A Better Resurrection: Heb. 11:35

Pastor Sheila R. Vitale
LIVING EPISTLES MINISTRIES
PO Box 562
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776-0562

Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: KJV

8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. KJV

6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. KJV

12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord , till he come and rain righteousness upon you. KJV

15 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.

16 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people. KJV

7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. KJV

[Because] God provides a [resurrection] for us [that is] better [than the one we receive from Jehovah’s Righteous Sowing & Reaping Judgment] by fastening [Himself] to us, even [the Resurrection of] Perfection through separation [from our] sin nature.[1] (Alternate Translation Bible)

11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.

13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

21 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.

22 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.

23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.

30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.

31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:

33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens, KJV

35 [Because Cain within the Israelites who believed that Jesus rose from the dead] was seized by [Abel within themselves], who [Jehovah] raised from death to life again, while [Cain], the other one [within the Israelites who did not believe], refused to accept the deliverance of the good resurrection[2] [of faith through Jesus Christ], tortured [the Israelites of faith],

36 And [Cain], the other one [within the unbelieving Israelites], mocked and scourged [the Israelites of faith], yea, they even attempted to tie up and imprison [the resurrected Abel within] themselves [again],

37 And [Cain within the unbelieving Israelites] stoned [the Israelites of faith], and sawed [some of] them in half, and attempted to kill with the sword [the Israelites of faith], who went from door to door [preaching to all the people, both] the sheep [and] the goats,[3] [who] were destitute, afflicted and tormented;

38 [And the unbelieving Israelites did all this to the Israelites of faith], who the world was not worthy of, [because] they [despised and, thus], departed from the isolation [which results from ascension into] the high energy centers [where Israelites experience intimacy with God, and descended into] the lower energy centers of the earth [where Satan, Leviathan and the Fiery Serpent influence mortal Adam].

39 But, [nevertheless], all of these [believing Israelites who] witnessed to the faith [that we receive after Abel is resurrected and seizes Cain], did not receive the promise [of eternal life without sorrow][4]

40 [Because] God has provided a [resurrection] for us [that is] better [than the one we receive from persecution and suffering][5] by fastening [Himself] to us,[6] even [the resurrection of] perfection through separation [from our] sin nature. (See, Footnote # 2) (Alternate Translation Bible)

35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: KJV

[ALL OF THESE ISRAELITES OF FAITH BEING] SEIZED (received) BY THE DEAD [ABEL WITHIN THEMSELVES] WHO WAS RAISED TO LIFE AGAIN: WHILE (and) [CAIN], THE OTHER ONE [WITHIN THE ISRAELITES WHO] REFUSED TO ACCEPT (obtain) THE DELIVERANCE OF THE GOOD (better) RESURRECTION [OF FAITH THROUGH JESUS CHRIST], TORTURED [THOSE ISRAELITES OF FAITH]

36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: KJV

AND [CAIN], THE OTHER ONE [WITHIN THE UNBELIEVING ISRAELITES], MOCKED AND SCOURGED [THE ISRAELITES OF FAITH], YEA, THEY EVEN ATTEMPTED (trial) TO TIE THEM UP (bonds) AND IMPRISON THEM

37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; KJV

AND [CAIN WITHIN THE UNBELIEVING ISRAELITES] STONED [THE ISRAELITES OF FAITH], AND SAWED THEM IN HALF, AND ATTEMPTED (tempted) TO KILL WITH THE SWORD [THE ISRAELITES OF FAITH] WHO WENT FROM DOOR TO DOOR (wandered) [PREACHING TO BOTH THE] SHEEP [AND] THE GOATS [WHO] WERE DESTITUTE, AFFLICTED AND TORMENTED;

38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. KJV

[AND CAIN WITHIN THE UNBELIEVING ISRAELITES DID ALL THIS] TO THOSE OF WHOM THE WORLD WAS NOT WORTHY, [BECAUSE] THEY DEPARTED FROM (wandered) THE ISOLATION (desert) [THAT RESULTS FROM ASCENSION INTO] THE HIGH ENERGY CENTERS (mountains) [WHERE PEOPLE EXPERIENCE INTIMACY WITH GOD, AND DESCENDED INTO] THE LOWER ENERGY CENTERS (dens and caves) OF THE EARTH [WHERE SATAN, LEVIATHAN AND THE FIERY SERPENT] DWELL.

39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: KJV

BUT ALL OF THESE [FAITHFUL ISRAELIES WHO] WITNESSED (obtained a good report) TO THE FAITH [THAT WE RECEIVE WHEN ABEL SEIZES CAIN AFTER HE IS RESURRECTED], DID NOT RECEIVE THE PROMISE

40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. KJV

[BECAUSE] GOD, BY FASTENING (for=touching, encircling, completing) [HIMSELF] TO US, PROVIDED A BETTER [RESURRECTION] FOR US (WITHOUT PERSECUTION AND SUFFERING)] BY PERFECTING US THROUGH SEPARATION (without) [FROM OUR] SIN NATURE (without) [7]

[1] Romans 11:13, Nevertheless, I am telling you [that Israel doesn’t have to be concerned about the spiritual strength of] the Gentiles, [because Israel’s spiritual strength] is much greater; and that is why I AM [and] Adonay [have made me] their ambassador, to render my services to the Gentiles [as a preacher of the message of Goodness by the Destruction of the Sin Nature, so that I AM and Adonay may be] increased [in mortal humanity], (Alternate Translation Bible)

[2] 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.KJV

[3] Matt 25:33, And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. KJV

[4] Prov 10:22, The blessing of the Lord , it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.KJV

Rev 7:17, For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.KJV

Rev 21:4, And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.KJV

[5] The resurrection that we receive from pain, suffering and torture, is the fruit of Jehovah’s Righteous Sowing and Reaping Judgment. According to the Sowing and Reaping Judgment, we receive merits when we do good deeds and demerits when we do bad deeds. Since suffering torture rather that to depart from God in our mind, attitude or behavior would be considered a good deed, such suffering would cancel out many demerits which, hopefully, would result in a better life in the world to come. The resurrection based on our good and evil deeds was the only resurrection available to the Old Testament Saints. Wherefore, the Scripture says:

Rom 4:3, For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. KJV

[6] Gal 2:20, I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.KJV

[7] The Greek word translated “not” is a negative word, and can be translated “nothing,” i.e, our sin nature, which God perceives to be valueless.