'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)

Title: To Raise the Dead

Topic: First Coming

Summary: Is there more than one kind of deadness from which the Lord can raise us?

Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.

References:
Matthew 11:2; 9:18, 23, 25
John 11:1, 4, 11, 14, 20, 24-25, 32, 35, 41, 43-44; 12:9, 18-19
Luke 15:24
1 Kings 17:17, 21-22, 24
2 Kings 4:18, 32, 36; 13:20
Matthew 10:1, 8
Acts of the Apostles 9:36; 20:7, 9-10
Genesis 1:2-3
Jeremiah 4:22-23