Books of Ezekiel / Revelation Comparison SERIES: The First Resurrection

The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, 

there were very many in the open valley; 

and, lo, they were very dry. 

*And He said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? 

And I answered, O Lord GOD, Thou knowest. 

*Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones;

Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: 

And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, 

and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; 

and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 

*So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. 

And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. 

Then said He unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; 

Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. 

And ye shall know that I am the LORD, 

when I have opened your graves,

 O My people,

 and brought you up out of your graves,

Ezekiel 37:1-10,12,13

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, 

and judgment was given unto them: 

and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus,

and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, 

neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 

*But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. 

This is the first resurrection. 

Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: 

on such the second death hath no power, 

but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
Revelation 20:4-6