The Bible Resurrections: What are the two resurrections?

The Bible speaks of 2 resurrections:

The resurrection of the Righteous
The resurrection of the Unrighteous

Both Jesus and Paul mention these resurrections in the following scripture verses,

John 5:28 ...for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.

Acts 24:15 having hope toward God, which they themselves also wait for, that there is about to be a rising again of the dead, both of righteous and unrighteous; (Also see: Daniel 12:2)

As you can see, there will be resurrections of both the righteous and unrighteous. This doesn't mean, however, that there will only be two resurrections in number, —just that there are two TYPES of resurrections:

In Revelation we find some more details pertaining to the resurrections,

Revelation 20:4-6 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The [resurrection to the] second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.

In this post I'd like to briefly focus on the TWO TYPES of resurrections, and once clarified, I'll delve into the both types in more detail and analyze what happens within each.

Let's have a look at the chart below and provide a brief synopsis of the two types of resurrections.

Revelation 20:4-6 mentions a "first resurrection" and identifies those involved as "blessed and holy (redeemed)". The second death (the lake of fire, Revelation 20:14) has no power over these individuals. The first resurrection, then, is the raising of all believers. It corresponds with Jesus' teaching of the "resurrection of the just" (Luke 14:14) and the "resurrection of life" (John 5:29).

Revelation 20:12-13 identifies those comprising the "second resurrection" as the "wicked (cursed)" judged by God at the great white throne judgment prior to being cast into the lake of fire. The second resurrection, then, is the raising of all unbelievers; the second resurrection is connected to the second death. It corresponds with Jesus' teaching of the "resurrection of damnation" (John 5:29).

The event which divides the first and second resurrections is the Millennial Kingdom where Jesus will reign as King of kings and Lord of lords for 1000 years. Revelation 20:4-5 confirm the duration of the kingdom when it says that the last of the righteous are raised to reign "with Christ a thousand years", but the "rest of the dead [that is, the wicked] lived not again until the thousand years were finished".

I will delve into each of these two resurrection types in other posts to extract the details of each and who participates within them.