What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Is there a special resurrection shortly before the second coming of Jesus?"
Answer
Yes, according to Adventist writings there is a special resurrection shortly before Christ’s second coming. It occurs during the voice of God and involves three groups: those who died in faith in the third angel’s message and while observing the Sabbath, as well as the persecutors of Jesus and the fiercest opponents of His truth.
The special resurrection before the second coming
»The graves were opened, and those who had died in faith under the third angel’s message and had kept the Sabbath came gloriously out of their dusty beds to hear the covenant of peace that God intended to make with those who had kept His law.«
Three groups of the special resurrection
»Ellen White interprets for us: There will be three groups of people – (a) all who died in faith under the third angel’s message and kept the Sabbath; (b) the crucifiers of Jesus, who found no redemption before their death 19 centuries ago; and (c) the fiercest opponents of Christ’s truth and His people.«
A partial resurrection before the general resurrection
»Here a partial resurrection is brought into view, that is, a resurrection of a specific group of the righteous and the wicked before the general resurrection of both classes. Many, not all, who sleep in the dust of the earth will awaken. Some of the righteous to eternal life and some of the wicked to shame and eternal abhorrence.«
The witnesses of Christ’s glory
»All who died in faith in the third angel’s message will come gloriously out of the grave to hear God’s covenant of peace with those who have kept His law. "Also those who pierced Him," those who mocked and ridiculed Christ’s struggle for death, and the fiercest opponents of His truth and His people, will be raised to behold Him in His glory.«
Original Sources (English)
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