'Jesus Christ the first fruits of the Resurrection'

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. I Corinthians 15:20.

        The word resurrection means reviving, ie; be dead, and make a living, or even resurrected to life after death. We can say with certainty that the resurrection is one of the great Christian doctrines, and who does not believe in it, can not believe in salvation, since the process began with Christ, being the firstfruits from the dead. Paul states clearly saying: For if the dead are not raised too Christ is not risen. And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain, and yet in your sins. And also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. I Corinthians 15.16-18. At the time of Jesus, was among a group of religious Jews, called Sadducees, who did not believe in the resurrection of the dead, in our days, are not just those who disbelieve this doctrine, however, can not say that they are followers of Christ. The resurrection is a real and perfect doctrine, which deserves our credit. Now we will analyze the doctrine of resurrection in the light of the Bible. First: The resurrection is real, believe who you want, who want to discredit because Christ rose gloriously from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept (death), so there are no doubts or shadows of variations, as our base verse. Second: The word of God tells us about the first resurrection, and thus saith: Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection; has no power over these the second death; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. Revelation 20.6. This first resurrection began with Christ when He opened this way making the firstfruits, and everyone who is part of the first resurrection will be blessed, it must be said, that the first resurrection consists of three phases. 1st phase; began with Christ as I Corinthians 15.20. 2nd phase; happen when the Lord Jesus Christ comes for His church, as Paul tells us in his epistle; For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. I Thessalonians 4.16-17. Paul reveals the following; the same Lord, I mean; who initiated the process of the firstfruits, descend, to seek his own, and who died doing the will of God, shall rise first, and then the living who are treading the path of truth, shall be joined with the resurrected, and meet with the Lord in the clouds to be with Him forever. 3rd phase; happen in the great tribulation, after the coming of the Lord Jesus.

       Pay attention what the Apostle John says about the 3rd phase of the first resurrection, in the book of Revelation (Apocalypse): And I saw thrones; and they sat upon them those who have been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God, and which had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark on their foreheads or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Revelation 20.4-5. What the Apostle conveys seen in his revelation, is that those who dwell in the great tribulation, and not deny the name of the Lord Jesus, not accepting the mark of the beast will be killed in testimony of the Lord Jesus and his word, and after their deaths, will be gloriously resurrected, still part of the first resurrection and reign with Christ during the millennium. Consider what the Apostle emphasizes saying; This is the first resurrection, which are still blessed. Hence we see the need to be faithful to our Savior, for not having to go through this arduous race in the great tribulation. What about the other dead who have not had their lives grounded in the gospel, will continue in their graves, as John explains saying: But the other dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This tells us that; after the end of the millennium Satan is loosed for a short time, so that the survivors of the millennium, the more accurate the remaining, born during the thousand years, not known sin, there will be launched, fireproof, that Satan again deceive the nations, and many fail to follow Christ, to follow the evil, being deceived by him, it is his role since he was cast out of heaven, but ending this time, will be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, with the beast and the false prophet. Revelation 20.7-10. We will now speak of the second resurrection, which will also be increased in two stages. When the word of God tells us that blessed, or happy to do that part of the first resurrection, it is clear that there is a second, and unfortunately the second resurrection will be exclusively condemnatory. After close of the millennium, the largest julgatório COURT of human history, called the "Last Judgment" or GREAT WHITE THRONE where the Trinity will be present, and the Son of God will be the judge, as the Apostle John says will be installed: for as the Father has life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; And gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of man. No marvel ye this; because the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves shall hear his voice. And they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. I can of mine own self do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me. John 5.26-30. First phase: They will rise from the graves, and each nominally be called before the court, and provide his confession saying, I will say your name, I confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father Philippians 2:11.. As the Apostle, every tongue will confess that the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and who does not do it here, will confess that in the final judgment.

       After the oath, shall report to the Supreme Judge, who then receive the sentence of eternal damnation, which is the second death, and so, being the second phase of the second resurrection. Revelation 2:11. Someone may ask, why a resurrection to account knowing that it will be damning, with no chance of salvation? The answer is simple; no one can be convicted without the right of defense, and as this judgment will be damning for several reasons. first; there will not be a defense lawyer, since our lawyer today, as I John 2.1, will be the judge. second; everyone will be judged for what they have chosen as our choice here in life, our fate will tell. For example, if we choose the wrong path, Jesus can not take in, and put on the right path, He also said; as I hear I judge this mean that we are judged by our talk, as Matthew records what the Lord said; For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Matthew 12:37. Reprisaremos verse've commented before that Jesus said: I can of mine own self do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me. Judging will be in accordance with the choices of free will, He tells us: If you chose the wrong path, I respect your decision, but will find the bad and not me. Solomon also warns us in Proverbs saying: There is a way that seems right to man but the end thereof are the ways of death. Proverbs 16:25, think about it. The word of God speaks of a resurrection, we can not help but comment, as reported resurrection of Lazarus in the Gospel of John 11.39-44, as also the son of the widow of Nain, reported by the evangelist Luke 7.11-15, or someone that time died anywhere in the world, and the power of the Lord Jesus Christ, come back to life, it must be said, that this resurrection is called; transient resurrection, ie; dies, revives for a period of time, but will have to die again as the first resurrection is called full resurrection, or eternal, never again to die, the second resurrection is the resurrection to shame and everlasting contempt, as the states prophet Daniel. Daniel 12.2. This tells of eternal separation from the Creator. We finish by saying that the doctrine of the resurrection is real, and glorious, is so wonderful that they slew the head of John the Baptist, Mark 6.21-28, and glory to God on the day Jesus appears in the clouds to fetch us, we will find the same John the Baptist in a glorified body, perfect, and composed his head. Amen.