Will the righteous be forever delivered from condemnation and corruption?
(Isaiah 25:8; 65:17-25; 2 Peter 3:13; Rev. 21:3, 22; 22:3-5) Blog 25-31 Dec. 2022
Prepared by Richard A. Marin: Present Truth PO Box 700, Fallbrook CA 92088-0700 USA
REVIEW: Before sin arose in heaven there was no death, sorrow, or pain. When Adan chose Lucifer’s lie, death, sorrow, and pain came to the human race. Jesus came to be the new Representative of humanity offering escape from death, sorrow, and pain to all who believe in him.
Corruption and Condemnation
1. Besides the moral corruption that is the lot of every child of Adam born into this world, what legal inheritance do babies receive from Adam? Besides moral corruption, all children of Adam are born condemned to eternal death (Rom. 5:12, 18; 1 Cor. 15:22).
2. How many human beings have not inherited moral corruption and legal condemnation to eternal death? Only one baby born in this world did not inherit moral corruption & legal condemnation. Although Jesus inherited degenerate human nature after four thousand years of sin, he was not born with our moral corruption nor our legal condemnation (Eccl. 7:27-28; Luke 1:35; Heb. 2:14, 17).
3. If Jesus did not inherit our sinfulness why did he die the second death? Jesus died the second death as a Substitute for humanity for he was counted as being a sinner when he was not a sinner so that we who are not righteous may be counted righteous (Isa. 53:12; 2 Cor. 5:21).
4. How does the Bible describe the process of overcoming our corruption of nature? The Bible teaches that those who accept Jesus as their Lord & Saviour are given God’s Holy Spirit to indwell & help them fight against their sinful natures & that in cooperation with the Spirit, Christians are to purify themselves in a process called sanctification (John 14:16-17; 16:13; 2 Cor. 7:1; Gal. 5:17; 2 Thes. 2:13).
5. When will the process of sanctification be complete? Sanctification is the work of a lifetime & only reaches completion in glorification which takes place just before Jesus returns for the living or at resurrection for the dead in Christ (Rom. 8:17-23; 2 Thes. 1:10).
6. When do people pass from condemnation to death unto justification of life? While Jesus purchased justification of life for all humanity, that blessing only becomes the property of those who believe in him (John 5:24; Rom. 5:1, 18).
7. Is it possible for a person who has passed from death unto life to revert back to condemnation? It is possible for a true believer to turn from Christ his righteousness & come back under condemnation (Eze. 18:24; 1 Tim. 4:1; 2 Pet. 2:20-22).
8. What will finally determine if a believer has remained in justification and not fallen from grace? In the pre-advent, investigative judgment God will examine the lives of all who have ever believed in Jesus to determine if they continued in faith unto the end (Eccl. 12:13-14; Matt. 24:13; 2 Cor. 5:10).
Cleansing
9. Will God’s final judgment and subsequent glorification of the righteous forever deliver them from condemnation and corruption? Yes, when the sins of God’s people are blotted out in the investigative judgment & their sinful natures are removed in glorification then they will be forever free from condemnation & corruption (Acts 3:19-21; 1 Cor. 15:50-53; Heb. 10:17).
10. When rebellion arose in heaven how did God eliminate it? Rebellion was eliminated from heaven after a serious battle was fought. Then Satan & his angels were cast out of heaven (Isa. 13:12-13; Rev. 12:7-9).
11. Will Satan and his angels live forever on this earth? No, While Satan & his angels are the sole inhabitants of earth during the millennium God with the redeemed will judge them & then they will be cast into the lake of fire & finally annihilated, never to live again (Rev. 20:1-4, 11-15).
12. What will become of all the human beings who joined Satan in his rebellion against God? After their millennial judgment, all those who joined Satan in rebellion against God will also be cast into the lake of fire & be eternally destroyed (Rev. 20:15).
13. What will become of all the pollution and destruction that sin has caused to the environment? God will create a new heavens & a new earth in which no trace of sin will remain. There, animal & human life will live in perfect harmony with each other & with nature (Isa. 65:17-25; 66:22-23; 2 Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21:1-5).
Perfection
14. What do Isaiah and John say will not exist in the new earth? Isaiah & John say that God will wipe away all tears & there will be no more death, sorrow, or pain in the new earth (Isa. 25:8; Rev. 21:4).
15. What name does the book of Revelation give to the bride of Christ? In Revelation the bride of Christ is called the Jerusalem (Rev. 21:9-10).
16. How is the perfection of the bride of Christ described in Revelation? The bride of Christ is clothed in the Sun of Righteousness, having the glory of God & perfectly square (Rev. 12:1; 19:8; 21:11, 16-17).
17. What will the saved be doing throughout eternity? Throughout endless ages the saved of earth will build houses, eat homegrown food, travel to other worlds, & share the story of their redemption (Isa. 65:17-22; 66:19-23; Matt. 25:21; Rev. 21:24).
18. Who alone will enjoy life with the Godhead forever? Only those found written in the Lamb’s Book of Life will live with God forever (Rev. 3:5; 13:8; 20:15).