rebuilder 454
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No.Readers,
Christ is the 'firstfruit' of resurrection of 'firstborn' from the dead, meaning, there has been no resurrection of or from the dead since Adam and Eve.
After Christ the 'firstfruit' or 'firstborn', there has been no resurrection of the dead until the 'first resurrection' we read in Revelation 20:5.
Only the dead in Christ shall rise, meaning the Body of Christ the church, who've died for their faith even during the Great Tribulation, and asleep in their graves awaiting.
Then the Body of Christ the church that are living and have come out the Great Tribulation, together both will be changed taking on the Heavenly body before ascension.
Next they together will ascend to meet the Lord in the clouds, and taken to Heaven, given white robes and are told to rest until their 'fellowservants' make it at the 'second resurrection.
'Second resurrection', where there'll be those who 'resurrect unto life' and those who 'resurrect unto damnation' in the 'Final Judgement' of Christ.
Apparently this is the 'second resurrection' of the dead in Christ and final judgement after the 'thousand years' is over.
Christ separates between the sheep, good and faithful servants who resurrect unto life and goats, workers of iniquity and lawless servants who resurrect unto damnation.
We don't see why Christ waste time in judging the world, when initially they're dead to sin and death, and have not believed the Son for salvation. (John 16:8-10)
144,000 are the true Jews and Israelites, and who are the descendants of Jacob or house of Jacob, so they're not the fathers or patriarchs of Israel.
For the 'patriarch of Israel' i believe are the 24 elders who are already in Heaven and seated on thrones, those ascended bodily like Enoch and Elijah or in the spirit receiving the Heavenly body.
As Christ won salvation for the dead and the living, for those in Heaven and for those on earth, without 'damnation'.
The 144,000 Israelites will be taken up to Heaven after the 'Armageddon according to the book Revelation', the final restitution.
Shalom in the name of Lord Jesus Christ.
We see the 144k in heaven, before the wrath,in Rev 14.
Taken mid 7 yr trib.
You must be reading the NIV to think you are seeing a resurrection in Rev 20.
Rev 20 points to a PREVIOUS resurrection.
Nobody resurrected immediately prior to the mil.
NIV incorrectly translated "...and they lived...." to say "...and they came to life.."
NIV stands for "not inspired version"
It is imperative to invoke the Greek