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arated by more than eighteen hundred years, surely we
should respect God's Word, when it so plainly states that
there will be a period of a thousand years between the
resurrection of the "blessed and holy," and that of "the
rest of the dead."
The word &pa (hora hour) which Jesus used in John
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5:28 is the same word as that used in verse 25. The
latter we all believe has been over eighteen hundred years
long. Why, then may not the former be at least a
thousand years long and thus perfectly harmonize with
Rev. 20? See also John 4:21, 23 and Rom. 13:11 (high
time = topa = it is already the hour) in each of which
hour signifies a long period.
Tregelles who is supported by the Jewish commenta-
torsrenders Dan. 12:2 as follows:
"And many from among the sleepers of the dust of
the earth shall awake; these shall be unto everlasting life;
but those (the rest of the sleepers who do not awake at
this time) shall be unto shame." (See Jamieson, Fausset
and Brown on this passage.) It is needless to add that this
most intensely confirms the doctrine of the first resurrec-
tion.
Only One Text.
Lastly it is objected that a difference in time for the
resurrection of the just from that of the unjust is stated
in only one place in the Word, to-wit: Rev. 20, and that
this is a book so symbolical, that we must not rely upon
it for such an important fact.
Only one place indeed! But is not that enough? Why!
the existence of all light rests upon the single sentence in
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Gen. 1:3, and it rests safely, because God spoke those
words. The most marvelous fact, in connection with our
Lord's first appearing, was the immaculate conception. It
(22) John 5:25. Verily, ver- hour is coming, In the which
ily, I s-ay unto you, The hour is all that are in the graves shall
coming, and now is, when the hear his voice,
dead shall hear the voice of the (23) Gen .3 ,d
Son of God ; and they that hear . An(J Go(J
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shall live.
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