Bible verses indicating three modes of salvation

Started by allsaved, January 10, 2008, 04:26:22 AM

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All are saved through Jesus Christ. No one can come to the Father except through him. However it appears that Jesus' saving work is applied during three major epochs or ages. My Scriptural references are: John 5:24-28, Matthew 25:31-46, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and Revelation 20:4-15. These verses speak of two resurrections. The first resurrection is that of believers only. These believers are described as those who were "beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and who had not worshipped the beast or its image.... This resurrection takes place at the end of this age on "The Day" or on the "Last Day" when Jesus comes "from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel and with the sound of the trumpet of God." These are the people who Jesus says this about: "Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life." These believers will not be at the White Throne Judgment nor will they be at the judgment described in Matthew 25. At this first resurrection, those believers who had died in the period beginning with Adam and Eve and ending with the Day of the Lord will come with Christ in their newly resurrected bodies to witness the resurrection those believers who are alive at his coming and the destruction of the unbelievers. All unbelievers will either remain in the grave or will die and go to their graves. Blessed are these who are resurrected at the first resurrection as the Second Death will have no power over them. "They will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years."

The rest of humanity will be raised at the end of the thousand year epoch. They will be judged by what is written in the books. Jesus says this about this resurrection: "Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment." This is the judgment of unbelievers described in Matthew 25. Jesus' saving blood is applied to these unbelievers based on their works. If their works are evil they are not found in the Book of Life. If they are found in the Book of Life they are brought into the New Jerusalem to be with their Father. Those not found in the Book of Life are thrown into the Lake of Fire where all that is dead is stripped from their souls. They are tormented day and night until they are purified; and then they are given life in Jesus Christ. Their sins are washed in the Blood of the Lamb. These are those who cannot be numbered and who come out of The Great Tribulation which is how human beings will experience the Lake of Fire. They will be guided to the fountain of living waters, which believers had found on this side of the grave when they had come to faith in Jesus. Then all human beings who have ever lived will joyfully together worship him who sits on the throne.


WhiteWings

So when Jesus returns unbelievers die and dead believers are resurected. That leaves us with only believers. The believers will reign with Jesus for a 1000 years. But reign over what? Themselfs?
1 Timothy 2:3-4  ...God our Savior;  Who will have all men to be saved...
John 12:47  And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
Romans 4:5 But to the one who does not work, but believes in the one who declares the ungodly righteous ...