The Heaven Answer Book

Who will be included in the resurrection of the dead?

J esus taught that both the righteous and the un righteous will be resurrected. When Jesus spoke to those who were persecuting Him, He said, “A time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out—those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned” (John 5:28–29). Those who have received Christ will live with Him forever. Those who rejected Christ will live in eternity separated from Him. This is a grim reality. But God’s grace is also a reality. Christ died for all sinners (2 Corinthians 5:15). The Bible says that “he was despised and rejected by men” (Isaiah 53:3), but in His grace He desires that all receive the salvation extended to them by His outstretched arms on the cross. Death is not the end for anyone, no matter who we

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