That the resurrection is one, but includes both classes, is shown by the words of Christ himself (John 5:28-29). Both classes—good and bad—come forth from their graves in the same “hour.” Some think that I Thessalonians 4:16—“the dead in Christ shall rise first”—teaches two resurrections, but even a hasty examination should show that it teaches no such thing. The word “first” does not refer to other dead people at all. The text, with the context, simply shows that those who are living on the earth