile Christians, compare to the scattered remnant few Jew Christians in their midst. He predicted at that time itself about they including Him, which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with the risen dead in the clouds. This is apparently based on the Apostles then itself were predicting, Jesus is coming soon.

And when he says, 'we', he meant neither Jews or Gentiles, but 'equal' and in 'one body of Christ' saints in Christ's Kingdom on earth. Moreover historically such an obvious event worldwide being caught up together in the clouds have not taken place yet.

Now if Doug as usual wants to put a spin on it by saying it specifically referring only to the remnant of Jews and not Gentiles?

i disagree strongly and take no part on his 'twisted' version of the Gospel.

Shalom in the name of Jesus Christ.
 
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Yes the believing remnant of Israel will be priests and a holy nation......Gentiles can believe according to Acts 10 and be in the remnant.....but I dont know what role believing Gentiles will have in the kingdom
No they wont reign with Christ in heaven (the body of Christ will) they will reign on earth with Christ for a thousand years
What a 'spin' and a 'twisted' version of the Gospel, where Jew and Gentile saints blessings are 'divided' as heirs of the same promise?
 
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Here Paul did not mentioned specifically about the remnant of Jews, even the scattered ones in Gentile nations. At His return the dead in Christ shall be the Jew and Gentile Christians as the one body of Christ to rise first. Since the beginning until now, not any of the dead Apostles nor the Jew or Gentile church saints in Christ have risen yet, period
right.......this resurrection is only for the church the body of Christ which I believe takes place before the tribulation
Peter and the twelve and their disciples will be resurrected at the end of the tribulation along with old testament saints
 

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Now if Doug as usual wants to put a spin on it by saying it specifically referring only to the remnant of Jews and not Gentiles?
Not this time
The remnant resurrects at the end of the tribulation when Christ returns and sets up the kingdom on earth
 

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right.......this resurrection is only for the church the body of Christ which I believe takes place before the tribulation
How silly can one get.

The first resurrection is of all who are dead in Christ, and too ones living and remain during the reign of anti-Christ.

Beginning from the Apostles, the remnant Jews saved by grace to the Gentiles as the one body of Christ until the reign of anti-Christ.

Because since then until now, Christ is only the firstfruit of resurrection, and non other after Him.

The first resurrection will take place after three and a half years of Tribulation and during the reign of anti-Christ.

For the body of Christ worldwide will undergo persecution under anti-Christ and will be killed for their faith.

They will be beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of GOD, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their forehead, or in their hands.
Peter and the twelve and their disciples will be resurrected at the end of the tribulation along with old testament saints
This is incorrect and absurd.

If the Old Testament saints have not risen, how come Jesus happened to meet Moses and Elijah in their angelic likeness form?
 

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Not this time
The remnant resurrects at the end of the tribulation when Christ returns and sets up the kingdom on earth
The remnant of Jews saved by Grace, Paul speaks about are those since Christ to his era and forth with the Gentiles.

They will all be taken up at the first resurrection, while all Israel shall be saved towards the end of the Tribulation.
 

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The remnant of Jews saved by Grace, Paul speaks about are those since Christ to his era and forth with the Gentiles.
Not sure what you are saying
The believing remnant of Israel are in Christ by the preaching of Jesus and the twelve and were operating during Paul's ministry......some were his helpers.......they will be resurrected at the end of the tribulation at the first resurrection (Rev 20:4-6)
 

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For the body of Christ worldwide will undergo persecution under anti-Christ and will be killed for their faith.

They will be beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of GOD, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their forehead, or in their hands.
It is the believing remnant of Israel who will have the gospel of the kingdom preached to them in the tribulation that will be beheaded not the body of Christ [Mat 24:14 KJV] 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
 

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It is the believing remnant of Israel who will have the gospel of the kingdom preached to them in the tribulation that will be beheaded not the body of Christ [Mat 24:14 KJV] 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
You love to copy and paste.

In any of the scripture quote you've posted, there's no mention of 'remnant of Israel'

As i've testified, you're putting a spin on things and heading on a wrong direction.