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I think they were "raised to life" Matthew 27:52 along the lines of other people who were raised from the dead by Jesus & the Apostlesshturt678 said:Was thinking about Matt.27:53, Corinthians', and Revelation's passages.
Old Jack
Thank you for your response!Arnie Manitoba said:I think they were "raised to life" Matthew 27:52 along the lines of other people who were raised from the dead by Jesus & the Apostles
I think they all eventually died again and await the Resurrection like the rest of us
If you read Matthew 27:54 it sounds like the whole purpose was to convince people Jesus was indeed the Son of God
That is our "best guess" anyway , We are not given much detail ..... if it was an actual resurrection to an eternal new body , then all those people would still have to be here on earth , and as far as I know they are not.
Actually the Old Testament saints that came alive out of the tombs could not have been resurrected , because Jesus himself was not yet resurrected , that happened 3 days later , and the bible is clear that Jesus was the first to be resurrected.shturt678 said:Thank you for your response!
I think they were raised to forever life also, however the significance of this miracle was a sign that Jesus' death conquered death - wow!
Raising the bar if Jesus is the Firstborn of the dead, and these Saints rose before Him - how was He the Firstborn?
Old Jack
So the Resurrection is not just a future event? I'm also sure that after the appearance of the raised O.T. Saints, He had no problem transferring them to heaven - no sarcasm my brother.
Thank you for your response again!Arnie Manitoba said:Actually the Old Testament saints that came alive out of the tombs could not have been resurrected , because Jesus himself was not yet resurrected , that happened 3 days later , and the bible is clear that Jesus was the first to be resurrected.
Agreed!!lforrest said:As I understand, It is through the same resurrection that we will receive the new body. So, I agree that the only human to be resurrected so far is Jesus. The raising of the dead to their previous bodies stems from Christ's authority over death,
Thank you for caring again!Madad21 said:Agreed!!
1Th 4:14
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
Those who rose in Matt.27:53 were the Old Testament saints as Christ was raised so they had been also, there was an earth quake after Christ gave up his Spirit which would have in all likelihood broken open the tombs a symbolic gesture from God that victory over the grave had been achieved in that very moment through his Son.
Thank you for caring!Jun2u said:
I believe there were three that were resurrected both body and soul into heaven.
Jesus, Enoch, and Elijah.
Jesus is the firstborn from the dead in that He is the first to rise from death, not back there in A.D. 33, but as the Lamb slain from before the foundation of the world.
Ge 5:24
And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
2Ki 2:11
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
To God Be The Glory
AgreedJun2u said:I believe there were three that were resurrected both body and soul into heaven.
Jesus, Enoch, and Elijah.
Jesus is the firstborn from the dead in that He is the first to rise from death, not back there in A.D. 33, but as the Lamb slain from before the foundation of the world.
Ge 5:24
And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
2Ki 2:11
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
To God Be The Glory
Thank you folks for caring for sure!Arnie Manitoba said:Agreed
It could be a bit of a stretch , but I sometimes consider the possibility that Enoch and Elijah could be the 2 witnesses in revelation .... and they end up being killed .... and then resurrected. ("real" resurrection)
That way it would perfectly fit with Jesus being the first.
Just a thought , I have never given it a lot of study , but there are definite hints that ... "Elijah will come again" ... (the real Elijah) ... (John the baptist was "a type" of Elijah)
It would be an interesting topic to research