This is simply the equivalent notion regarding judgment that we saw in the last chapter
regarding general resurrection.
Not exact matches
More than that, relational thought can provide an alternative framework for interpreting and expressing more coherently the originating beliefs, especially
regarding the interim state, the
resurrection of the dead, and particular /
general judgment.
Christian faith... is possible apart from belief in Jesus»
resurrection in particular and life beyond bodily death in
general, and because of the widespread skepticism
regarding these traditional beliefs, they should be presented as optional.
Now that the traditional view of the
resurrection of Jesus has collapsed, as we have shown in Part I, we must reckon with the implications this has for the
general resurrection, which Christian believers have long
regarded as the Christian hope of personal immortality.
But Gloege points out that there is evidence in the Jewish Targum, 21 which «shows that Jesus»
resurrection «on the third day» was
regarded as the fulfillment of Hosea's prophecy by Christians at a very early date; it erased the precise chronological reference «after two days» and «on the third day» and replaced them by the more
general phrases «in the days of consolation» and «on the day of
resurrection», in order to exclude the Christian interpretation.»
Enough of such comments - although I could continue
regarding his views of the atonement, intercessory prayer and the
general resurrection; the latter including, it would seem, the animals, since all creation will be renewed (although the plants and viruses are not considered!).