The concept of resurrection to mortal life emerges in the context of multiple resurrections, each serving a distinct purpose in God's order. Some individuals, such as Lazarus, Dorcas, Eutychus, and those who rose from their graves at Christ's death, have experienced physical resurrection and died again, marking a second physical death. It is conceivable that a few might even face a third physical death. If these individuals were not called and converted during their resurrected life, lacking the opportunity for salvation, they will rise again in the second resurrection to live a third time. At the conclusion of that life, they will either be transformed into spirit beings or perish in the Lake of Fire, experiencing what could be a third death. However, Revelation 20:14 labels the Lake of Fire as the second death, emphasizing its permanence, for once it is experienced, no further resurrection is possible. The general rule remains that all are appointed to die at least once, underscoring the inevitability of physical death before any subsequent resurrections to mortal life.

The hope of the Christian lies in the resurrection of the dead, a promise rooted in the power of the same God who raised Jesus Christ from the grave. By means of the resurrection, the vast majority of mankind will receive the opportunity for salvation and the gift of eternal life, though a few who willfully reject God's way will not. The Bible identifies special acts of God's mercy in which He restores people to physical life, distinct from resurrections to spiritual, eternal life. These special resurrections to mortal life are acts of divine compassion, allowing individuals to return to physical existence as part of God's greater plan for humanity. God's established order ensures that His saints rise first, while later resurrections will include most of mankind who never had the chance to know God's truth during their lives.

The Bible speaks of more than one resurrection, offering hope beyond the first death that all face. There is a second resurrection, the resurrection of unconverted humanity, occurring far in the future during the Great White Throne Judgment. In this period, all who have ever lived will be raised to physical life, have their understanding returned to them, and be offered God's Spirit. They will have their first real opportunity to understand and choose to live God's way. As exemplified in Ezekiel 37, in this resurrection, all humanity will be raised to physical life, and their spirits will return to them. Worldwide healing will take place at that time; the lame will leap like a deer, the mute will sing, the blind will see, and the effects of this life's physical infirmities will no longer hinder as men, women, and children arise to life and receive understanding about the way God desires them to live. He will offer all these billions the opportunity for eternal life.

The Bible reveals two main types of resurrection, one of which is the resurrection to mortal, physical, temporary life, akin to the life humans currently experience. This type, often referred to as the Second Resurrection, is described in detail in the scriptures, portraying a future event where billions who never had an opportunity for salvation will be physically reconstructed by God to live again. This physical life will be distinct, offering the opportunity and great probability of achieving salvation and eternal, spiritual life. Physical resurrections are not limited to this future event. The Bible records numerous instances of miraculous resurrections to physical life across various times. A notable example occurred in AD 31, as described in Matthew 27:52, where the graves were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. These resurrected saints appeared to many in Jerusalem, without any remarkable or outstanding appearance noted, unlike the spiritual resurrections described elsewhere. Similar to others like Lazarus who experienced physical resurrection, these saints lived for an undetermined period, served the purpose for which they were raised, and then died once again, with no record of eternal life following this event.