Better Resurrection 11-23-2019
VictoryinJesus said:
I haven’t read about Hannah so I can’t really comment. Wish I could, but she hasn’t come up yet I guess.
I Samuel 1:1-28 covers the story of Hannah and her prayer, her vow and the keeping of her vow and her son, Samuel the judge and prophet who was to anoint both Saul and David as kings of Israel. It is a very interesting read when you have the time.
Was thinking about a verse this morning...Not sure if it has anything at all to do with your comment above but maybe you have some input on it?
Hebrews 11:35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
Amadeus said:
I've not heard anyone speak about this in quite a while. I am not sure that it directly relates, but maybe. There were some brethren where I attended who on occasion spoke about "better resurrections". It may relate in part to the difference between promises of life offered in the OT and the promise of Life provided in the NT:
"With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation." Psalm 91:16
"My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee." Prov 3:1-2
That was the promise in the OT... but as you see by the verse you cited there was to be a better resurrection as Jesus makes clear here:
"And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?"
John 11:26
Instead of simply a longer life, it was to be a never ending Life. In Heb 11:35 they are brought up from the grave perhaps here...
"And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many." Matt 27:52-53
Some of those OT saints lived well before God, but seemingly they were only promised a longer life as a man of flesh on planet Earth. This speaks of their opportunity to obtain the unending Life which Jesus brought. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.