Hi Dewey and Paula,
Apology accepted. Like i mentioned before sometimes i may word things wrong. Alot of the times i type faster than what i think.
I will address your last post though. You quote 2 tim 2:23-24
2:23
Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.
2:24
And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
I wasnt havent an arguement, especially one that would start a quarrel. I posted what i came to in my studies and i asked what did any of you guys think and if im on the wrong track, help me get back on track.
In the New Testament, it says Jesus raised a number of people. Jesus raised Jairus' daughter shortly after death. Jesus also brought back a young man right in the midst of his own funeral. And check out Lazarus - dead for four days. Before I go any further, I want to point out that immortality and resurrection are two different words. All these people that I'm telling you about came back to life - not immortality (John 11:44 Lazarus lives). The word resurrection is found 40 times in this old bible that I have. Let's take for example (Acts 20:9-10). Paul gave life to Eutychus. (Acts 9:36-40) Peter gave life to Dorcas. And in (Matthew 5:41 Jesus gives life to Talitha and says to the little girl, "get up". Not immortality, but life. You can say that they were given life and that is correct. NOT immortality. But they all were resurrected from death
Let's see what Jesus has to say about this from his own mouth (Luke 24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me and see - for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.)
Yes, immortality and resurrection are two different words. You quoted scriptures that is proving what i said i was coming up with. And these verse you quoted arent resurrections per se. I wont state again what i put in the post earlier, but if there is only one resurrection and as it is said in Dan 12:2 that both are given age-abiding (the same word is used for both)--one to Life (one of the benefits being immortality) and one to contempt (maybe havent gained immortality yet, but will later). I am not seeing where it is saying there are two different resurrections, but both are raised at the same time.
As for Luke 24:39 what about the rest of the chapter--
51
While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. 52 Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 53 And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.
This is backing up what i was saying about those healing the nations with bodies given to the Just, bodies like Jesus.
All i am looking for is the Truth.
Now i've been wondering about the word resurrection when it is used in Revelations. I guess my question to all is, since the book of Revelations is a book of symbols, when resurrection is used in it, could it have an even higher meaning for the just in the resurrection-- something like given immortality, faith, knowledge & understanding about who God and Jesus are, a body like Jesus'---you know all the gifts that come with believing that the unjust and wicked do not have now and will learn and possibly get after going through the LOF. (this is assuming still about the only one resurrection theory) I dont know im just rambling off the top of my head right now.
Tell me what you guys think
All in Jesus
Anthony