Billions Now Living May Never Die! Billions Now Dead May Rise To life!

[Alfred Persson]

Billions Now Living May Never Die! Billions Now Dead May Rise To life!

This wonderful news springs directly from the teaching of Jesus Christ. Whether one is living or dead in the grave, all who obediently hear His voice and believes His Word will pass over from death into life:

The physically alive pass from death into life:

24 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
25 "Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. (Jn. 5:24-25 NKJ)

The physically dead come forth to the resurrection of life:

28 "Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice
29 "and come forth-- those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. (Jn. 5:28-29 NKJ)

Christ appeared once in the end time, so His ransom sacrifice applies to everyone who has ever lived since the foundation of the world:

24 For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;
25 not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood of another--
26 He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,
28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation. (Heb. 9:24-28 NKJ)

Therefore, those who believe in this life do not come into judgment, but those who believe in the afterlife are judged, but after this eagerly wait for the Second Coming of Christ for salvation from the dead.

But what of the mockers who think it strange Christians quit their former lives of excess, and so refuse to believe the gospel? When they die the gospel is preached to them again, and in the afterlife its no longer easy to ignore. Although judged for sins done in the flesh, they can choose to obey the gospel preached and then “live according to God in the spirit” while they eagerly wait for the resurrection into life:

3 For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles-- when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.
4 In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you.
5 They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
6 For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. (1 Pet. 4:3-6 NKJ)

Would God create such a big universe if He planned to save only a few?

Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” (Gen. 15:5 NKJ)

But some will object, saying: “Didn’t Jesus say only a few would be saved?”

Yes, Jesus did but it is wrong to take His words out of context, to teach a pretext.

Only a few of His those who ate and drank in Jesus’ presence in Israel in the 1st century would be saved, in contrast to the many saved from the four corners of the earth:

23 Then one said to Him, "Lord, are there few who are saved?" And He said to them,
24 "Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
25 "When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, `Lord, Lord, open for us,' and He will answer and say to you, `I do not know you, where you are from,'
26 "then you will begin to say, `We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.'
27 "But He will say, `I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.'
28 "There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.
29 "They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God. (Lk. 13:23-29 NKJ)

Why don’t more Christians preach this? That error is a direct consequence of a universal misinterpretation of Christ’s parable “the Judgment of the Sheep and the Goats”. Christians believe they are “the Sheep” and unbelievers “the Goats”. “All the nations” then is the entire human race, and judgment Day merely a confirmation of judgement rendered when people died.

Mat. 25:31–46 The Last Judgement… Our Lord, speaking here of this second and final judgement, shows no trace of nationalism. The judgement by which the kingdom of the Son is purified before becoming the kingdom of the Father is decided exclusively on religious grounds…. Man is fitly judged by the Son of Man and the judgement is universal. The ‘sheep’, for their mild expression and docility, are a suitable image of the faithful followers of Christ the shepherd, Jn 10:3, 4, 27. They are distinguished from the ‘goats’ (cf. Ez 34:17), mistrustful of eye and intractable of conduct, aptly chosen as their wicked counterpart. …The sentence of the wicked, expressed more briefly than the invitation of the just, is a terrible one. Instead of ‘Come!’, ‘Depart!’; in place of the Kingdom, ‘everlasting fire’.-Jones, A. (1953). The Gospel of Jesus Christ according to St Matthew. In B. Orchard & E. F. Sutcliffe (Eds.), A Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture (pp. 897–898). Toronto; New York; Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson.

That is obviously incorrect. This judgment occurs at Christ’s second coming, NOT after the 1000 year millennial Kingdom. Moreover, unlike the Judgment Day when the dead are raised from the Sea, Death and Hades, here no resurrection occurs (Rev. 20:11-15).

Furthermore, the Sheep cannot be Christians because the NT says by this time they are seated with Christ and His angels, as Kings and Priests. “These my Brethren (Mt. 25:40; Rom. 8:29) were "gathered" (2 Thess. 2:1) from the earth during Christ's coming in glory. They reign with Christ as Kings and Priests (Rev. 1:6; 20:4-6; 1 Thess. 4:14-18; 1 Cor. 15:51-58; Mat. 24:29-31; Rev. 14:14-16). Because they believed in Christ when physically alive, they cannot now “come into judgment, but has passed from death into life." (John 5:24). As Christ's "Brethren" they have authority to judge the unsaved with Christ (Mt. 19:28; 1 Cor. 6:3; Rev. 20:4), the "firstborn among many brethren" (Rom. 8:29).

Both the Sheep and the Goats know Christ enough to call Him LORD. If they received His disciples, then Jesus rules they have received Him. Those who helped Christ’s persecuted brethren would receive their reward (Mt. 10:42; Mk. 9:41).

31 "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
32 "All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.
33 "And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 "Then the King will say to those on His right hand, `Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 `for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;
36 `I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.'
37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, `Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
38 `When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
39 `Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'
40 "And the King will answer and say to them, `Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'
41 "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:
42 `for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;
43 `I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.'
44 "Then they also will answer Him, saying, `Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?'
45 "Then He will answer them, saying, `Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'
46 "And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." (Matt. 25:31-26:1 NKJ)

This entire Context is about Christendom, whether the ten virgins who know Christ “the bridegroom” but only five respond correctly to what they know (Mt. 25:1-13), or the servants of the Master who travels to a far country and those who failed to respond correctly are cast into the outer darkness (Mt. 25:14-30). The Sheep and the Goats are members of the Church who failed to become true believers before the Return of Christ.

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I have improved the argument on my site, all are welcome to check it out. Even the Title changed:

"Unlocking the Gates of Immortality: Billions Poised for a Resurrection to Eternity!"

Eventually I will have a forum for those who want to discuss and debate my blogs. Everyone will be welcome. But for now, although it isn't finished, check out what has been vastly improved:


For example, the new blog begins:

In the realm of Christian apologetics, there are times when it becomes necessary to examine cherished beliefs and challenge traditional interpretations. It is with humility, reverence, and a genuine desire for truth that I present this argumentative essay, aiming to demonstrate that the Bible itself contains evidence that contradicts classic and cherished beliefs regarding postmortem opportunity.

As a Christian apologist, my purpose is not to undermine or diminish the importance of cherished beliefs, but rather to engage in a rigorous examination of scriptural passages that challenge the prevailing understanding of postmortem opportunity. It is my firm conviction that through honest inquiry and an open-hearted pursuit of truth, we can gain a deeper understanding of God’s Word and refine our theological understanding and this will greatly aid global evangelization for Christ.

Throughout this essay, we will delve into specific passages of the Bible that, upon careful examination, present an alternative perspective on postmortem opportunity. By analyzing these verses in their historical and cultural context, we can gain fresh insights and this will glorify our God, even as it is written:

3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. (Rev. 15:3-4 KJV)

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