No — the Bible does not teach that all people are resurrected at the same time.
John 5:28 says all who are in the graves will hear Christ's voice, but John 5:29 immediately separates two groups with different resurrections. Paul adds that every man is raised in his own order, and Revelation 20 says the rest of the dead do not live again until the thousand years are finished.
John 5:28-29 — Jesus says all in the graves will hear His voice, yet He distinguishes two groups with different resurrections.
1 Corinthians 15:22-23 — Paul says all are made alive in Christ, but every man in his own order—showing resurrection happens in sequence.
Revelation 20:5 — The rest of the dead live not again until the thousand years are finished, revealing a time gap between resurrections.
The Bible does not present a single, simultaneous resurrection of all people. John 5:28-29 says: 'Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.' Even in one passage, two groups are distinguished. Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15:22-23, 'For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.' This shows resurrection happening in order, with Christ first and those who are Christ's afterward. Revelation 20:5 says, 'But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.' That reveals a separation of at least a thousand years between the first resurrection and the rest of the dead. Daniel 12:2 also speaks of 'some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt,' showing two outcomes rather than one undivided event.
Les Feldick teaches that while every person will one day be resurrected, the Bible does not put everyone in the same resurrection. He points to John 5:28-29, where Jesus says all in the graves will hear His voice, but then immediately separates those who have done good from those who have done evil. Les warns against stopping at verse 28, because people use that verse alone to argue for one general resurrection of the saved and lost at the same time. Paul's phrase 'every man in his own order' in 1 Corinthians 15:23 is key for Les. He explains that the Greek word for 'order' is a military term of organization, like a company, battalion, or division. So the human race is not raised at the same moment; there are divisions, and even the believer resurrections happen in stages rather than all at once. Les also uses Revelation 20 to show separation. Believers from Abel through the tribulation are resurrected and reign with Christ a thousand years, but 'the rest of the dead' do not live again until the thousand years are finished. Since there are only two groups—the saved and the lost—the rest of the dead are the lost, who will be resurrected bodily to face the Great White Throne.
John 5:28 says 'the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice.' Les says that from this verse alone some people teach a general resurrection of everybody at the same time, the saved and the lost. But he tells listeners not to stop there. Verse 29 divides them: those who have done good come forth to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil come forth to the resurrection of damnation. So while all are raised, the passage does not say they all rise together.
Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15:23, 'But every man in his own order.' Les explains that the Greek word for 'order' is a military term of organization—you might say every man in his own company, battalion, or division. This means the human race is not resurrected at the same moment; there are divisions, and the believer resurrections are close in proximity but not all at once.
After describing believers reigning with Christ a thousand years, Revelation 20:5 says, 'the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished.' Les says there are only two groups of people as far as God is concerned—the lost and the saved. Since the saved have already been resurrected, the rest of the dead must be the lost. They will be resurrected later to appear bodily before the Great White Throne.
The Rest of the Dead in Revelation 20
Les reads Revelation 20:4-5 to show that believers reign with Christ a thousand years while 'the rest of the dead live not again until the thousand years are finished,' identifying the rest of the dead as the lost.
Every Man in His Own Order
Les emphasizes that even though all will be resurrected, the phrase 'every man in his own order' uses a Greek military word, implying organization rather than a single moment.
Divisions in Resurrection
Les says plainly that the entire human race is not resurrected at the same moment, and the Greek word for 'order' means a company, battalion, or division.
John 5:28-29 Not a Single Resurrection
Les warns against stopping at John 5:28, because verse 29 separates those who have done good from those who have done evil into two different resurrections.
Daniel 12 Resurrection of Believers Only
Les explains that Daniel 12 is speaking of the resurrection of only the believer element, with no unbelievers yet resurrected, showing the two resurrections are not the same event.
Paul's Point That Not Everyone Rises Together
Les says Paul's point in 1 Corinthians 15 is that not everyone is resurrected at the same moment, even though all will be made alive and the lost will face Christ at the Great White Throne.
Only Two Groups: Saved and Lost
Les identifies the saved and the lost as the only two groups of people, so since the saved are already resurrected, 'the rest of the dead' must be the lost.
The Lost Are Resurrected for the Great White Throne
Les teaches that the lost will be resurrected with a body fit for the lake of fire and appear before the Great White Throne.
John 5:28: Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Shows universal resurrection but is immediately qualified by the next verse.
John 5:29: And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Distinguishes two groups in resurrection.
1 Corinthians 15:22: For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Confirms all will be made alive, while the next verse explains order.
1 Corinthians 15:23: But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
Shows resurrection happens in order, not all at once.
Revelation 20:5: But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Shows a thousand-year separation between the first resurrection and the rest of the dead.
Daniel 12:2: And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Shows two outcomes but not a time frame; Les says other Scriptures show they are separate.
No. Les points out that verse 28 alone is often used to teach a general resurrection, but verse 29 immediately distinguishes two groups—the good to the resurrection of life and the evil to the resurrection of damnation. The whole passage does not put one time frame on both groups.
Les teaches that the Greek word for 'order' is a military term of organization, like a company, battalion, or division. So the human race is not raised at the same moment; there are divisions within the resurrections.
Les teaches the lost will be resurrected later, after the thousand years, to appear before the Great White Throne and be sent to eternal doom bodily. Revelation 20:5 says the rest of the dead live not again until the thousand years are finished.
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