Just as God will give Believers a new spiritual body designed to function forever, perfectly suited for all eternity, He has another resurrection of the unjust.
John 5:29 says, [29] And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
"Revelation 20 has something called the 'first resurrection,' consisting of people who were Believers under the time past program who are resurrected into the kingdom, and then there's the 'evil resurrection,' " explains Preacher David Reid of Columbus, OH. "Obviously lost people are resurrected.
"Acts 24:15 says, [15] And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
"Revelation 20:13 says, [13] And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
"The lost are resurrected from those locations in order to appear at the Great White Throne Judgment and stand trial. At the end of the trial, verse 14 says, [14] And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
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"Revelation 19:20 says, [20] And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
"During the 70th Week, there is a satanic trinity that is a counterfeit of the true trinity. There's Satan, the beast and the false prophet. Revelation 20:10 says, [10] And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
"The devil is not cast into the lake of fire at the Second Coming like the beast and the false prophet are. He's put into the bottomless pit, locked up there for a period of time and then he gets out at the end of the Millennium to lead a rebellion.
"Some folks teach annihilation, saying that what happens to the lost in hell is they're not tormented forever; they're destroyed and they cease to exist.
"But what does that verse tell you? The beast and the false prophet have been there for a thousand years suffering torment. Satan's cast in there and it's about to start for him, and it's just the beginning of how it's going to be. What they say to him is, 'It doesn't get better.'
"The word 'torment,' when you look in the dictionary, means torture. The verse says the lost are 'tormented day and night forever and ever.'
"The lake of fire, if you will, is the trash can of the universe. God throws into the lake of fire everything He hates. Death and hell are cast in there and then, as Revelation 20:15 states, 'whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.'
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"Revelation 21:8 says, [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.
"How many murders do you have to commit to be a murderer? How many lies do you have to commit to be a liar? According to that verse, all liars shall have their part.
"Let's say you went through life and the only sin you ever committed was to lie a single time. Where would you end up? In the lake of fire.
"Now, your punishment would not be as severe as someone who sinned more, but one sin by itself is sufficient to merit the lake of fire. So then you just extrapolate that and think about what happens to a people who live their normal human life being the normal sinners we are? Well, the punishment has to be just devastating.
"Romans 2 says, [3] And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
"That verse is identifying exactly how people think. They have this vain hope that they're going to somehow escape the judgment of God. It's wishful thinking.
"Verse 4: [4] Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
"On that verse just think about the dispensation of grace. When Stephen is stoned, he says, 'I see the heavens opened and the son of man standing.' In Acts 2, Jesus Christ is seated, but in Acts 7, He's standing. Why? He's standing to judge His enemies.
"Stephen sees the son of man standing and it's an absolutely clear testimony to everyone hearing his voice that judgment is coming. Anyone with a brain ought to have expected that what was next on the agenda was the pouring out of God's wrath. But what God does, in His incredible grace, is He says, 'Time out, I'm going to give this time of longsuffering in grace.'
"Verse 4 is what happens to the lost man who rejects the dispensation of grace. Imagine living during this time, where God offers amnesty to the world as a free gift by believing on the Lord Jesus Christ, and someone says, 'Nah, I'm good. I'm a good person. I don't need that.'
"You despise the riches of goodness and forbearance and longsuffering! Do you see how brash and bold and ridiculous that statement is?!
"See the end of verse 4? Verse 5-6 say, [5] But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
[6] Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
"Verse 5 is the reality for every one who has rejected what Jesus Christ did for them. 'After thy hardness.' That's what you have to be to reject the gospel. Notice it says you 'treasurest up unto thyself wrath.'
"Have any of you ever cleaned out the house of an elderly person after their death and realized they just kept everything? They just had all this stuff they didn't want to get rid of. People like to collect things, don't they? Some people collect Hummels or little statues or jewelry? It's man's desire to treasure and to collect and amass; it's a form of lust. It's their desire for more manifested.
"Once you sort through all that physical nonsense, you know what's really happening with lost people? What is the one thing they're really treasuring up? According to that verse it's wrath.
"Which is better? Is it better to die as an infant or to live a long and full life as a lost person? You know what you've done in your long life? You've treasured up wrath. The longer you live the more you accumulate.
"Is anyone so naive to think that they go a 24-hour period without sinning? What happens with every extra hour of life you have? You add more sin, and when the books are opened, Revelation 20:12 says what happens? You just keep writing new chapters! There's more sin after more sin after more sin.
"Is God a righteous judge? He is. Is there any of those He can just say, 'Well, look, I already caught him on three felonies so I'm going to let him skate on this one.' He can't. It's inconsistent with His character.
"When people show up at that judgment it's going to be exhaustive. It's going to demonstrate beyond any doubt all their crimes, all their wrongs against God. It's going to demonstrate, I believe, every single time they rejected the gospel. Think of how that would burn?
"If the gospel is a command to believe, then the failure to perform that command is in itself a sin, so at the Great White Throne Judgment people are shown every time they rejected the provision Christ made for them. The fact demonstrated is there was all this evidence, all this information given them that they discounted."
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