RomeSweetHome wrote:The phrase, "rise again" is a language convention typical in the Bible that can be confusing. It is similar to the language convention found in the Matthew 1:25: "And he did not know her UNTIL she brought forth her firstborn son."
"UNTIL" does not imply that the state of Mary's virginity was changed afterwards; it only stating and affirming that she was virginal up to the time of the birth. There is no implication that after the birth Mary had relations with Joseph.
There is also no implication she did not.
In fact there are other examples of the use of "until" that are obviously not meaning in a change of state afterwards. For example: "Michal the daughter of Saul had no children till the day of her death" (2 Sam. 6:23). This obviously is not saying that Michal had children AFTER she was dead.
You apparently decided to ignore my post on this subject. You interpretation of "until" is suspect.
A similar convention is true with the term, firstborn. "Firstborn" means exactly that, the first born, but does not imply there was a second born.
For most people it is an indication of more children, how many people do you know with one child introduce them as my firstborn? People will introduce an only child with his/her name or the expression "my only child".