Tsiyon Answer - I have good news for you! The overcomers who walk with Messiah in this life will all be included in the "first resurrection." "Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Messiah, and will reign with him one thousand years." Rev 20:6
   These are the faithful in Messiah, living and dead, who will be raised up immortal in the first resurrection, at Messiah's Return. That's why the second death has no power over them. These are the ones who will reign with Messiah. This is the hope before us who have put our faith in Messiah.
   "The rest of the dead didn’t live until the thousand years were finished."  All those who are not included in the first resurrection will be judged at the end of the thousand years. (Rev 20:5, 11-15)
   What happens to those who die in Messiah? From the perspective of the living they are seen as "sleeping." From the perspective of the dead in Messiah, they are instantly transported to the resurrection, where they go to meet the Lord with all the holy ones from every age.
   "For if we believe that Y'shua died and rose again, even so God will lead together with him those who have fallen asleep in Y'shua. For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left to the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with God’s shofar. The dead in Messiah will rise first, then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever." 1Th 4:14-17
   We who are His need not fear death nor fear that we will somehow miss out on the victory of the holy ones with Messiah at the end of the age. We will ALL be raised together to be with Him, in "the first resurrection," at His Return. From then on "we will be with the Lord forever."

Concluding thoughts from Eliyahu ben David: I just listened to this weeks program.  It is a re-air of a program from last summer. It is more relevant now than it was the first time it aired! Why? Because some of the things predicted then have now come to pass, showing that prophecy is rapidly progressing in these days. We have included some downloads for our Ministry Partners and some free downloads for everybody. A new download on how the Obama Administration plans to deal with coming "civil unrest" that will break out as the global economic crises deepens is available from the website.

While we are not uncaring about the troubles so many are facing during these foretold days, we rejoice to know where all of this is headed for the remnant of Israel and all those who join with them: "Sing and rejoice, daughter of Tsiyon; for, behold, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of you,’ says YHWH. Many nations shall join themselves to YHWH in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in the midst of you, and you shall know that YHWH of Hosts has sent me to you. YHWH will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem. Be silent, all flesh, before YHWH; for he has roused himself from his holy habitation!” (Zec 2:10-13)