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Sent: 	 Friday, August 01, 1997 12:31 AM
To: 	 Hebraic Heritage Newsgroup
Subject: RE: The Resurrection of the Dead


From:          "Jason T. Olivea" 
To:            Hebraic Heritage Newsgroup <heb_roots_chr@geocities.com>
Subject:       Re: The Ten Virgins

If I understand the "bride" issue correctly (I have not read your book
yet).  That only the "bride believers" are raptured and the other
believers that are not the "bride" are left for the tribulation, is my
understanding correct??? If wrong than my point is useless however,
I will state it just in case if I'm understanding it right.

In 1 Corinthians 15 & 1 Thessalonians 4,5  tell us that ALL believers will
be taken together and ALL at one time.  Regardless of the rapture
being pre or post tribulation,  Scripture does say at that time ALL will
be taken (those asleep & alive).  Therefore, how can this be if only the
bride gets raptured?

shalom,
Jason

From Eddie:
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       Jason,

     You cannot take scripture out of context but it must be measured 
against other scripture and the rest of the Bible to paint a complete 
picture. By doing this and by undering that the Biblical Festivals 
are AGRICULTURALLY based and that God gave the LITERAL agriculture 
harvests to the nation of Israel to teach about the SPIRITUAL harvest 
of souls who would accept Yeshua/Jesus as Messiah, it will 
communcated to you that the HARVEST DID NOT get ripe and WAS NOT ALL 
harvested AT THE SAME TIME.

        In Matthew 13:39, Yeshua/Jesus tells us that the HARVEST is 
the END OF THE AGE.

        In I Corinthians 15:20-21, 23 it is written:

"But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the FIRSTFRUITS of 
them that slept (the feast of firstfruits is a HARVEST festival as 
God outlined in Lev 23) ... for since by man came death, by man came 
also the RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD ... but EVERY MAN IN HIS OWN 
ORDER. CHRIST the FIRSTFRUITS ..."

         At the first coming of Jesus, there were those that ROSE 
WITH HIM. In Matthew 27:52-53 it is written:

"And the graves were opened: and MANY BODIES OF THE SAINTS which 
SLEPT AROSE and came OUT OF THE GRAVES AFTER HIS RESURRECTION and 
went into the holy city and appeared unto many"

           So, here we have an account AFTER the resurrection of 
Yeshua/Jesus that there were those that arose AFTER him (every one in 
their own order ... I Cor 15:23). So, clearly not ALL arise at the 
same time.

         Let me share with you some other scriptures regarding the 
resurrection. 

         In Mark 4:26, 28-29 it is written:

"And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed
into the ground ... for the earth bringeth forth FRUIT of herself,
FIRST the BLADE, THEN the EAR,  AFTER THAN the FULL CORN in the ear.
But when the FRUIT is brought forth, immediately he puts in the SICKLE
because the HARVEST is come".

        In Joel 3:13-14 it is written:

"PUT IN THE SICKLE for the HARVEST is RIPE ... multitudes, multitudes
in the valley of decision"

        In Revelation 14:14-16 it is written:

"And I looked, and behold a white cloud and upon the cloud one sat
like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown and in his
hand a SHARP SICKLE. And another angel cmae out of the temple, crying
with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in the SICKLE
and reap for the time is come for thee to reap for the HARVEST of the
EARTH is RIPE. And he that sat on the cloud thrust in the sickle on
the earth and the earth was reaped"

         In Matthew 25 it talks about five WISE virgins and five
FOOLISH virgins. Regarding the WISE virgins, it is written in Matthew
25:10:

"And while they went to buy (the FOOLISH virgins), the BRIDEGROOM CAME
and they that WERE READY WENT IN with him and the door was shut"

        In Revelation 19:7, it is written:

"Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him, for the marriage of
the Lamb is come, and his wife had MADE HERSELF READY"

        From these scriptures, I would like to present to you the
following thoughts:

#1) There is an ORDER to the resurrection of the dead. Christ being 
        the FIRSTFRUITS.  The Biblical Festivals were AGRICULTURALLY
        based, SPIRITUALLY, the HARVEST of the agriculture which is
        centered around the FESTIVALS prophetically speaks of the
        HARVEST of souls born into God's Kingdom.

#2)  The harvest is FIRST the BLADE, then the EAR, then the FULL CORN
        of the ear and WHEN the HARVEST is RIPE, the SICKLE gets put
        in.

#3) The Bride of Messiah is WISE and is PREPARED for the wedding. 
       Therefore,  she will be RESURRECTED FIRST.

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