but there will be people being born in the next age also that will be like the many in this age who are not being called by God at that time, so there is another aged afterwards where they shall go through the lake of fire as we are now.
Hi Rick, here's a thought, do we know "there will be people being born in the next age"? Not trying to cause confusion, but understand what exactly the Scripture say on these things. I don't know of any that say there will continue to be births after this age... but there is a exchange between Jesus and the Sadducees that seems to indicate there will not be.
Mat 22:23 The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question,
v. 24 saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.'
v. 25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother.
v. 26 So too the second and third, down to the seventh.
v. 27 After them all, the woman died.
v. 28 In the resurrection, therefore, of the seven, whose wife will she be? For they all had her."
v. 29 But Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.
v. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Jesus was not speaking to believers, nor does it seem like the resurrection He speaks of is the first resurrection. Yes there will be ages to go, because "but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come" (Matt 12:32). When you think about it, the next ages are for judgment and giving account for what was done in this age.
Heb 9:27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,
Rev 21:4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."
If "death shall be no more" where is the continuing cycle of life and death? I could see how this cycle of physical birth and life and death would come to an end with this age, but this is just another one of those things to ponder.
mercy, peace and love
Kat