1. The Resurrection – Who will be raised? 1 Corinthians 15:13-26

2. Agenda ● Definitions & Assumptions ● Immortality is Conditional ● Bestowal of Immortality in the future ● How Immortality will be Received ● When Immortality will be Received ● Which Resurrection? ● Who will be raised?

3. Man does not possess Immortality ● Men would not perish like beasts Psalms 49:14, 19-20 ● Immortality would not only be for the righteous Romans 2:6-8 ● Immortality would not be a gift of God Romans 6:23 ● Neither could immortality be now hidden with Christ in God Col. 3:3 ● There would be no need for resurrection 1 Corinthians 15:16-18

4. Definitions & Assumptions ● Immortality is eternal life manifested through an incorruptible body ● Immortality is Conditional – not inherent “But now has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.” 2 Timothy 1:10

5. Definitions & Assumptions ● Immortality is eternal life manifested through an incorruptible body ● Immortality is Conditional – not inherent “ For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16

6. Definitions & Assumptions ● Immortality is eternal life manifested through an incorruptible body ● Immortality is Conditional – not inherent “ For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.” John 6:40

7. Definitions & Assumptions ● Immortality is eternal life manifested through an incorruptible body ● Immortality is Conditional – not inherent “ He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God” Revelation 2:7

8. Definitions & Assumptions ● Immortality is eternal life manifested through an incorruptible body ● Immortality is Conditional – not inherent “ Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.” James 1:12

9. Definitions & Assumptions ● Immortality is eternal life manifested through an incorruptible body ● Immortality is Conditional – not inherent “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23

10. Definitions & Assumptions ● Immortality is eternal life manifested through an incorruptible body ● Immortality is Conditional – not inherent ● Immortality to be Bestowed in the Future “And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.” 1 John 2:25

11. Definitions & Assumptions ● Immortality is eternal life manifested through an incorruptible body ● Immortality is Conditional – not inherent ● Immortality to be Bestowed in the Future “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus” 2 Timothy 1:1

12. When is Immortality received? ● Immortality is eternal life manifested through an incorruptible body ● Immortality is Conditional – not inherent ● Immortality to be Bestowed in the Future ● Immortality is to be inherited when Christ returns “And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.” Matthew 19:29

13. When is Immortality received? ● Immortality is eternal life manifested through an incorruptible body ● Immortality is Conditional – not inherent ● Immortality to be Bestowed in the Future ● Immortality is to be inherited when Christ returns “And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?.... Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.” Luke 18:18,30

14. How Immortality will be Received ● Immortality of the Bible, unlike immortality as presented by popular belief, is to be manifested as a result of CHANGE OF A BODY, AT THE RESURRECTION

15. How Immortality will be Received “Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.” 1 Corinthians 15:51-54

16. How Immortality will be Received “For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.” 2 Corinthians 5:1-4

17. How Immortality will be Received “For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.” Philippians 3:20-21

18. How Immortality will be Received “But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.” Luke 20:35-36

19. Which Resurrection? ● There are several – The resurrection of Israel (Ezekiel 37) – The resurrection at Christ's coming – The resurrection at the end of the 1000 year rule of Christ ● Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. (Rev 20:6)

20. Who will be raised? Dead Alive Mankind

21. Who will be raised? Dead Not Responsible Alive Not Responsible Mankind Dead Responsible Alive Responsible Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. James 4:17

22. God Judges who are responsible ● God alone knows the capacity and circumstances of each individual ● Matthew 25:15 ● John 12:47-50

23. Who will be raised? Dead Not Responsible Alive Not Responsible Mankind Dead Responsible Alive Responsible They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish. (Isaiah 26:14)

24. God's Justice is always maintained ● The Power and Wisdom of God are revealed to all men, including Pagans, in and by the wonders of creation. ● Thus they are not without blame for failing to seek the wisdom and salvation of the Creator. ● Therefore God remains just in not raising them. ● Cp. Genesis 11:1-9 ● When they knew God they glorified him not as God, but became vain in their imagination.

25. Who will be raised? Dead Not Responsible Alive Not Responsible Mankind Dead Responsible Alive Responsible And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. Daniel 12:2

26. Who will be raised? Dead Not Responsible Mankind Dead Responsible Remain in grave Judgment

27. Who will be raised? Dead Not Responsible Mankind Dead Responsible Remain in grave Judgment For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 2 Corinthians 5:10 RESURRECTIO N

28. Destiny of the Two Classes ● The Righteous ● Phil. 3:20-21 ● 1John 3:2 ● Rev. 5:9,10 ● Immortality ● The Wicked ● Luke 13:28 ● Dan. 12:2 ● Rev. 2:11 ● “Second Death”

29. Who will be raised? Dead Not Responsible Mankind Dead Responsible Remain in grave Judgment Bad The grave Good Immortality Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. (John 5:28-29) RESURRECTIO N

30. Who will be raised? Dead Not Responsible Mankind Dead Responsible Remain in grave Judgment Bad The grave Good Immortality Alive Responsible RESURRECTIO N For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 1 Thessalonians 4:15

31. Who will be raised? Dead Not Responsible Mankind Dead Responsible Remain in grave Judgment Bad The grave Good Immortality Alive Responsible RESURRECTIO N Alive Not Responsible And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Revelation 1:5-6

32. Who will be raised? Dead Not Responsible Mankind Dead Responsible Remain in grave Judgment Bad The grave Good Immortality Alive Responsible RESURRECTIO N Alive Not Responsible Mortal Population of Kingdom RULERSHI P

33. Who will be raised? Dead Not Responsible Mankind Dead Responsible Remain in grave Judgment Bad The grave Good Immortality Alive Responsible RESURRECTIO N Alive Not Responsible Mortal Population of Kingdom Second Judgment Bad The grave Good Immortality RESURRECTIO N And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. Revelation.20:13

34. Who will be raised? Dead Not Responsible Mankind Dead Responsible Remain in grave Judgment Bad The grave Good Immortality Alive Responsible RESURRECTIO N Alive Not Responsible Mortal Population of Kingdom Second Judgment Bad The grave Good Immortality RESURRECTIO N

35. Conclusions ● Immortality is not something now possessed ● Two groups of people will be raised – Those who are responsible and die before the return of Christ – Those who die during the Kingdom age ● Both of these classes are to be judged ● Your homework: Think about which of the four classes you are in; and the implications of that

36. God's Justice is always maintained ● Their descendants still see the glory in the Creation and partake of His goodness ● Acts 14:16-17 ● Matthew 5:45 ● Yet they choose vanity and idolatry. ● They are therefore without excuse ● Romans 1:19-22 ● They perish justly