Does this special text refer to a special resurrection, or to both resurrections? We read in Rev. 1:7 that when our Lord Jesus Christ shall come, every eye shall see Him,—that is, every eye of those living,—and "they also which pierced Him." Of course this latter class have been long dead. Therefore they must be raised from the dead to see our Lord come. In John 5:28, 29, and Acts 24:15, we read of two resurrections, the resurrection of the just and the resurrection of the unjust. In Rev. 20:5, 6, these resurrections are separated by one thousand years. Of those who have part in the first resurrection, it is said that they are blessed and holy, and over them the second death will have no power; while the rest of the dead, the wicked dead, are not raised till the one thousand years are expired. But Daniel 12 would seem to have reference to a special resurrection, and not to a general resurrection; for of the class mentioned there it is said, "And many"—not all—"of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some"—not all—"to everlasting life, and some"—not all—"to shame and everlasting contempt," or as the margin of the Revised Version reads, "everlasting abhorrence." That is, we could easily conceive that there would be specially aggravated cases of wicked persons who had done everything in their power against Christ and His kingdom, who would be raised from the dead to see Him come in glory and triumph. On the other hand, there would be some of those who had especially yielded themselves to God for service, who would507also be raised from the dead at that time—not when Christ comes, but just before He comes—when probation closes, and when Michael, or Christ, stands up to reign. It seems, from other scriptures, to be about a year before His coming.