Questions tagged [resurrection]
raising from the dead in general; for the resurrection of Jesus specifically, use the resurrection-of-jesus tag
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Isn't reincarnation affirmed by the Bible?
Malachi 4:5:
I will send you the prophet Elijah. He will come before the day of the Lord arrives. It will be a great and terrifying day
Jesus says in Matthew 11:14
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What is the Order of the Resurrection of the Dead?
It seems we have the resurrection in order.
However, my question is how and when are these categories of persons resurrected?
Those who died under the Old Covenant
Those who die in the New Covenant
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What's the difference between resurrection and reincarnation?
I'm pretty sure resurrection is vastly different from reincarnation, even though both describe living again.
So what is the difference between them? And is one doctrine more typical of Christian ...
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According to those holding that Lazarus was literally raised from the dead, why did Matthew, Mark, and Luke not mention it?
John 11 tells the remarkable story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead:
43 When [Jesus] had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” 44 The man who had died came ...
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According to Roman Catholicism, how old will our resurrection bodies be?
How is the resurrection of the body supposed to work in Catholicism? For example, if I die at 90, will I resurrect with the body of an old man? What about babies—will they simply resurrect as very ...
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Do people go to heaven immediately when they die? [closed]
When someone passes away, at their funeral the priest will usually say something that gives the idea that the deceased is in heaven. And a lot of people also like to give the idea that people who die ...
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Is Aquinas' idea of 'Beatific Vision' widely accepted today?
Thomas Aquinas defined the beatific vision as the human being's "final end" in which one attains to a perfect happiness. Aquinas reasons that one is perfectly happy only when all one's ...
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Protestant explanation of an immortal spirit
Some Christian denominations think that the spirit is not immortal and that death is like sleeping.
When Christ comes back he would resurrect the dead bodies from within the ground (like God made ...
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Why are the wicked resurrected only to be destroyed and sent to the Lake of Fire?
In Revelation 20 the resurrection of the wicked is detailed. They are then judged and thrown in the lake of fire.
5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. ...
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According to Catholicism, does the last judgement include a last chance to reconcile?
I was reading a Catholic Magazine a few years ago (it might have been Catholic Answers) and I remember reading an article on the last judgement that seemed to suggest that at the end of time there ...
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How old will we be in heaven?
William Lane Craig has argued that after the end of this world our bodies will literally be resurrected in a physical sense. We will then be united with our physical bodies.
My question then is ...
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Are there exactly 12 resurrections in the Bible? [closed]
During a sermon I heard the pastor saying that there are 12 resurrections in the Bible.
Are there more than 12, less or exactly 12 resurrections in the Bible?
At the moment I can remember the ...
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Where can I find out more about other people rising from the dead, when Jesus died on the Cross?
51 When Jesus died, the curtain in the Temple was torn into two
pieces. The tear started at the top and tore all the way to the
bottom. Also, the earth shook and rocks were broken. 52 The graves
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Why does Jesus value leap of faith more than those who rely on direct evidence?
As told in the gospel according to John, following the crucifixion, the resurrected Jesus appears
in front of his disciples and greets them (John 20:19-21). The disciples then run off to tell the only ...
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What is the difference between the first and second resurrection in the book of Revelation? [closed]
I want to understand What is the meaning of first resurrection and
second resurrection.
Revelation 20:5 KJV
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This ...
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In the tradition of Jehovah's Witnesses, does Romans 6:23 mean that all people who are resurrected have their sins blotted out?
Since the Bible itself says there is to be a resurrection of the good and bad (Acts 24:15) how do Jehovah's Witnesses explain their position that death blots out the sins of all?
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What's the difference between resurrection and revival?
Okay, now this question about resurrections in the Bible has me wondering what the difference between resurrection and revival is. If resurrection "returns them to their proper embodied state, in ...
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Will men be circumcised after the Resurrection?
Not sure exactly why I thought of this while taking a shower this morning, but I was wondering if the Catholic Church has ever weighed in on whether the bodies of men will be resurrected circumcised ...
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What is the significance of dead saints being resurrected to life at the crucifixion of Jesus? [closed]
Matthew records that immediately after the death of Jesus, many Old Testament saints who had died came back to life, went into Jerusalem, and appeared to many people.
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According to Catholicism, why do we need a resurrection if we have an immortal soul?
Here's this other question that asks the question "According to Roman Catholicism, how old will our resurrection bodies be?"
The answers to the question talk along the line of that a persons physical ...
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How is the ‘Resurrection of the Holy Ones’ in Mt.27:51-53 understood by those who consider it a literal, historical event?
This question is very similar to a question I just asked, but it's not a duplicate (just hear me out). Since there are many ways to read the Bible, I wanted to understand multiple points of view, that ...
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In what ways do Christian denominations reconcile the discrepancy between Hebrews 9:27 and its Biblical counter-examples?
Hebrews 9:27 King James Version
27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Background:
Hebrews 9:27 is used literally to refute the concept of reincarnation and ...
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Will the faithful eat and drink after resurrection?
At Luke 22:17–18 (RSVCE) we read:
And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves; for I tell you that from now on I shall not drink of the ...
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How is the ‘Resurrection of the Holy Ones’ in Mt.27:51-53 understood by those who do NOT consider it a literal, historical event?
Since there are many ways to read the Bible, I wanted to understand multiple points of view, that being: 1) those who understand this as a non-literal, non-historical event (modern, liberal scholars, ...
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In LDS canon, is the Final Judgement before or after the resurrection?
I've always understood the Final Judgment to occur just before the resurrection because the judgement determines which glory you are resurrected to. The Gospel Principles lesson on the Final Judgement ...
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According to Catholicism, how many times did Jesus "rise again"?
According to Catholicism, God went to "Purgatory" after his death on the cross. As the Apostles Creed says:
I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the ...
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Why did Jesus raise people from the dead, when they would have been in heaven?
The way I understand it from the bible is that you can live well you entire life, but if you lose your faith and then you die you won't go to heaven. So I'm sure that Satan would love the ability to ...
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Did Jesus forbid the disciples from worshiping him before the Resurrection?
An occasion on which we see the disciples worshiping Jesus is described in Mtt 28:17 :
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. When ...
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According to mainstream Christian groups, is it the soul or the body that goes to heaven?
During his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said
"It is better for you to lose one member of your body that causes you to sin than have your whole body thrown into hell" (Matt 5:30b)
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Does the Catholic Church teach where Lazarus’ soul was before being resurrected?
In the classic Bible story, Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead after Lazarus was dead for 4 days. Where (if they do at all) does the Catholic Church teach his soul was? If there isn’t a specific ...
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What was the early Coptic doctrine for beliefs in the afterlife?
I can find plenty of information regarding modern Coptic beliefs concerning beliefs in the afterlife, but I was wondering if that was always the same. I imagine, as with all religions, especially ones ...
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What is the present position of the Catholic Church on resurrection vs "immortality of the soul"?
The Catholic Church has traditionally affirmed the unconditional "immortality of the soul", with its final destination either to the blessedness of Heaven or to the eternal torments of Hell. ...
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Why most Christians say Jesus’ resurrection was on a Sunday?
John 20:1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to
the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had
been taken away from the tomb.
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