Will Evil People Be Resurrected in Christ’s Kingdom?

Answer: Yes! Jesus said in John 5:28-29 (NASB): “Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.” This is confirmed by the apostle Paul’s words in Acts 24:14-15 (NASB): “believing everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets; …  that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.”

The righteous or those who have done good deeds are the followers of Christ. They are resurrected to a spiritual reward – “glory and honor and immortality, eternal life” (Rom. 2:7 NASB). The wicked are resurrected to judgment – not of their deeds in this life but their deeds in Christ’s earthly kingdom.

We are told about this judgment in Revelation 20:12 (NASB): “And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.”  

This corresponds to Isaiah’s words in Isa. 26:9 (NASB): “For when the earth experiences Your judgments The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.” When the LORD’s judgments are made manifest in the earth through Christ’s kingdom, the resurrected human family will have the opportunity to learn righteousness and come back into harmony with God and His principles of truth and righteousness. This learning process is described by Isaiah as “Highway of Holiness” that mankind will walk up to gain perfection, everlasting life and harmony with God (Isa. 35:8).

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