SHOULD YOU FEAR DEATH?
The truth should set you free
John 8:32
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free .”
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free .”
This is the truth
John 5:24
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
A Christian whom is being lead by the Spirit does not have to fear the judgment because we have already passed from death; the judgment is not for us. When Jesus returns He will not judge the saints; the saints will be changed and rise up to meet Jesus in the air.
Greek Strong's Number: 2920
Greek Word: κρίσις
Transliteration: krisis
Root: perhaps a primitive word
Cross Reference: TDNT - 3:941,469
Part of Speech: n f
Vine's Words: Condemn, Condemnation, Judgment
decision (subject or object, for or against); by extension a tribunal; by implication justice (specially divine law) :- accusation, condemnation, damnation, judgment.
The context of what Jesus is saying is that he/she will not be judged against, because they believed. This is the person whom God is calling, because one cannot come to Jesus apart from God calling him or her. It is not naturally in human beings to seek God.
John 6:44
No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
Jeremiah 10:23
O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
Jesus says that the believer/Christian right now already has eternal life. That person has pass from death to life….do you believe Him?
God has not given his people a spirit of fear
2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
The fear that one might have does not come from God, but from the world. People with out hope beyond this life fears death, because they don’t want to lose the most priceless thing they have, which is life. The believer does not have to fear dying, because they not only have life, they have eternal life.
To have eternal life, is to have the very life that God has; life without beginning or end.….even if one were to die now, to God we are not dead but merely waiting for the time when He will call and they will answer and rise up, never to die again.
Job 14:14-15 (GW)
[sup]14 [/sup]“If a person dies, will he go on living? I will wait for my relief to come as long as my hard labor continues.
[sup]15 [/sup]You will call, and I will answer you. You will long for the person your hands have made.
[sup]14 [/sup]“If a person dies, will he go on living? I will wait for my relief to come as long as my hard labor continues.
[sup]15 [/sup]You will call, and I will answer you. You will long for the person your hands have made.
But there is hope even for the unsaved dead
John 5:27-29
27 and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29 and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.
At first glance one might assume that this (verse 28) is talking only about Christians, but a closer observation you will see that it’s not just talking about the dead in Christ alone, because it says “all those in the grave….” All those in the grave mean everyone who has died will be resurrected.
Here are some examples of this
For the sake of saving space I will only post the book and chapter where it can be found.
Ezekiel 37:1-14, Mathew 12: 41- 42
The House of Israel all the Gentile nations who have died in sin will be brought back to life, at the Last Great Day. The Last Great Day is the day after the Millennial rule of Jesus and the saints. The resurrection of “Damnation” is an improper translation, it should be Judgment.
But it is not a condemning judgment but sort of like being given a test, and at the end of the test, one is given a grade. It is only bad if you have failed to pass the test- so it is with the resurrection of judgment. From the moment that they are brought back to life there period of judgment will begin, just as it is now for the Church.
1 Peter 4:17
For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?
For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?
The word that is used in the Greek that is translated Judgment or Condemnation are similar to each other and mean the same thing.
John 5:27-29
Greek Strong's Number: 2920
Greek Word: κρίσις
Transliteration: krisis
Root: perhaps a primitive word
Cross Reference: TDNT - 3:941,469
Part of Speech: n f
Vine's Words: Condemn, Condemnation, Judgment
Greek Strong's Number: 2917
Greek Word: κρίμα
Transliteration: krima
Cross Reference: TDNT - 3:942,469
Part of Speech: n n
Vine's Words: Condemn, Condemnation, Judgment, Sentence
from <G2919> (krino); a decision(the function or the effect, for or against [“crime”]) :- avenge, condemned, condemnation, damnation, + go to law, judgment.
When properly understood we can see that the unsaved dead are not lost….they are not saved either. They are awaiting the second resurrection, where they will be offered salvation for the very first time. This is something we should all rejoice in to know; all our friends and loved ones that have died and never knew God, never knew what is means to repent will have their day of salvation.....this is good news.