The Resurrected Body – Part 2

Like the Messiah’s Body
Saul notes that at the Resurrection we will obtain a body resembling the one Messiah had. More specifically, we are to acquire a body like the fleshly body Yahushua had while he was a man on the earth, before his resurrection from the dead, i.e., a ruach-type incorruptible fleshly body, one that was still mortal. Saul writes regarding the resurrected body:

It is sown a psuchikon (= nephesh-type) body; it stands up a pneumatikon (= ruach-type) body. There is a nephesh-type body and there is a ruach-type body. So also it has been written, the first man, Adam, created into a living nephesh; the last Adam into a living ruach. (1 Cor. 15:44-45)

Yet the first (Adam) was not the ruach-type, but was the nephesh-type. Afterward came the ruach-type. The first man was from out of the earth, made of earth; the second man, the sovereign, from out of the heavens.

As is the earthy, such also are those made of earth; and such as the heavenly one, such also the heavenly ones. AND ACCORDING AS WE BORE THE IMAGE OF THE ONE MADE OF EARTH, WE WILL ALSO BEAR THE IMAGE OF THE HEAVENLY ONE. (1 Cor. 15:47-49)

Notice that the body we will obtain after the Resurrection is like the one that the Messiah had when he came “from out of” the heavens, i.e., when he was transformed into a human, not like the quickened ruach-type body he had when he returned to the heavens. Continue reading “The Resurrected Body – Part 2” →

The Resurrected Body – Part 1

Scriptures reveal two Great Resurrections from the dead, referred to as the First Resurrection and the Second Resurrection. This raises several important questions.

How is the divine aspect of our nephesh (the self or person) resurrected back to life?
What kind of body will we have when we return to life during either of these two Great Resurrections?
Will our body be flesh or spirit, mortal or immortal?
Does our new body get old and suffer from disease or does it remain forever young and vibrant?

Saul begins to address these questions in his first letter to the assembly at Corinth. He points out that some will ask the questions, “How are the dead raised? And with what body do they come?”¹

Saul responds by dividing the process into two categories: Continue reading “The Resurrected Body – Part 1” →

Why Yahushua the Messiah Had to Die

Why Yahushua the Messiah Had to Die
Why did the Messiah have to die for our sins so that we could attain salvation and eternal life?
Many believe they know the answer and point to various passages in Scriptures to demonstrate their understanding of Yahweh’s truth.
For instance, a common answer is that Yahushua forgives and redeems us from our sins by shedding his blood as the perfect sacrifice. The Messiah now gives us grace or the free gift of salvation and eternal life.
The frequently referenced passage of Scriptures is from the book of John, which states:

For the deity so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)

So, it would seem that having only faith to be saved is sufficient.
At this point, we still do not have an answer to why the Messiah had to die for our personal sins. This prompts us to engage in a deeper exploration of our trust and the Scriptures.
This particular study will concentrate on one of the crucial reasons for the Messiah’s death and how it benefits all mankind. Continue reading “Why Yahushua the Messiah Had to Die” →

Rapture Revisited

YRR has released an audio Mini-Pod titled “Rapture Revisited”

Our first Rapture Podcast, “016. Rapture – Shortcut to Paradise?” dealt with the possibility of a Rapture from an Old Testament viewpoint. Unfortunately, for the Rapture advocates, the Old Testament did not produce any evidence demonstrating that one could bypass death and then proceed to Paradise or the third heavens.

We will continue our quest to see if we can find that ever-so-elusive “Shortcut to Paradise” by next delving into the New Testament.

This audio presentation can be accessed and listened to at the following link:

M017. Rapture Revisited – (16:26)

It can also be listened to on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean, among others.

Rapture – Shortcut to Paradise?

YRR has released an audio Mini-Pod titled “Rapture – Shortcut to Paradise?”

Needless to say there are a number of people that want to circumvent the rules by avoiding scriptural truth and the reality that all must suffer death at least once.

There is a popular saying that you might have heard which goes something like this, “Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.”

First, the truth is that no person is going to heaven regardless of dying. The one exception is the person whose name and title is Yahushua the messiah. As all would know, his circumstances differed from the average person’s. (Another topic to be addressed at a later time.)

Second, all persons will, in fact, die before the Millennial Judgment Day whether they believe so or not. Even Yahushua had to submit to this reality.

Is there any merit to the idea that some select group of believers can actually take a shortcut to paradise by avoiding death?

This audio presentation can be accessed and listened to at the following link:

M016. Rapture – Shortcut to Paradise? – (15:34)

It can also be listened to on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean, among others.

The Resurrections in Scriptures

We should be aware that Yahweh has predetermined much more for mankind than a simple existence as mortal, flesh-and-blood creatures.

However, few are mindful that Yahweh’s plan for mankind’s afterlife is predicated upon a resurrection from the dead. Indeed, in the book of Hebrews, the “resurrection of the dead” is declared to be one of the fundamental doctrines of Scriptures,¹ one which is strongly proclaimed throughout both the Old and New Testaments.

Basic Doctrine
As previously stated, the doctrine of the resurrection of mankind from the dead is one of the fundamental themes found in Scriptures. To begin with, we are the work of Yahweh’s hands. Isaiah remarks:

And now Yahweh, you are our father; we are the clay and you are the maker, and we are the work of your hands. (Isaiah 64:7-8)

Yahweh’s intent for the work of his hands extends far beyond sheol (the state of death), even though the deceased person resting in sheol has reached a state of temporary nonexistence. Continue reading “The Resurrections in Scriptures” →