Hi rocky,
Seems to me we all are dead, even though we physically live, and those who hear have proceeded out of death (from a state of death) into life.
This is true, we are all dead spiritually, tho alive physiaclly, until our eyes are opened. The whole world is dead, only when Christ comes in to you and your eyes are opened, then you have life.
As the parable of the sower, only a few seed fell on good ground, that is the few that are chosen now.
Mat 13:13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not; nor do they understand.
v. 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which said, "By hearing you shall hear and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see and shall not perceive; (Isa 6:9)
v. 15 for this people's heart has become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and they have closed their eyes, lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them."
v. 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
v. 17 For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear what you hear, and have not heard them.
But in this physical life the elect only receive the earnest of the Spirit and will receive the fullness in the resurrection, when the elect become spirit, as Christ so shall we be.
1Jo 3:2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be. But we know that when He shall be revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
2Cor 1:22 And He has sealed us and having given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
Seems to me those who don't hear his voice, stay in a state of death, and are brought into (resurrected unto) judgment. I'm not sure i see it as they have had to physically die first.
Well we all die in this life. The exception would be that generation at Christ's return.
Heb 9:27 And as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment,
And the vast majority will
not have had their eyes open to the truth, before they die. So when all are resurrected, they will then have their eyes opened. But it will be a process of coming to the truth, they have to unlearn all the false teaching, just like the elect do now. They will have to learn to live a righteous life, just like the elect do now.
So what happens to those in the resurrection of condemnation after second death, after death of death? do they physically die again? do they get ever get a spritual body? They are on/of the earth, but we know the earth will pass away when all is fufilled.
When Christ returns there "will be no more death." (Rev 21:4)
So people will be brought to salvation, and all will eventually be brought into the kingdom as spirit beings. This is when Christ will turn His kingdom over to the Father and all will be all together as one.
1Co 15:28 But when all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subject to Him who has subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all things in all.
This heaven and earth passing away, hummm, it sounds symbolic in 2 Peter. It does say it's 'the day of the Lord,' so it may mean that the ways of the earth will be changed. We know that the spiritual fire does not actually burn physical things up.
2Peter 3:10 Howbeit the day of the Lord will be here, as a thief,—in which, the heavens, with a rushing noise, will pass away, while, elements, becoming intensely hot, will be dissolved, and, earth, and the works therein, will be discovered. (Rotherham)
Hi Jason,
The resurrection is on the 'day of the Lord' first for the just to be brought into the kingdom incorruptible. Then on the same 'day' the unjust or corrupt, to be cast into the Lake of fire to be judged. This is the resurrection of all the dead.
Act 24:15 And I have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
When Christ and the elect returns He will judge on the earth or the people that are on it. Spirit being are not bound by the earth, they would be in the heavenly kingdom.
Psa 98:9 before Jehovah; for He comes to judge the earth; with righteousness He shall judge the world, and the peoples in uprightness.
mercy, peace, and love
Kat