Approved for distribution by the Publishing Board of the Russian Orthodox Church PB 13-314-2075 32 pp. Priest Daniel Sysoev. The Resurrection of the Dead. Daniel Sysoev Inc, New Jersey, 2018. ISBN: 978-5-4279-0083-0 The coming resurrection of the dead and the renewal of the universe is not the result of some natural process, but is rather the direct effect of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. From Him proceeds the source of immortal life for all that exists. The kingdom of God is possible on this corruptible earth, and it has already come! This kingdom of God is called the Ecumenical Orthodox Church, the light of which denounces the darkness. The other faiths of the nations are not an indifferent matter, but rather they are darkness, an evil that reigns in the minds of men. The light shone forth from the tomb of Christ, and in its rays it became clear that there is the One True Path and then there are the many false, black roads and pathways of this world. The news of the resurrection is the news of division—a flaming sword that cuts the world asunder.
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THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD The Second Paroimia of the Feast of Pascha ������������������������������������������������������������������ 4 Three Kinds of God’s Kingdom �������������������������� 8 A Unique Time and a Unique Place ������������������ 10 The Period of Lost Generations and the Period of the Silence of the Prophets �������� 13 The State of the Division of Mankind After Christ’s Coming Into the World ������������������������ 14 Resurrection at the State Level �������������������������� 16 The Great Assembly in Space and Time ���������� 18 Gifts of the Church ����������������������������������������������20 All Nations That Have Rejected Christ Shall Perish! ����������������������������������������������23 The Church is Holy ����������������������������������������������24 Other Prophecies of Isaiah ��������������������������������26
THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD
The Second Paroimia of the Feast of Pascha
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shine [O Jerusalem]; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they 4
shall shew forth the praises of the Lord. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory. Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee. And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in My wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee. Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of My sanctuary; and I will make the place of My feet glorious. The sons also of them that afflicted 5
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