What is the resurrection of the dead?
Study bodily resurrection, judgment, immortality, and new creation.
Short answer
The resurrection of the dead is God's future raising of the dead for judgment and life. Christianity's hope is bodily resurrection patterned after Christ's resurrection, not merely the survival of a soul apart from the body.
Key takeaways
- Resurrection is bodily and future.
- Jesus' resurrection is the firstfruits and guarantee of the believer's resurrection.
- The doctrine includes both hope and judgment.
Key Bible passages
- Daniel 12:2
- John 5:28-29
- 1 Corinthians 15:20-23
- Revelation 20:12-13
How to study this question
Read the paragraph before and after the proof text before deciding what the verse means.
Compare the clearest passages first, then bring harder passages into the discussion.
Notice where major Christian traditions agree before weighing the disputed parts.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Do not build the whole answer from one isolated phrase.
- Do not use a tradition's slogan as a substitute for reading the passage.
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