Hi, and Peace to All Here--
Once before in CR, on another thread, you guys gave me some help with the manuscript I was editing. Well, I was supposed to be finished by now, but there are still some last minute things that the publisher requires, and so, while working on these, I decided to re-read the entire manuscript, not so much to catch errors in print, but for my own peace of mind concerning the content.
Since the last draft of the manuscript was completed, I have run across a conversation somewhere here in the forum, where it was suggested that Lazarus (Jesus' dear friend--not the Lazarus in the parable) was taken up just as Elijah, and did not die again after Jesus resurrected him.
In the manuscript, we have quoted the NIV study notes, which state, "Christ was the first to rise from the dead with a resurrection body...Others who were raised from the dead...were raised only to die again" (p.1816, 1995 edition).
The chapter in the manuscript where this is quoted is not arguing about Lazarus. The Lazarus example is used only to support another issue regarding God's healing. However, since I have the chance here on CR to gather input about this, I thought I would post the question: Are there Christian sources that say otherwise? If so, I would like to know of them.
Forgive me if this question has been addressed elsewhere in the forum. I am just in kind of a hurry to wrap up this project, and don't have much time to look around today.
By the way, I noticed on the other thread, that there were replies coming after I left it that I never read. So thanks, guys (Faithfulservant, Dor, and path_of_one--there might have been others, too). I would have posted this question on that thread, but I thought it might confuse the issue.
Thanks for any replies in advance--LOL--if I keep asking for your help, I will have to share my profits with you, won't I?
Peanuts for everyone!!
InPeace,
InLove
Once before in CR, on another thread, you guys gave me some help with the manuscript I was editing. Well, I was supposed to be finished by now, but there are still some last minute things that the publisher requires, and so, while working on these, I decided to re-read the entire manuscript, not so much to catch errors in print, but for my own peace of mind concerning the content.
Since the last draft of the manuscript was completed, I have run across a conversation somewhere here in the forum, where it was suggested that Lazarus (Jesus' dear friend--not the Lazarus in the parable) was taken up just as Elijah, and did not die again after Jesus resurrected him.
In the manuscript, we have quoted the NIV study notes, which state, "Christ was the first to rise from the dead with a resurrection body...Others who were raised from the dead...were raised only to die again" (p.1816, 1995 edition).
The chapter in the manuscript where this is quoted is not arguing about Lazarus. The Lazarus example is used only to support another issue regarding God's healing. However, since I have the chance here on CR to gather input about this, I thought I would post the question: Are there Christian sources that say otherwise? If so, I would like to know of them.
Forgive me if this question has been addressed elsewhere in the forum. I am just in kind of a hurry to wrap up this project, and don't have much time to look around today.
By the way, I noticed on the other thread, that there were replies coming after I left it that I never read. So thanks, guys (Faithfulservant, Dor, and path_of_one--there might have been others, too). I would have posted this question on that thread, but I thought it might confuse the issue.
Thanks for any replies in advance--LOL--if I keep asking for your help, I will have to share my profits with you, won't I?
InPeace,
InLove