Many of the people that are dead and buried {\cf2\super [133]} will wake up. Some of them will wake up to have life forever. But some will wake up to have shame and disgrace forever.
Matthew 25:46 - Easy To Read Version “Then those bad people will go away. They will have punishment forever. But the good people will go and have life forever.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then they will go away into eternal punishment, but those who are just and upright and in right standing with God into eternal life. [Dan. 12:2.] American Standard Version (1901) And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life. Common English Bible And they will go away into eternal punishment. But the righteous ones will go into eternal life.” Catholic Public Domain Version And these shall go into eternal punishment, but the just shall go into eternal life." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And these shall go into everlasting punishment: but the just, into life everlasting. |
Many of the people that are dead and buried {\cf2\super [133]} will wake up. Some of them will wake up to have life forever. But some will wake up to have shame and disgrace forever.
Then the good people will shine like the sun. They will be in the kingdom of their Father. You people that hear me, listen!
A man came to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to have life forever?”
And every person that has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or farms to follow me will get much more than he left. And that person will have life forever.
“Then the king will say to those bad people on his left, ‘Go away from me. God has already decided that you will be punished. Go into the fire that burns forever. That fire was prepared for the devil and his angels.
“Then the king will answer, ‘I tell you the truth. Anything you refused to do for any of my people here, {\cf2\super [390]} you refused to do for me.’
Also, there is a big pit (hole) between you and us. No person can cross over to help you. And no person can leave there and come here.’
You gave the Son power over all people so that the Son could give eternal life to all those people you have given to him.
The person that believes in the Son has life forever. But the person that does not obey the Son will never have that life. God’s anger stays with that person.”
But the person that drinks the water I give will never be thirsty again. That water I give will become like a spring of water flowing inside that person. That water will bring that person life forever.”
“I tell you the truth. If a person hears what I say and believes in the One (God) who sent me, that person has life forever. That person will not be judged guilty. He has already left death and has entered into life.
Then they will come out of their graves. The people that did good in this life will rise and have life forever. But the people that did evil will rise to be judged guilty.
Earthly food spoils and ruins. So don’t work to get that kind of food. But work to get the food that stays good always and gives you life forever. The Son of Man {\cf2\super [87]} will give you that food. God the Father showed that he is with the Son of Man.”
Every person that sees the Son and believes in him has life forever. I will raise up that person on the last day. This is what my Father wants.”
But Paul and Barnabas spoke very boldly. They said, “We must speak the message {\cf2\super [277]} of God to you Jews first. But you refuse to listen. You are making yourselves lost—not worthy of having eternal life! So we will now go to the people of other nations!
When the non-Jewish people heard Paul say this, they were happy. They gave honor to the message {\cf2\super [278]} of the Lord. And many of the people believed the message. These were the people chosen to have life forever.
I have the same hope in God that these Jews have—the hope that all people, good and bad, will be raised from death.
Sin once used death to rule us. But God gave people more of his grace so that grace could rule by making people right with him. This brings life forever through Jesus Christ our Lord.
When people sin, they earn what sin pays—death. But God gives his people a free gift—life forever in Christ Jesus our Lord.
If a person plants (lives) to satisfy his sinful self, then his sinful self will bring him eternal death. But if a person plants to please the Spirit, {\cf2\super [76]} he will get eternal life from the Spirit.
Those people will be punished with a destruction that continues forever. They will not be allowed to be with the Lord. Those people will be kept away from his great power.
And Satan (the one who tricked those people) was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur with the animal and the false prophet. {\cf2\super [155]} There they will be tortured (punished) day and night forever and ever.
And if a person’s name was not found written in the book of life, then that person was thrown into the lake of fire.
But the people who are cowards, people who refuse to believe, people who do terrible things, people who kill, people who sin sexually, people who do evil magic, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [159]} and people who tell lies—all those people will have a place in the lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”