First of all I don't believe any in this day and age has not heard of Jesus and we preach to the living not the dead. Any preaching on the other side is of the Lord Himself.
In regard to wicked Joe he would come before Jesus and He will make a judgment concerning Him. What about Alice who never heard of Jesus neither directly or from others and she was a sweet and kind always helping the less fortunate. Does Alice deserve eternal judgment?
Yes God is just. Jesus went and preached to the spirits in prison so that though judged according to the flesh as judgement for wickedness they might live according to the spirit.
Everybody is dead, not living, how can anyone be living without Jesus in them, who is life. (
John 1:4 In him was
life; and the
life was the
light of men.)
There is no wisdom/knowledge, nor understanding, in the grave, nor against the Lord, because all who reason against the Lord, are dead, the same as those in the grave are dead.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor
wisdom, in the
grave, whither thou goest.
Proverbs 21:30 There is no
wisdom nor understanding nor counsel
against the
Lord.
Jesus went to the dead, on earth, ( dead in sins/darkness) and to the grave, where all men go, to show the new living way we can go, so all who follow Jesus go to life, ( as He rose to life eternal.) all who do not follow, are still on the path to death. ( in darkness.)
Hebrews 10:20 By a
new and
living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
1 John 2:8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true
light now
shineth.
Does anyone who cannot speak truly for Jesus, not deserve the punishment they are already in, which is their self chosen, self belief, self glory, self deceiving, self darkness, self death.
Jesus alone is the one who glorifies the Father, lays HIs life down, which also is light, atoning and redeeming sacrifice, overcoming of this world/the devil, who then deserves good, to deny all of that and consider they did well without Him ? Through Jesus overcoming, is how we overcome, nobody else is worth a thought. ( no man is worthy.)
Revelation 5:4 And I wept much, because no man was
found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
The way I know every creature under heaven has heard of Jesus Christ, ( preached to every creature. Colossians 1:23.) is because the whole world is deceived by satan, so satan knows who are his, and I know by that too. The Lord knows those who are HIs, and it is simple to know who they are, it is all who are not satans, right now.
The Shepherd knows His sheep, He must bring them, so we know He does/has.
John 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and
know my sheep, and am
known of mine.
John 10:16 And other sheep I have, which are
not of
this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one
fold, and one shepherd.
John 10:27 My sheep hear
my voice, and I
know them, and they follow me:
2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord
knoweth them that are
his. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
The Gospel is hid to those who are lost. Not hidden to those who are found, ( by the Shepherd)
The whole world is deceived by the devil, blinded, non believing.
The whole theological discussions, are for no purpose, it is only by people who are deceived. ( the whole world.)
2 Corinthians 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which
deceiveth the whole
world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
