Today If You Hear His Voice
Bible Study Guide (All Will Be Resurrected Teaching)
(Verses 28-30) Let’s look closely at these verses and compare them to what Jesus just said in verses 24-25. Can you see the transition taking place between these two sets of verses? What can we draw from what Jesus is trying to explain?
In verses 24-25, Jesus speaks of those hearing His words and accepting Him as their Lord and Savior. Those who do will find their way from death (unbelief) to eternal life. But for those who don’t, they will hear a different voice calling them from death (grave). This death is a physical death.
Take careful notice of what He’s saying. Jesus is telling those who are alive but don’t believe, if they hear His voice and harden not their hearts they will be saved.
Jesus is speaking of the hope of eternity for salvation. Why is the idea of eternity so relevant? Let’s listen to Jesus and find out.
If they choose not to hear His voice but choose to harden their hearts they will not be saved. Instead, when they pass away they will hear a voice calling them from the grave. This voice of God will be heard at the end of the age. Then all will be resurrected and face judgment. This is not a voice that anyone will have the ability to exempt themselves from.
Will All People Be Resurrected?
Have you ever been in a conversation and your sharing the gospel of Jesus with someone? Especially if your sharing some of the things that will take place in the last days. Then somewhere along in the conversation, the other person seems to lose interest in your sharing of the gospel. They blurt out something to the effect of, “It doesn’t matter, when I’m dead I won’t have to worry about any of that stuff!”
I have and it’s sad to think how lost some people are. Many of these people are our loved ones.
So many people think that it’s all over when they die and they don’t have to answer for anything. As if death is some hiding place where unbelievers can hide out and avoid any repercussions of their unbelief.
This idea could not be any further from the truth.
Which brings us to a great question. Will all people be resurrected? Why? Because so many people don’t realize that after death is where it all begins. Physical death ends this temporal life. Eternity begins after that. Eternity is far from temporary.
The prophet Daniel, who was highly favored by God, was given by God some of the most prophetic verses in the Old Testament relating to the end times. One of these verses comes out of Daniel 12 where he writes about the last days of the Tribulation Period. He’s given a glimpse of the biblical truth that all will be resurrected at the end of the 1000 year reign of Christ.
“Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.” (Daniel 12:2)
Daniel wrote these words about 500 years before the birth of Christ.
Will Everyone Be Resurrected According to Jesus?
Jesus will confirm and reiterate with a bit more clarity the words given to Daniel hundreds of years ago that all will be resurrected. Compare Jesus words.
“Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.” (John 5:28-29)
In verses 28-29, Jesus says look, don’t be amazed by what I just told you in verses 24-25 about how I will save you from death if you accept my teaching. Listen carefully, I’m about to tell you something even more amazing than that.
Listen carefully! Everyone that has ever been born and then passed away will be resurrected. Those who’ve come to faith in Christ will rise at the rapture. Those who had a heart for God before Christ was born will be raised at the end of the Tribulation Period. And those who’ve never accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior will be resurrected at the end of the Millennial Kingdom. This will be the Great White Throne Judgment.
That’s right! Jesus said all will be resurrected from the grave. Then each person, good or bad will have to account for their deeds and will face eternal life or condemnation.
I hope that all those who have ears will hear what Jesus is teaching about the resurrection. There’s no escaping eternity. All will be resurrected.
Who Will Be Resurrected and When?
| PEOPLE GROUP | RESURRECTED WHEN | WHICH RESURRECTION |
| People who died believing in Christ. | At the Rapture | First Resurrection |
| People alive believing in Christ before Tribulation. | At the Rapture | First Resurrection |
| People Who Came to Believe in Christ during the Tribulation. | End of the Tribulation | First Resurrection |
| Old Testament Saints who never knew Christ but loved God. | End of the Tribulation | First Resurrection |
| All those who never believed in God or Jesus Christ from creation. | End of the 1000 year reign of Christ | Second Resurrection |
If you Hear His Voice Today
There are three distinctly different events spoken of by Jesus in verses 28-29. When you hear His voice and if you accept His voice, will make a big difference in which event you will be a part of.
Hear His Voice Before the Tribulation
If you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior before the events of the Tribulation begin, you’ll be a part of the rapture or the resurrection of those who have passed away believing in Jesus Christ.
All of these will be brought into eternal life.
Hear His Voice During the Tribulation
If you come to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior during the Tribulation, you will not be condemned to eternal death but will be resurrected at a future time. I don’t recommend waiting this long to come to Christ. In the Tribulation, you’ll face the wrath that will come upon the world to test the inhabitants of earth. Then you will be persecuted for your belief.
Those who have died before Jesus Christ came to earth to save mankind, but believed in God, will be resurrected after the Tribulation when Jesus returns.
If You Choose Not To Hear His Voice
You’re time will be reserved for after the Millennial Kingdom. Then all remaining people in the grave will be resurrected to face judgment. The foolish notion of imaging you have nothing to worry about after you pass away is exactly that, a foolish notion.
Actually, if you haven’t accepted Christ by the time you pass away, you have a lot to worry about. Unfortunately, worrying will not save you.
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