Resurrection

(věz -ŭr-rěk's hun.) [From L. resurrect io.] (Theol.) An expre ion denoting the revival of the human body in a future state after it has been consigned to the grave. We find traces of the doctrine in other religions, and especially in later Judaism, but the doctrine is peculiarly Christian. The following may be stated as the main points involved in the doctrine as revealed in the New Testament: 1. The resurrection of the dead is ascribed to Christ himself; it will complete his work of redemption for the human race (John v. 21; 1 Cor. xv. 22, sq.; 1 The . iv. 14; Rev. i. 18). 2. All the dead will be raised indiscriminately to receive judgment according to their works, " they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation " (John v. 21-29; 1 Cor. xv. 22; Rev. xx. 11). 3. The resurrection will take place at " the last day," by which seems to be meant the close of the present world (John vi. 39, 40, xi. 24; 1 The . iv. 15). 4. The great event is represented as being ushered in by the sound of a trumpet, a representation probably borrowed from the Jewish practice of convening a emblies by sound of trumpet (1 Cor. xv. 52; 1 The . iv. 16.). 5. As to the character of the change through which our bodies are raised after the lapse of ages, and get their identity preserved, there is nothing distinctly made known. [s. 765]