Please help me understand this part of scripture, will there be a resurrection of the dead or not?

Question

THERE IS TO BE A RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD.
The trumpet shall sound and the dead shall be raised.
(1 Cor. 15:52.)
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; . . . and they were judged, every man according to their works. (Rev. 20:12, 13.)
Now that the dead are raised even Moses showed at the bush, when he called the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
(Luke 20:37.)
For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised.
(1 Cor. 15:16.)

THERE IS TO BE NO RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD.
As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away, so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.
(Job 7:9.)
The dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward.
(Eccl. 9:5.)
They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased they shall not rise.
(Is. 26:14.)

So, which is it, or is God confused?

Answer 1

all that you just wrote, do you really think god made it that complicated.............or did we.................?

follow your heart, and ask your self what do you think?. for all resurrections are just a step away.

you are now at a portal of asking questions and making statements seek the truth if you wish to know more..............

Answer 2

The Bible contains an unfolding revelation of truth from God to mankind. The books of Job and Ecclesiastes are books of "wisdom" and you have to look at the context of those verses that you have quoted. For instance in Isaiah...

Isaiah 26:13 O LORD our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone we bring to remembrance. 14 They are dead, they will not live; they are shades, they will not arise; to that end you have visited them with destruction and wiped out all remembrance of them.

... the author is not saying that there will never be a resurrection of judgment. He is saying that once a person dies they will not rise from the dead to inhabit this earth again as it now is. In other words, once a person dies they don't get another shot at life. They can't come back until there is the final resurrection and recreation. The faithful in Christ will be resurrected to eternal life while the rest will be resurrected to eternal damnation.

Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Revelation 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."

5 And he who was seated on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." Also he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." 6 And he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. 7 The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."

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Answer 3

The first one is talking about when Jesus comes back. "The dead in Christ shall rise first."
the second one is talking about now. It is telling us not to focus on the dead, because they are just that--dead.
It also tells us in the bible not to associate with people who speak with the dead because they are associated with evil. The scripture from Eccl 9:5 could be referring to the ones that are headed for Sheol (hell) truly the ones that are headed for hell have no hope of a reward.
Anyway, no matter how you interpret each individual scripture, God is surely not confused. The bible is meant to be studied in its whole, when you do that things come together like never before.
In the bible you also have to understand that death is talked about alot, but the word 'death' does not always mean the exact same thing. The same thing with 'water' and many other words.

Answer 4

undecided why you place paganism in there, yet i'm going to respond in any case. i don't comprehend of any pagan faith that has a resurrection subject equivalent to Christianity or Judaism. (i'm no longer widely used in any respect with Islam's handle it.) the main person-friendly ideals in paganism are in reincarnation or in some return to time-honored information (for loss of a extra desirable generalization) or some sort of Paradise. i don't comprehend of any that have a theory in a return of a soul right into a physique in this or the different planet which would be comparable to a previous incarnation. return as a new child with a sparkling slate, confident, attain yet another physique with the best same information - no. additionally in paganism we've the perfect duty for our movements and we are able to actual face the implications, yet no cleansing by potential of the different organization can take that away. Our deities do no longer decide us as "evil" because of the fact we are actually not, nor can ever *be* appropriate. One "sin" isn't equivalent to the different and because perfection isn't an impossible common we are set against, the judgment we get carry of relies fullyyt upon our movements and intentions. No volume of praying to our deities gets us out of the nice and cozy water we create for ourselves and that they do no longer call for an harmless sacrifice to make up for it. the sole cleansing that concerns is what we do for ourselves - and that's adequate.

Answer 5

The answer for the Orthodox church and Traditional Christianity is yes.
In the Nicene creed we say
"I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen."
The nature of the dead changed due to Christ's death and resurrection. Christ trampled down death by his death.

Answer 6

you take verses out of context from the back of the book and the front of the book and through lack of understanding attempt to mock God...



the dead are asleep until the day of judgment.....


day of judgment the dead shall be raised for judgment and reward....not that difficult to understand....

Answer 7

When someone is believed to have been sent to hell, they don't rise. They stay there until the "Judgment Day", which you've found reference to in the New Testament. There it says there will be a day when everyone rises, including the dead who were sent to hell. Please don't forget, covenants were made, and new covenants were made to supersede the old.

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Next contradiction please. I know you really get off on this kind of thing, and it's good practice for me too.

Answer 8

Many beliefs in the Bible evolved over time, God's nature, Satan, and the afterlife all changed and currently are not the same as they were in Jesus', David's or Moses' time. This is true of any religion.

Answer 9

It depends in the word wether God was speaking past, present or future tense.

Also do you see the word (all) in how many of those verses.

When you do not go by (all) the word it can become confusing.

Answer 10

Your first list of verses are all 'New Testament' & are talking about being raised into eternal (heavenly?) life.
Your second list are all from the 'Old Testament' and are talking about people who have died not being able to be made alive again back into their original (earthly?) lives.