Les Feldick Bible Study

Did the people who came out of the graves after Jesus' resurrection go to glory?

Yes. Scripture does not explicitly say those raised from the graves went up into glory, but they had to have, because they were resurrected—not merely brought back to life as Lazarus was, only to die again. Their resurrection also fulfilled the first fruits pattern.

Les explains that resurrection never took place until Jesus was raised from the dead. Immediately after His resurrection, to show its power and fulfill the Old Testament first fruits practice, people were brought out of the graves around Jerusalem, entered the Holy City, and appeared to many. He notes Scripture does not say they went on up into glory, but insists they had to have because they were resurrected—not merely raised like Lazarus to die again. This fulfilled the first fruits idea.

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Did the saints raised at Jesus' resurrection go up into glory?

The saints resurrected at Jesus' resurrection must have gone on up into glory, even though Scripture does not explicitly say so, because they were truly resurrected and not merely raised to die again like Lazarus.