Those who died last will be the first to be awakened; while those who died centuries ago will be among the last to be awakened.
[587]In the World War millions of men died upon the battlefield.

That was indeed the land of the enemy, the land of death.

The Lord gives us a picture through the Prophet as to the coming days of blessing, saying to the woman who wept for her children, and thus illustrating all who weep for their dead: "Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears; for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.

And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border." -- Jeremiah 31:16,17.
[588]As the dead come back from the tombs, provision will be made for them by their friends who are living on the earth.

Families long broken up will be again united; and sadness will give way to joy.