Mystery of the Faith Lesson 17

The Resurrection of Jesus & O.T. Saints

The followers of "The Faith" believed that there would be one resurrection of the saved and lost at the end of the world. There were things about the resurrection in "The Faith" that they did not understand ("Mystery").
What they did not understand was that there would be two classes of resurrections, the saved (First Resurrection) and the lost (Second Resurrection).
The resurrection of the saved would be in three stages. Israel was taught to harvest their crops in three stages, (1) firstfruits (tithe), (2) main harvest, and (3) the gleaning for the poor. So also would be the resurrection of the saved, (1) Christ the firstfruits, (2) the main resurrection of the saved at the rapture, and (3) the gleaning of the saved at the 2nd coming of Jesus which would complete the resurrection of the saved.

The first stage of the resurrection of the saved is Jesus and many of the O.T. Saints.

1. In a Jewish harvest of a crop, the first thing they were to harvest was the tithe, called the .

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2. In a Jewish harvest of a crop, after they had brought in the firstfruits, they would have the main , but they were not to make a clean riddance of the of the field, neither gather any , for this was to be left for the poor and the stranger.

(Leviticus 23:22 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.)

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3. The order of a Jewish harvest of a crop is . Choose one of the following.

(Leviticus 23:10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:, 22 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.)

A. Firstfruits and harvest.
B. Harvest and gleanings.
C. Firstfruits, harvest, and gleanings.

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4. The order of the resurrection of the saved is;

(1 Corinthians 15:23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.)

A. Christ the .

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B. Afterward they that are Christ's at his .

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5. The coming of Christ is in two stages, the Rapture and the 2nd Coming.

A. At the Rapture the dead in shall rise first, which is the main harvest of the saved.

(1 Thessalonians 4:16 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 shall rise first:)

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B. At the 2nd Coming of Christ those who were saved during the tribulation period, that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and the Word of God and who had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands are raised and they and reign with Christ a thousand years.

(Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: 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 worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.)

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6. In (1 Corinthians 15:23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.) which of the following words are used? Choose one of the following.

A. Firstfruit (singular)
B. Firstfruits (plural)

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7. When the women went to the tomb of Christ on the first day of the week, they found the tomb empty and an angel told them that Jesus was not there "He is , as he said. Come, see the place where the lay."

(Matthew 28:6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.)

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8. At the resurrection of Jesus, "The were opened; and bodies of the which slept arose, and came out of the graves his , and went into the holy city, and unto many."

(Matthew 27:52-53 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.)

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9. At the resurrection of Jesus we know that not all of the saved were raised, because only "many" of the saints were raised, not "all" the saints.
Which Old Testament saint's body was left?
(Acts 2:29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.)

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10. Will this Old Testament saint's body be raised?
(Jeremiah 30:9 But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.)

to question 10.
11. Jeremiah 30:4-7 And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.

5 For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.

6 Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?

7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. is about . Choose one of the following.
A. The Rapture.
B. The 2nd Coming of Christ.
C. The Tribulation period between the Rapture and the 2nd Coming.

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12. Jeremiah 30:8 For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him: is about . Choose one of the following.
A. The 1,000 years reign of Christ
B. The 2nd Coming of Christ

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13. Jeremiah 30:9 But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them. is about Choose one of the following.
A. David raised at the Rapture
B. David raised at the 2nd Coming of Christ

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14. Since the first stage of the resurrection of the saved is the firstfruits, then this resurrection of Christ and many of the O.T. Saints is 10% of the saved raised and presented to God as the .
(Malachi 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.)
The main harvest, resurrection, of the saved will come at the Rapture.

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