1:10-11 Is this the first resurrection, or Jesus' second coming the angels are referring to here?
1:10-11 Is this the first resurrection, or Jesus' second coming the angels are referring to here?
This is the second coming of Jesus the angels are referring to here - when He returns to earth at the end of the Great Tribulation for the Battle of Armageddon, prior to setting up His millennial kingdom on earth.
His descent to earth then will be the same as His ascent to heaven here - He will literally come back to the Mount of Olives in the same bodily form as He left, and will be visible for all to see (CP Dan 7:13-14; Zech 14:1-5; Mt 24:29-30; 2Th 1:7-10; Rev 1:7; 14:14; 19:11-21).
In this His second coming, Jesus comes back to earth with His saints. In the first resurrection He comes back in the air for His saints, to take them back to Heaven with Him (CP Jn 14:1-3; 1Cor 15:51-58; 1Th 4:13-18; Rev 20:6).
See also comments on Lu 24:36-43; 1Cor 15:51-58; 1Th 4:13-18; Rev 19:11-21 and author's studies Armageddon, Judgment of the Nations, Christ's Millennial Reign and the Eternal Kingdom and Prophecies Predicting the Fact, Time, Manner and Purposes of Christ's Second Advent in his book Advanced Studies in the Christian Faith (Volume 2).