ANYONE ELSE RESURRECTED WITH JESUS (4)?
(Message by Tanny Keng)
0. Introduction
a) In Leviticus 23 God gave commands regarding one of his Feast days, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. In verses 10-11 the Lord told Moses for Israel:
i) "'When you come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf (margin: handful or omer) of the first-fruits of your harvest to the priest. He shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted on your behalf; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it . . .' " (Leviticus 23:10-11, NKJV throughout).
1. What does Jesus' resurrection from the dead symbolize?
a) Jesus was the wave-sheaf for the first-fruits, the first resurrection, and the better resurrection of Hebrews 11:35. However, what about the physical resurrection of people as symbolized in God's Feast day known as the Last Great Day? Was Jesus the wave offering for the physical resurrection, or were there others? Notice again the instruction in Leviticus 23:10, 11:
i) "'. . . then you shall bring a sheaf (margin: handful or omer) of the first-fruits of your harvest to the priest. He shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted on your behalf; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it . . .' " (Leviticus 23:10-11).
b) The wave-sheaf was not one grain, abiding alone, but a handful. In addition, this handful was but a type of the harvest to come. Notice what happened when Jesus died:
i) "And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves AFTER His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many." (Matthew 27:50-53).
c) Therefore, they were waved around earthly Jerusalem "before God's eyes" in a sense. This would have caused a great stir in Jerusalem, as probably many of the priests saw them with the bringing of the wave offering. Caiaphas and Annas (the current and former High Priests of the temple) were undoubtedly in Jerusalem and saw these people as well. These resurrected saints were a wave-sheaf for the resurrection to physical life to come in the great white throne judgment. Jesus said:
i) Notice what God says about Jerusalem in 1Kings: " . . . I have consecrated this house which you (Solomon) have built to put My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually." (1Kings 9:3)
d) So, they were waved around earthly Jerusalem "before God's eyes" in a sense. This would have caused a great stir in Jerusalem, as probably many of the priests saw them, even as the wave offering was to be brought to them. Caiaphas and Annas (the current and former High Priests of the temple) were undoubtedly in Jerusalem and saw these people as well. These resurrected saints were a wave-sheaf for the resurrection to physical life to come in the great white throne judgment. Jesus said:
i) "'Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live . . . 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 (judgment).' " (John 5:25, 28-29)
e) Thus, Jesus showed there were two kinds of resurrections, one kind to a physical fleshly life (judgment), and the other kind to an eternal, spiritual life.
2. In conclusion
a) Jesus was the wave sheaf for the spiritual resurrection to life. The saints resurrected with Jesus were the other grains of the "handful" waved. They are the wave sheaf for the resurrection to judgment. Like the grain of wheat in his parable, Jesus died and did not "remain alone" anymore! These saints would have to be planted again, however - next time to be spiritual first-fruits at Christ's coming! As it is written:
i) "For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself." (Philippians 3:20-21)
0. Introduction
a) In Leviticus 23 God gave commands regarding one of his Feast days, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. In verses 10-11 the Lord told Moses for Israel:
i) "'When you come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf (margin: handful or omer) of the first-fruits of your harvest to the priest. He shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted on your behalf; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it . . .' " (Leviticus 23:10-11, NKJV throughout).
1. What does Jesus' resurrection from the dead symbolize?
a) Jesus was the wave-sheaf for the first-fruits, the first resurrection, and the better resurrection of Hebrews 11:35. However, what about the physical resurrection of people as symbolized in God's Feast day known as the Last Great Day? Was Jesus the wave offering for the physical resurrection, or were there others? Notice again the instruction in Leviticus 23:10, 11:
i) "'. . . then you shall bring a sheaf (margin: handful or omer) of the first-fruits of your harvest to the priest. He shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted on your behalf; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it . . .' " (Leviticus 23:10-11).
b) The wave-sheaf was not one grain, abiding alone, but a handful. In addition, this handful was but a type of the harvest to come. Notice what happened when Jesus died:
i) "And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves AFTER His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many." (Matthew 27:50-53).
c) Therefore, they were waved around earthly Jerusalem "before God's eyes" in a sense. This would have caused a great stir in Jerusalem, as probably many of the priests saw them with the bringing of the wave offering. Caiaphas and Annas (the current and former High Priests of the temple) were undoubtedly in Jerusalem and saw these people as well. These resurrected saints were a wave-sheaf for the resurrection to physical life to come in the great white throne judgment. Jesus said:
i) Notice what God says about Jerusalem in 1Kings: " . . . I have consecrated this house which you (Solomon) have built to put My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually." (1Kings 9:3)
d) So, they were waved around earthly Jerusalem "before God's eyes" in a sense. This would have caused a great stir in Jerusalem, as probably many of the priests saw them, even as the wave offering was to be brought to them. Caiaphas and Annas (the current and former High Priests of the temple) were undoubtedly in Jerusalem and saw these people as well. These resurrected saints were a wave-sheaf for the resurrection to physical life to come in the great white throne judgment. Jesus said:
i) "'Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live . . . 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 (judgment).' " (John 5:25, 28-29)
e) Thus, Jesus showed there were two kinds of resurrections, one kind to a physical fleshly life (judgment), and the other kind to an eternal, spiritual life.
2. In conclusion
a) Jesus was the wave sheaf for the spiritual resurrection to life. The saints resurrected with Jesus were the other grains of the "handful" waved. They are the wave sheaf for the resurrection to judgment. Like the grain of wheat in his parable, Jesus died and did not "remain alone" anymore! These saints would have to be planted again, however - next time to be spiritual first-fruits at Christ's coming! As it is written:
i) "For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself." (Philippians 3:20-21)
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