LESSON
10
Resurrection of the Dead and Eternal Judgment
Heb. 6:1-2 Therefore
leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection;
not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith
toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms,
and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of
eternal judgment.
In this lesson we will
try to cover the last two foundational doctrines of Christ as found in Hebrews
6:1-2; resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.
These are not popular
subjects in the church today. We arent
receiving a lot of teachings on them. We
will lay a scriptural foundation that there is a literal resurrection.
Psa. 49:15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of
the grave, for He shall receive me.
Selah.
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There is a literal
resurrection.
Isa. 25:8 He will swallow up death in victory;
and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his
people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken
[it].
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According to research
done by George Barna, this young generation is
preoccupied with death. Two of the top
six things that are important to this young generation concern death.
When Jesus died on the
cross and rose from the dead, he swallowed up death.
Isa. 26:19 Thy dead [men] shall live,
[together with] my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye
that dwell in dust: for thy dew [is as] the dew of herbs, and the earth
shall cast out the dead.
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The earth will not be
able to hold the dead. Some will be
raised to eternal life, some will be raised to eternal damnation. There will be a resurrection.
Dan. 12:2 And many of
them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting
life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
This is going to
happen. There is a time coming, when
Jesus will return and there will be a resurrection of all who have died; some
to eternal life and some to eternal death.
Hos.
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God has destroyed the
power of death. Death has sought after
man ever since the fall of man. God is
turning that around and destroying the power of the grave.
When you begin to
understand and grasp that there is a resurrection, it gives you hope. No matter what happens or comes against you,
there is a hope. There is a
resurrection.
Matt. 22:31-32 But as
touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken
unto you by God, saying, I am the God of
Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God
of the dead, but of the living.
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There is a hope. No matter what comes against you there is a
hope. There is a resurrection.
God is not a god of the
dead, but a god of the living. All the
saints of old are not dead. They are
alive with God.
Matt. 27:50-53 Jesus, when He
had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent
in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks
rent; And the graves were opened;
and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his
resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
The veil was not a thin
fabric. It was woven to about four
inches thick. It could not be torn, yet
God tore it when Christ died.
When Jesus died, many of
the saints of old were raised from the dead and began walking around the
streets of
1 John 3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as
He is pure.
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The Bible says that
those who have the hope of the resurrection purify themselves.
John 5:19-24 Then answered
Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do
nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do:
for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the
Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him
all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him
greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
For as the Father raiseth up the dead,
and quickeneth [them]; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
For the Father judgeth no man, but hath
committed all judgment unto the Son: That all [men] should honour the Son, even as they honour
the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that
heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me,
hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from
death unto life.
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Jesus said that when you
are born again you pass from death unto life.
The person who has surrendered to Jesus has already passed from death to
life and there is no more judgment for them.
The Bible warns us not
to turn away from a surrendered life and return unto death. When we are surrendered to Jesus we pass from
death to life and there is no more judgment.
John 5:25-29 Verily,
verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall
hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so
hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; And hath given him
authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming,
in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done
good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the
resurrection of damnation.
There is a judgment for
those who refuse Christ. They will rise
to eternal condemnation.
Isa. 34:8-10 For [it is] the day of the LORD'S
vengeance, [and] the year of recompences for the
controversy of
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Brimstone is a substance
found in lava. It comes from the belly
of the earth.
There is a literal
resurrection and there is a literal hell.
Matt. 3:12 Whose fan [is]
in His hand, and He will throughly purge His floor,
and gather His wheat into the garner; but He will burn up the chaff with
unquenchable fire.
There is a literal
hell. A place of a literal fire and
brimstone.
Matt. 18:8 Wherefore if
thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast [them] from thee:
it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two
hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
Matt. 25:41 Then shall He
say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into
everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
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God will judge every
ungodly act. Punishment isn't just
absence from His presence, it's not getting into a lower heaven. The punishment is eternal, everlasting fire.
Luke 16:19-31 There
was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared
sumptuously every day: And there was a
certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which
fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died,
and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also
died, and was buried; And in hell
he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth
Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send
Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue;
for I am tormented in this flame.
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil
things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And
beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they
which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that
[would come] from thence. Then he said,
I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest
send him to my father's house: For I
have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into
this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them
hear them. And he said, Nay, father
Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses
and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
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This literally happened.
Whenever Jesus told a story or used a parable He mentioned it. Here He said there WAS a rich man and there
WAS a poor man.
God is a god of mercy,
love and grace, but He is also a God who demands justice. He will not hesitate to bring judgment.
Heb. 10:28-31 He that despised Moses' law died without
mercy under two or three witnesses: Of
how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath
trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant,
wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the
Spirit of grace? For we know him that
hath said, Vengeance [belongeth] unto me, I will
recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord
shall judge his people.
[It is] a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
God will not hesitate to
bring judgment, whether on the heathen or on those who once knew the Lord and
then walked away.
2 Pet. 2:21 For it had
been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after
they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
As born again
Christians, we have passed from death unto life. We must remember however that there is a lost
and dying world out there, that will pass unto eternal damnation unless we lead
them to Christ and eternal life.
In Review:
1. What
happens when you are
born-again?
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2. Whom
is the Judgment for?
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3. What
is punishment for those who reject Christ?
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4. Do a
study in the Bible about heaven and hell.
Describe each of them in detail.
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