3692 — Every Eye Shall See Him
By Editor
Please explain Rev. 1:7—"Every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him." Rev. 20:6 pronounces a blessing on those who have part in the first resurrection. Surely those who pierced Jesus will not receive that blessing. What will become of them, and where will they be during the thousand years? If they are slain by the brightness of Christ's coming, there will surely be three resurrections, which I can not understand. Please explain. There are but two general resurrections. The special resurrections which may take place are exceptions, and do not change in any way the great general resurrections. For instance, Moses was raised from the dead, and Lazarus. Many were raised from the dead when our Lord was raised, but this does not invalidate nor affect the great general resurrections of the righteous and of the wicked. Those who pierced Him, who will see Him come, are evidently some special ones who will be raised from the dead and will see our Lord appear, but will die in the brightness of His presence—simply a physical death, and not a punishment. These will be raised again at the end of the thousand years. This special resurrection seems to be hinted at by Dan. 12:2: "Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt," but not all.