Resurrection And Judgment – Part 5

Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation…of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
Heb 6:1, 2

Last week, we finally finished answering our last question related to the text above, namely “Will the wicked suffer eternally?”  You might be surprised to find out that a number of professing Christians now answer emphatically “No!” to this question.  An unbalanced presentation of the God of the Bible by preachers and teachers in our day as well as a lack of personal study by church members have led to the erroneous conclusion that God is too loving to condemn men to suffer forever.  Nevertheless, the Scripture is clear that those outside of Christ will indeed experience pain and torment that will never end. Just consider words like “eternal” and “everlasting” in a sample of the many texts that deal with this topic:

Mt 25:41, 46 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels…And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Mk 3:29 “but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation”

Rev 20:10,15 “The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever…And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.”

The verses above are just a few of the many passages related to eternal judgment, but they are more than enough to show us that the wicked will suffer forever.  It is a doctrine that needs to be clearly declared today even as Christ did in his day (Mt 10:28) for it will prompt men to fear the Lord, which Pr 9:10 tells us is the path that leads to wisdom.  If you’d like to view an outline of what we covered on the topic of “Resurrection and Judgment”, you can access the PDF version by clicking here.

Having finished this side topic, Lord willing, we will pick back up where we left off in Conformed To His Image this week.  Even as God is a righteous God that will most assuredly judge the wicked, He is also the source of all true love in the universe for “love is of God” and “God is love”! (1 Jn 4:7-8)  We’re on pg 29 this week considering “God’s Love For Us”.  I look forward to seeing each of you.

Jamie

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