5. How many of those who die this first death will be resurrected from the dead? John 5:28-29. Compare Acts 24:15.
NOTE: ‘In consequence of Adam’s sin, death passed upon the whole human race. All alike go down into the grave. And through the provisions of the plan of salvation, all are to be brought forth from their graves. “There shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust;” “for as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” Acts 24:15; 1 Corinthians 15:22. But a distinction is made between the two classes that are brought forth. “All that are in the graves shall hear His voice, 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.” John 5:28, 29.’ Great Controversy, page 544.
6. How is the resurrection of the just described? John 5:29, first part; Revelation 20:6; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 1 Corinthians 15:52-53.
NOTE: ‘To the believer, Christ is the resurrection and the life. In our Saviour the life that was lost through sin is restored; for He has life in Himself to quicken whom He will. He is invested with the right to give immortality. The life that He laid down in humanity, He takes up again, and gives to humanity. “I am come,” He said, “that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” John 10:10.’ A Call to Stand Apart, page 44.