Day 18
Topic: Resurrection of the dead
Title: The Ultimate Reward – Eternal Reunions
Truth Verse: 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 … we tell you that we who are still alive, who are
left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice
of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the
clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.
Truth Story: The Ultimate Reward Current Account has benefits that neither the Reward
or Current account can offer. For a monthly fee, the Ultimate Reward includes many
added value benefits; worldwide travel insurance, mobile phone insurance, car
breakdown insurance cover, a variety of specially negotiated discounts and a fee free
overdraft. The Christian faith is more than the current - life on earth and more than the reward - our interim heaven experience at death. Christ’s death, burial and resurrection paid the redemptive price for our eternal salvation - ultimately fulfilled in our bodily resurrection, future rewards and joyful reunions with family and friends!
Truth Unpacked: Resurrection means a “raising up” or “to rise”
The Three Resurrections are:
1. Past Resurrection - Christ’s Bodily Resurrection Jn 11:25,26 Jn 2:19,5:29 Matt 28:1-10 Lk 24:13-46 1 Cor 15:5-8,20 Rom 1:4 2 Tim1:10
2. Present Resurrection - Spiritual Resurrection of Believers Col 3:1,2 Col 2:12-3:17 Eph 2:1-6 Rom 6:4-11 2 Cor 5:14-17 Gal 2:19,20
3. Future Resurrection - The Ultimate Resurrection, following Christ’s 2nd Coming Jn 6:39-44,54 11:23,24 1 Pet 1:3 1 Cor 15:23,51,52 Phil 3:11
Today’s Focus: Ultimate Resurrections
|__________________1000 year timeframe_____________|
First Resurrection Rev 20:4-6 Second Resurrection
Resurrection of the Just Acts 24:15 Resurrection of the Unjust
Resurrection of Life John 5:29 Resurrection of Death
Awakening to Eternal Life Daniel 5:29 Awakening to Shame & Everlasting Contempt
Better Resurrection Heb 11:35
Prayer: Lord, thank you for including us in the first resurrection – the awakening to eternal life. Lord, enable me to share my faith with others and the rewards, reunions and the bodily resurrection that await those who love you and your coming.
