Hi Doug. You are amazing, but your questions are legitimate.
Is he still living in Babylon? Would be most interesting to see his passport. Maybe you could give us a scan of it. With your vast knowledge of the dating systems, you would be able to give him an interesting date of birth. Or do you work from his rebirth date? How old was he when you brought him back from the dead? Probably about 100. Or did he start off again as a baby? No need for doctors for him, hey!
What a distinct advantage that gives you, with someone who can read ancient languages. How long will it take to get him to speak English with an American accent? When he can converse in English, and he makes the transition from clay tablet to computer keyboard, you should get him to post for our edification here at JWD.
By "Danny" I'm presuming you mean Daniel.
First of all, note that at Daniel 12 it speaks of Daniel standing up for his reward at the end times. Meaning he is part of the first resurrection.
Now here is basically how the first resurrection works for those who died before Christ died. Only after Christ dies was it possible to then become anointed into the kingdom by holy spirit. So the way Moses and Abraham and Daniel get in, is by being resurrected back into the flesh first. That way they can get anointed and that's it. ALL the anointed are in the flesh during the millennium rule of Christ and Christ himself returns in the flesh for this period and throughout Judgment Day. Only when all their work is done in the earth, when the last human has been granted eternal life, do they then get changed into spiritual beings and go up to Heaven with Christ. Being part of the Bride Class is a great honor, but they have to do a lot of work as king-priests first.
Having noted that, one wonders how this first resurrection will take place, especially since it has to happen before Christ returns in the flesh himself. 1 Corinthians 15 explains. The resurrected being is like a seed. That seed is planted into a physical body first, to be raised later into a spiritual one. But the physical body it is planted into is not a glorious perfect one, but is called "weakness" and corruptible.
1 COR 15: 42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised up in incorruption. 43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised up in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised up in power. 44 It is sown a physical body, it is raised up a spiritual body. If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual one. 45 It is even so written: “The first man Adam became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 46 Nevertheless, the first is, not that which is spiritual, but that which is physical, afterward that which is spiritual.
Note those tag words: corruption, weakness, physical body, dishonor. How is the seed of the anointed one sown into a "dishonorable and weak physical body"? Precisely. God takes the life/memory of the one being resurrected and sows it or "downloads" it into the body of a modern-day anointed one. Thus they share a modern body and modern memory.
This addresses all your very good issue questions about Daniel. Like what language does he speak and all that. It's INSTANT ORIENTATION! I love it! Imagine someone speaking an ancient language being resurrected not knowing anybody and needing a SS#! It would be a big mess. Plus the anointed who are in secret would have to come out of hiding to take care of these newly resurrected ones. Imagine the time and orientation it would take to get them up to speed, not to mention the time lost of those who have to give them a crash course to the modern world. But this is the MATRIX generation! If you simply "download" the resurrected one into the body of a modern person, then they instantly speak the language and share all the modern knowledge they need. Plus, they are invisible to the world. It's INGENIUS!!!
So basically, I simply know the identity of whom Daniel was resurrected into, who just happened to know me personally.
Don't worry though. Only one seed per body!
1 Cor 15: and as for what you sow, you sow, not the body that will develop, but a bare grain, it may be, of wheat or any one of the rest; 38 but God gives it a body just as it has pleased him, and to each of the seeds its own body."
See? God matches each personality with someone compatible with the resurrected personality. But it gets even better!
PS 45: 16 In place of your forefathers there will come to be your sons, Whom you will appoint as princes in all the earth.
Had you ever thought about what this means? In place of your forefathers there will come to be your sons? Sons will replace forefathers! In other words, when some of the forefathers are resurrected, they will be resurrected into the bodies of their own descendants! How's that for compatibility! They will share some of the same genes!
See? The forefathers will rule as princes in the earth in the bodies of their sons.
It's wonderful.
Now, just so that you don't misquote or misunderstand me, I'll do a LBL for you (line by line) to your questions:
Oh, and you have managed the “resurrecting-from-the-dead” bit, have you, with good old Danny from the Hebrew Scriptures? What a hoot he must be!
It is! I can't give Daniel's identity away, but his new identity is with a very, very special person. A very spiritual person.
Let me guess. You went to Babylon, identified his remains, performed your jiggery-pokery mumb-jumbo, and hey presto, here he is, good old Danny.
Good. But no. As I explained above and as 1 Corinthians explains, they resurrected ones die and then become like seeds that are then implanted into modern bodies. They come forth at the cal of Michael the Archangel so it is before Christ returns to the earth in the flesh himself, Christ himself being implanted into a "donor" body as well, and imperfect servant of his, the prodigal son.
Is he still living in Babylon? Would be most interesting to see his passport. Maybe you could give us a scan of it. With your vast knowledge of the dating systems, you would be able to give him an interesting date of birth. Or do you work from his rebirth date? How old was he when you brought him back from the dead? Probably about 100. Or did he start off again as a baby? No need for doctors for him, hey!
No. He lives in the Greater Los Angeles Area right now. He didn't need a passport, so no scan, sorry. No need for any birthdate information either. None of those issues when the resurrection occurs this way. No need for doctors because he doesn't start off as a baby. He is implanted into an adult anointed one. Clean. Simple. Brilliant. No passport needed. Instant orientation!
What a distinct advantage that gives you, with someone who can read ancient languages. How long will it take to get him to speak English with an American accent? When he can converse in English, and he makes the transition from clay tablet to computer keyboard, you should get him to post for our edification here at JWD.
As I noted, he will be able to speak English (and a little Spanish I believe) immediately. He will have a California accent, which is no accent. He's an undercover active witness, so I doubt he'll be posting on these XJW boards.
Will you be converting him from Judaism to your form of Christianity? You have no understanding of Jesus’ death and resurrection, or of the NT gospel, so it should not be too difficult for you. You are, after all, a person of the OT, anyway.
He will be a Christian JW but, of course, he brings his old Judaism with him as well. Remember, all that he lived before is memory anyway. When you're 90 years old, WHO you are is all your life's experiences which you carry in your memory. So I imagine the resurrected ones will simply remember their past life, just as if they were an old person. Only they will be living a new life, in a new body with a new identity.
You could get him a job in the local Lion Park. What an attraction. Disney would kill for him.
No need. Actually I think he has money and is a full-time pioneer. Not sure. I don't want to give too much away. He'll have whatever means or job that the modern person he is sharing will have. But I appreciate your overthinking this!
And he could correct your ridiculous dates and your misunderstanding about the “Seventy Years”. But that might be too much to ask for, since I think you don’t want to understand.
Which "seventy years"? You know, there are seventy years that expire in the 2nd of Darius, 70 years after the destruction of Jerusalem. And another "seventy years" that expires in the 4th of Darius, seventy years of mourning for Gedaliah in the 7th month. Those are two separate 70 year periods. Then there is the 70 years the "land is to pay back its sabbaths" after the last deportation. And my dates may be ridiculous to you, but they are in the VAT4956, and agree with archaeological dating for the Egyptian and Solomonic Periods. So not so ridiculous.
Wow! Please keep us informed of the next person you raise from the dead, JC. Doug
Actually, I'm on a need-to-know basis only. I know who Daniel is and who the Apostle Peter is. That is their new, resurrected identities. I have seen both the Apostle Paul when I was living in Duarte, California, which is near Aracadia (the modern-day "throne of Satan"); and I saw the Apostle John a couple of times when I was living near Palos Verdes in San Pedro. Neither of them had died since the 1st Century. Can you imagine!!! All that time...
Hope that answered your questions about the resurrection.
JCanon
