Monday, January 1, 2018

Unsaved resurrected in connection with Christ

There are obvious places where "all" is without exception, as in John 5:28-29:
Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

Some believe that "all" is without exception in 1 Corinthians 15:22, since the resurrection is in view in that chapter, and "in Christ" can mean "in connection with" Christ. 
Christ will raise all people, some to life and some to judgment.  In connection with Adam, all die physically, in connection with Christ, all will be resurrected to physical life.  I think the general tendency is to see the verse as a reference to the spiritual life, the text is about physical resurrection.  So it could be that in connection with Christ, everyone will be resurrected, but not with the same destiny.

"For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive."


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