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imm ortal body. They are not glorified. Even th e state of th e ir existence is called in Scripture "everlasting punish m ent,” “ the second death ,” “ everlas ting destruction,” etc. F u rth e r, we should no t overlook the fact th a t dead bodies were raised up in our Lord’s day on earth . When He raised Lazarus He designated to H im self a new name. To assure Mary and M artha of His m ission He said: “ I am th e Resurrection and th e L ife,” th a t is as if He said: “ I have power in Myself to raise th e dead and im part th e Glori fied Life, th e Imm ortal L ife.” At the Savior’s death God gave w itness to its acceptance as an atonem ent for sin, b y ' raising up some of th e saints. “And th e graves were opened; and many bod ies of th e sain ts which slept arose, and came out of th e graves afte r His resu r rection, and went into th e holy city, and appeared unto many” (Mt. 27 :52 ). Here then is a summary of w hat we have already learned about th e Resur rection: 1. The resurrection does not occur a t death, b u t is an event of th e future. 2. Jesu s Christ w as raised up from th e dead. 3. This was th e first resurrection of its kind th a t ever occurred in human history, because, in Christ we see th e first Imm ortal and Glorified Body of human appearance, a type of th e new bodies which His saints shall have in th e resurrection. 4. Christ’s Resurrection Was th e firfet-flNlits of those who are a t rest. In o th er th ird s lit shows tike saints what they are to be in th e resurrection body. 5. Being an Imm ortal Body it was th e first of a new race of redeemed men. as the body of Adam was the first of a new race of hum an bodies. 6. Likeness to Christ means iden tity w ith Him in th is new imm ortal body. THE SOUL^WINNER’S
and said, “ Impossible,” or, as our Mod ern ists would say, “Unscientific, sheer est nonsense.” But to the R ational ists in our Lord’s day we hear Him re ply: “Marvel not a t th is; for the hour is coming, in which all th a t are in th eir graves will hear His voice, and they shall come fo rth ” (John 5 :2 8 ). The new theology speculators were a b it shocked a t th is startling announcement. We can fancy th a t they ridiculed th e Man of th e Open Grave, saying: “This fellow is ignorant, He never went to college, He is not fam iliar w ith the latest scientific works, He has not brushed up aga'ihst university men, and is out of touch w ith modern thought." But we hear Jesus say: “Do not wonder a t this, for th e time is coming when all th a t are in th eir graves will h ear His voice and will come ou t.” When He speaks, we sh all hear His voice and com® fo rth to Judgm ent and to Glory. F a th e r will come out. Mother will come out. Loved ones will come out. They will all come out. No one will 1be m issing there. And to p u t double emphasis on th is g rea t event Jesus adds: “And th is is th e F a th e r’s will th a t sen t Me, th a t h i a il which He h ath given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up a t th e la st day” (John 6 :3 9 ). In verse 40 H e says: “And th is is th e will of Him th a t sent Me, th a t every one which seeth the Son and believeth on Him, may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up a t th e last day.” The following facts are clearly revealed: H i t will be a resurrection of dead bodies. 2. It will occur ofi th e L ast Day. 3. Imm ortality fö t th e en tire man, for body, soul, and spfctt is conditioned on th e resurrection of th e saints, and Is never spoken of as belonging to th e un saved. The unsaved in hell have ever lasting existence, bu t they have no t a n
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