Resurrection and the Firstfruits of the Spirit

August 13th, 2012 | Eschatology | 6 Comments  
Firstfruits and the Resurrection It seems apparent, that advocates of a future resurrection of the physical body have a bit of difficulty with the concept of the firstfruits spoken of in the New Testament. We are speaking of the term as used of both Christ, whom we shall designate as the "first of the firstfruits" and the New Testament saints or believers in Christ who are represented by the term firstfruits in their organic connection with him. In a series of exchanges with writers for the Reign of Christ website, particularly Paul T. and Sam Frost, objections were raised to my use ...
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What Glory Was Not Revealed?

January 19th, 2009 | Eschatology | 10 Comments  
What Glory Was Not Revealed? The Glory Was Not Revealed continues our study on What Body Did the Apostles See? Part II asked a second question, i.e. When was Christ glorified? Now of Christ's glory, it is further stated that it had not yet been revealed. This therefore must include the post resurrection appearances for the apostles speak of this in their writings dated in the late 50's and 60's A.D. Peter, affirming that Christ's glory would follow his sufferings and that God gave him glory, also writes in the same epistle that Christ's glory had not yet been revealed, but was ...
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With What Body Do They Come?

December 3rd, 2008 | Eschatology | No Comment  
The debate over the nature of the resurrection body continues. Paul anticipates a question from some who ask, How are the dead raised and with what body do they come? (1 Cor. 15:35) He replies with an analogy that is troubling for many. Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies. And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain. Two things Paul says about the resurrection body in verses 36–37. It is not made alive unless it dies. It is not the same body as that which is sown. With What Body Do They Come? To consider the first, whatever the resurrection body is, ...
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Is Preterism’s Timing of the Resurrection in...

October 29th, 2008 | Christian Eschatology | 1 Comment  
Many would like to make the subject of the resurrection a matter of the nature of the resurrection body only. While it is valid to address and identify the nature of the resurrection body, it is also valid to address Preterism's timing of the resurrection in eschatology if futurists and other rapture ready advocates expect to build a convincing case. "When Shall These Things Be" edited by Keith A. Mathison a book that sought to address the major issues of the preterit view with the hope of convincingly refuting them, Robert Strimple had these comments on the issue of time and resurrection. "Obviously an orthodox Christian response to hyper-preterism ...
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