When Are Old Testament Saints Resurrected?

Q:
I have another question about the sequence of the first resurrection. When will the old testament saints be resurrected? Is that before or after the tribulation saints?

A:
I think Old Testament saints will be resurrected at the same time as tribulation martyrs, which is right after the 2nd Coming (Rev. 20:4). The closest time we’re given is in Daniel 12:1-2 where it’s placed it at the time of the Great Tribulation, and most people lean toward it happening at the end, when the Lord returns. In my opinion there wouldn’t be any point in resurrecting Old Testament believers right into the time and place of the worst judgments the world ever has or ever will see.

By Jack Kelley

When Are Old Testament Saints Resurrected? – Grace thru faith

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[Tall Timbers]

From Footsteps of the Messiah, pgs 367-368

The rapture will include only the church saints, and it will occur before the great tribulation. Later, during the seventy-five-day interval, the Old Testament saints will be resurrected. This is stated by two verses, the first being Isaiah 26:19: Your dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust; for your dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead. This is a general statement of the fact that a resurrection will take place at some time.

A clearer picture is found in the second verse, 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. In the context of Daniel 12, the prophet is speaking of events after the tribulation; therefore, this is the time that the Old Testament saints will be resurrected. A more literal rendering of the verse would read as follows: “And at that time, many of your people shall awake [or be separated out] from among the sleepers in the earth’s dust. These who awake shall be unto life everlasting, but those [meaning the rest of the sleepers who do not awake at this time] shall be unto shame and contempt everlasting.” The verse draws a clear distinction between the resurrection of the righteous and the resurrection of the unrighteous. Only the first group will be resurrected at this time in order to partake of the blessings of the millennial kingdom. These are the friends of the bridegroom (Jn. 3:29) who will be invited to the wedding feast with which the millennium will begin.

 

[Andy C]

From Footsteps of the Messiah, pgs 367-368

The rapture will include only the church saints, and it will occur before the great tribulation. Later, during the seventy-five-day interval, the Old Testament saints will be resurrected. This is stated by two verses, the first being Isaiah 26:19: Your dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust; for your dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead. This is a general statement of the fact that a resurrection will take place at some time.

A clearer picture is found in the second verse, 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. In the context of Daniel 12, the prophet is speaking of events after the tribulation; therefore, this is the time that the Old Testament saints will be resurrected. A more literal rendering of the verse would read as follows: “And at that time, many of your people shall awake [or be separated out] from among the sleepers in the earth’s dust. These who awake shall be unto life everlasting, but those [meaning the rest of the sleepers who do not awake at this time] shall be unto shame and contempt everlasting.” The verse draws a clear distinction between the resurrection of the righteous and the resurrection of the unrighteous. Only the first group will be resurrected at this time in order to partake of the blessings of the millennial kingdom. These are the friends of the bridegroom (Jn. 3:29) who will be invited to the wedding feast with which the millennium will begin.

Thanks for posting this clear message. The rapture is for the church only. Just for the fun of it, I googled “will the Old Testament saints be raptured” and even AI said no, not until after the tribulation.