'The first resurrection,' mentioned in Revelation 20:5, 6, does not mean a first resurrection, but the essence and primary part of resurrection, which is salvation and eternal life. There is only one resurrection to life. A second does not happen, and is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 6; Apocalypse Revealed 851; Revelation 20:5-6)

5819. 'And our father said' means perception received from spiritual good. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' in the historical narratives of the Word as perception, dealt with often, and from the representation of Israel, to whom 'father' refers here, as spiritual good, dealt with in 3654, 4186, 4598.