Jim Parker
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All of mankind will be raised from the grave.Have I missed something that you were trying to communicate?
Physical death has been defeated by Christ's resurrection in a human body.
All of mankind will be raised "immortal" and "incorruptible." (1 Cor 15:53)
I understand that to mean first, that all of mankind will experience the resurrection; second, that the resurrected body to be immortal and incorruptible.( That body will never cease to function and will never be subject to disease, decay, aging, etc.)
I understand this to be the case based on Paul's comments at 1Co 15:51-54
We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable nature must put on the imperishable, and this mortal nature must put on immortality. When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory."
And, finally, I understand that some will inherit the kingdom of heaven (mat 25:34-40) and be eternally united to God in Christ. (Eph 5:32-32) They will receive God's eternal life by being united to Christ while the rest will be eternally separated from God in what has been described as"eternal fire" (Mat 25:41) the "outer darkness" and "the lake of burning sulfur" and the "second death."
Neither those who inherit the kingdom nor those who depart for the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels, will ever cease to exist in their resurrected, immortal and incorruptible bodies.
And that's how I see it.
jim