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Matt 25:46 " the just for temporary life and the unjust for temporary punishment

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patmokgoko:
Hi family please help me out, I came across this question, regarding Matt 25:46, if the ungodly will be punished or chastened just for an age so should the life of the godly be. If the word eternal means "age" for the wicked it should also mean "age" life for the believer. How can that be? I know the answer is lying somewhere.

Cypress:
Maybe these posts will help

http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,5071.msg119998.html#msg119998

The meaning of aeonian life...

Kat:

Hi patmokgoko,

Here is an email that should help you with this.

http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,4445.0.html -------------

  Jesus had a special REWARD/AWARD for all His followers. What was it? Heaven? NO. Eternal life? NO. All humanity will be given immortality which is in effect eternal, everlasting life. So what is so special that only the CHOSEN FEW will receive it? It is ruling and reigning and judging with Jesus Christ!  This reign is "eonian" or "age-lasting." It is decidedly NOT "eternal," as we are plainly told that it will END (I Cor. 15:25). Jesus rules only "UNTIL" He puts all enemies under His feet, at which time He hands over the reign of the Kingdom to His God and Father (Verses 27-28). All enemies will learn RIGHTEOUSNESS and ultimately be saved (Isa. 26:9, I Tim. 2:4, I Tim. 4:10, Phil. 2:9-11, Eph. 1:10, etc., etc., etc).
 
And so, those who do not quality to rule, reign, and judge with Christ, will themselves BE JUDGED. And judgment means to set things right. Hence "the [wicked] shall go away into everlasting [Gk: 'eonian'] punishment [Gk: 'chastisement']: but the righteous [the chosen Elect Few[ into life eternal [Gk: 'eonian' also]"  (Matt. 25:46). Aionios is the adjective form of the noun aion. Aion means an "age."  Aionios means that which pertains to an age. Eternus is a Latin word that surprisingly traces it etymology to the Greek word aion. Eternus never, ever meant "endless time" until hundreds of years after the Bible was completed and the Catholic Church decided that aions would be now taught to be "ENDLESS ages." As aion and aionios never meant endless, the word endless had to be affixed to aion and aionos in order to ever give it such a false and erroneous meaning.
 
The root of "kolasis" means "cutting off," as in pruning a tree. One prunes a tree to make it PRODUCE MORE FRUIT, not to kill it!  The wicked are chastised (judged) for the period of Christ's reign and the Saints reign for the period of Christ's reign. Both periods are the same length--until their purpose has been accomplished. Simple, huh? And Scriptural as well. God will torture no one for all eternity. That is blasphemously insane!!

God be with you,
Ray

lilitalienboi16:
In Short,

Jesus never promised us ETERNAL life, what He promised us was IMMORTALITY and those who overcome;  "Age-Abiding life," which last for a duration but ends.

Immortality however does not mean Eternal life. It simply means - DEATH - LESS - NESS, WITHOUT DYING, NEVER TO BE DYING/DEAD.

1 Corinthians 15:53-55 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

In other words, when the ressurected are given immortality, their life never comes to an end not because they were given "Eternal Life" but rather because they were given IMMORTALITY and can no longer die.

As Kat said, Aionion life is for the elect who will rule with Christ, but even that comes to an end because Even Christ must submit Himself to His Father. We are told this lasts for an age. To my understanding, the age of the Great WHITE throne of judgement. (Not BLACK throne :P)

 Corinthians 15:26-28 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he [JESUS CHRIST] must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

Interesting little tid bit; The lake of fire is called the...

Revelation 21:8 "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."

The last enemy destroyed is death.. which means even the lake of fire will come to end, as it too, is a form of death. The second death to be exact. So the lake of fire can't last forever ;)

Cypress:
For the life of me...I can never remember it right. I get confused with the "millennial" reign and what happens after the second resurrection and when some are cast into the LOF. The elect are ruling all along until He delivers everything to His Father?

I don't mean to bring outside influences...but I've seen people discussing the eons, and that there are at least 5 of them. Does Ray talk about this? I don't recall him ever writing on it.

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