Answers about resurrection

Explain – to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.

Relevant verses: 2Co 5:1-10  For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.  (2)  For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling,  (3)  if indeed by putting it on [...]

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Who will be raised at the resurrection?

Both righteous and unrighteous will be resurrected, as these verses demonstrate: John 5:26-29  For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.  (27)  And he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.  (28)  Do not marvel at [...]

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Are only the baptised judged at the start of the thousand years?

Revelation 20:4-5 says: “And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshipped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark [...]

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Will there still be people alive when Jesus returns?

You say: I have heard many people, including some pastors say that “we all are going to die” But where is it written in the bible that states everyone on earth is going to die before Jesus returns? Will there still be people alive upon his return? Yes there will be people alive when Jesus [...]

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Please explain 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

2 Cor 5:1  For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.  The tent Paul is speaking of, is our mortal body.  When we die, our mortal body is destroyed.  We will sleep in [...]

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What is “Becoming like him in his death” in Philippians 3:10?

“Becoming like him in his death” means that we take up our cross and follow Jesus.  (Luke 9:23-24)  As Jesus died to serving sin all through his mortal life, we too must die to serving sin.  Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice, by giving his life.  Although most of us are not called on to be [...]

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How many times/places in the Bible does Jesus promise that we will be with him?

How many times/places in the Bible does Jesus promise that we will be with him.  Such as John 5:24 or John 6:37 The answer to your question is — many times.   Several examples where Jesus promises that we will be with him or that he will be with us, are listed below: Mat 18:20 For where [...]

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Will all children go to heaven?

Your question assumes that people go to heaven at death.  The Bible does not teach this — this doctrine has been developed by men partly as a result of misunderstanding some passages of Scripture.  Consider the following Scriptures: Eccl 9:5  For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing… Psa 115:16-17 [...]

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Where is the prophecy that Christ would be resurrected on the third day?

This is mentioned in Luke 24:46. … and [Jesus] said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead.” 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 may also imply such as prophecy: 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died [...]

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How are we sure God exists?

The first thing to say is that the existence of God is different from the existence of, say, trees or chairs. The existence of a tree is usually so obvious that you don’t need to present arguments — almost nobody would dispute the existence of tree that was right in front of them. God is [...]

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