Funny, I thought Christians believed in a bodily resurrection of everybody in the end times, heaven or hell
coming after that resurrection, not some spiritual heaven - ish or hell - ish para-existence in a disembodied state that starts the moment you die physically.
Not exact matches
'» If by days, we understand years and by sanctuary, the church, than cleansed, Miller thought, «we may reasonably suppose means that complete redemption from sin, both soul and body,
after the
resurrection when Christ
comes the second time «without sin unto salvation.
In the earliest period, for example, the appointment of Jesus as son of God
came only
after his
resurrection from the dead (cf. Rom.
We say lots of things in general conversation but when it
comes down to it
after some deep thought I think we would all agree as Christians that our main aim is the same as Gods Son, that is, everyone is included in his death and
resurrection plan.
And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and
coming out of the tombs
after his
resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many.»
So you see Keith you are special created for a purpose in this stage of transit test life... as true life is the eternal life that which
comes after death on
resurrection and Judgment day... God Bless
After the
resurrection, every time he
came to his friends they became stronger, wiser, kinder, more daring.
It is interesting that Paul counts his vision on the Damascus road as an appearance of the Risen Lord, as this seems to conflict with the Acts of the Apostles which implies that the
resurrection appearances
came to an end
after forty days (Acts 1:3).
53 They
came out of the tombs
after Jesus»
resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.
The church affirmed an increasingly detailed body of authoritative Christian doctrine in which hope for the world to
come had been subtly transferred to a distant future, to be reached only
after death and
resurrection.
His 2nd
coming was shortly
after His
resurrection!
There is no scientific evidence for a
resurrection... people die and do not
come back to life
after 3 days.
After all, who can understand the
coming power of the
resurrection better than someone who has lived as a dead man but is now alive in Christ?
Secondly, and partly as a result of the first, they were led virtually to abandon any interest in an
after - life.13 The significance which
came to be attached to the death of Jesus, and the
resurrection - talk associated with it, need to be understood in the light of this heritage of Israel which preceded it.
or I should say he has given us of his spirit whcih Jesus called the comforter which woudl
come in his name
after his
resurrections... let us stope pretending and find out the HOly Spirit..
Even if we believe the Christian doctrine of the
resurrection of the body, it is beyond our power to alter or manipulate the glorified body that will
come after our time on earth.
Matthew attempted to resolve that conflict by distinguishing between the waking of the dead from sleep (which took place at the earthquake), and the
coming forth from their graves (which took place «
after his
resurrection»).
Marxsen pertinently comments, «If someone today wants to
come to terms with the question as to what will happen to him
after he is dead, he can of course fall back on the idea of the
resurrection.
Bobinator, read the next verse 53: «
coming out of the graves
after His [Jesus»]
resurrection, they went into the holy city and APPEARED TO MANY.
And
after the crucifixion
comes the
resurrection... and I think my personal
resurrection has been marvelous, filled with joy and peace, and I am still a believer.
Here we are on much firmer ground than in the case of the Gospel narratives, for not only is it the earliest written testimony to the
resurrection (written about twenty to twenty - five years
after the death of Jesus), but it is first - hand testimony, and most probably the «only written testimony to
come from one who could claim to be himself an «eye - witness» of the
resurrection».18 Admittedly Paul, on his own admission, was in a very unusual category.
Once the
resurrection of Jesus
came to be proclaimed by way of a narrative set within an historical context, it is not surprising that,
after the death of the apostles, Christians of the latter part of the first century expanded this tradition and produced others.
But when I looked at the Gospel for the day (John 20:19 - 31), it became very clear to me that here is a story, a story of Jesus» appearance to the disciples when they were in hiding
after the
Resurrection... this was a real opportunity to say something about that story and about the faith which is built around people who were fearful, were skeptical, and into the midst of them, somehow, in a way that was ultimately moving,
comes the presence of Jesus through locked doors and barriers of skepticism, cynicism, and doubt, all of these things that prevent ourselves from being God's people.
The awakening of the saints which immediately follows signals the beginning of this new creation: «And the tombs were opened and many bodies of the saints having been asleep were raised; and
coming out of the tombs
after his
resurrection they entered the holy city and were manifested to many» (27:53 - 3).
As Jesus is reported to have spoken, there are to be not two
resurrections with an earthly kingdom between, but one
resurrection,
after which
comes a general assize, inaugurating the Messianic age.
But Jesus is that one, the promised one whose
coming we have expected from the first hour
after the Fall, the one to crush the head of our Adversary through his cross and
resurrection.
At the time of Jesus» death there was an earthquake (as not in the other gospels) and «many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and
coming forth out of the tombs
after his
resurrection they entered into the holy city [note the Jewish expression] and appeared to many (27:52 - 3).
But based upon a plethora of New Testament passages, Christians have also recognized that there IS indeed also a technical usage of the term «the gospel» that
came into effect
after Christ's
resurrection that refers not to good news in general, nor to the general revelation of God given through the Old and New testaments, but to the specific message that must be preached to the lost and must be believed by the lost to receive eternal life.
This part would not post previously... Since we did not have the Bible given under one cover for almost 400 years
after Jesus»
resurrection the Apostle's taught by Tradition and did so until the First Catholic Bible was published in the 1400's or so, when the printing press
came into being.
I think most people
come to that point
AFTER they hear about the death and
resurrection of Christ.
After this event the general
resurrection will
come (12:1 - 3).
So Christ
came to earth and was crucified, and man was set free, but the bargain turned out to be a «pious fraud» on God's part, for by his
resurrection from Sheol Christ escaped from Satan
after all.
After the shift to the
Resurrection, A.D. manages to deliver some effective scenes as Mary Magdalene (Chipo Chung), Peter (Adam Levy), John (Babou Alieu Ceesay) and others
come to realize that Jesus has fulfilled his promise to rise again.
The title of David Gelb's
resurrection based horror relates to the bible story of Lazarus who became ill and when he passed away Jesus
came and resurrected him
after four days of being dead.
oh yea since the NGP is capable of playing ps3 games i want: Heavenly Sword:
Resurrection PS3 / NGP
after years of being death for using the sword she swore to protect with her life, nariko is granted with a new opportunity to defend the same sword she once protected from evil, play as Nariko in this ground breaking new adventure, a new way to play games on your home console and your portable console,
coming exclusively to PS3 / NGP thank you lol
It is one of the first items Link
comes across
after waking in the Shrine of
Resurrection and is one of his most powerful tools.
After assuring us of the PSN's
resurrection and despite the fiscal damage the company has suffered that the PS3 is still keeping strong, we were given quick reminders of just how awesome things are to
come.