What Jesus Said About Death, Heaven, Hell & the Afterlife (45 Teachings)

God is God of the living, not of the dead.

Read the Scripture Matthew 22:31–32; Mark 12:26–27; Luke 20:37–38

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Matthew 22:31–32

³¹But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
³²I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

Mark 12:26–27

²⁶And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
²⁷He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

Luke 20:37–38

³⁷Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
³⁸For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

The Son of Man will come in his Father's glory and repay each person according to deeds.

Read the Scripture Matthew 16:27

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Matthew 16:27

²⁷For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

The Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne and judge the nations.

Read the Scripture Matthew 25:31–46

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Matthew 25:31–46

³¹When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
³²And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
³³And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
³⁴Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
³⁵For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
³⁶Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
³⁷Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
³⁸When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
³⁹Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
⁴⁰And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
⁴¹Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
⁴²For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
⁴³I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
⁴⁴Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
⁴⁵Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
⁴⁶And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Jesus will raise the dead by his voice.

Read the Scripture John 5:25–29

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John 5:25–29

²⁵Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
²⁶For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
²⁷And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
²⁸Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
²⁹And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

Unless people believe that Jesus is who he claims to be, they will die in their sins.

Read the Scripture John 8:21–24

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John 8:21–24

²¹Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
²²Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
²³And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
²⁴I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

Jesus is the resurrection and the life.

Read the Scripture John 11:25

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John 11:25

²⁵Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Whoever believes in Jesus will live even though he dies.

Read the Scripture John 11:25

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John 11:25

²⁵Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Whoever lives and believes in Jesus will never finally die.

Read the Scripture John 11:26

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John 11:26

²⁶And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

Because Jesus lives, his disciples will live.

Read the Scripture John 14:19

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John 14:19

¹⁹Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

Merely saying "Lord, Lord" does not secure entrance; doing the Father's will matters.

Read the Scripture Matthew 7:21–23

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Matthew 7:21–23

²¹Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
²²Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
²³And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Those who keep Jesus' word will never see ultimate death.

Read the Scripture John 8:51

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John 8:51

⁵¹Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.

Belief in Jesus as resurrection and life gives hope beyond physical death.

Read the Scripture John 11:25–26

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John 11:25–26

²⁵Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
²⁶And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

Those persecuted for Jesus should rejoice because their heavenly reward is great.

Read the Scripture Matthew 5:11–12; Luke 6:22–23

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Matthew 5:11–12

¹¹Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
¹²Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Luke 6:22–23

²²Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
²³Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

Store treasure in heaven.

Read the Scripture Matthew 6:20; Luke 12:33

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Matthew 6:20

²⁰But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

Luke 12:33

³³Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

Present moral choices can have irreversible postmortem consequences.

Read the Scripture Luke 16:26

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Luke 16:26

²⁶And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

In the resurrection, ordinary earthly marriage does not continue in the same form.

Read the Scripture Matthew 22:30; Mark 12:25; Luke 20:34–36

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Matthew 22:30

³⁰For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

Mark 12:25

²⁵For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

Luke 20:34–36

³⁴And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
³⁵But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
³⁶Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

Resurrected people cannot die anymore and are like angels in that respect.

Read the Scripture Luke 20:35–36

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Luke 20:35–36

³⁵But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
³⁶Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

Follow Jesus even when following may lead to suffering or death.

Read the Scripture John 21:18–19

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John 21:18–19

¹⁸Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
¹⁹This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

Jesus promises to build his church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.

Read the Scripture Matthew 16:18

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Matthew 16:18

¹⁸And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Fear God, whose judgment reaches beyond physical death.

Read the Scripture Matthew 10:28; Luke 12:4–5

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Matthew 10:28

²⁸And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Luke 12:4–5

⁴And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
⁵But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

Denying Jesus before people has heavenly consequences.

Read the Scripture Matthew 10:33; Luke 12:9

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Matthew 10:33

³³But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

Luke 12:9

⁹But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

Do not rejoice primarily in spiritual power; rejoice that your names are written in heaven.

Read the Scripture Luke 10:17–20

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Luke 10:17–20

¹⁷And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
¹⁸And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
¹⁹Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
²⁰Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

Jesus answers Sadducees by affirming resurrection and correcting ignorance of Scripture and God's power.

Read the Scripture Matthew 22:23–33; Mark 12:18–27; Luke 20:27–40

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Matthew 22:23–33

²³The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
²⁴Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
²⁵Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:
²⁶Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
²⁷And last of all the woman died also.
²⁸Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
²⁹Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
³⁰For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
³¹But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
³²I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
³³And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

Mark 12:18–27

¹⁸Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
¹⁹Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
²⁰Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
²¹And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
²²And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
²³In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
²⁴And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
²⁵For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
²⁶And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
²⁷He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

Luke 20:27–40

²⁷Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
²⁸Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
²⁹There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
³⁰And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
³¹And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.
³²Last of all the woman died also.
³³Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.
³⁴And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
³⁵But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
³⁶Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
³⁷Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
³⁸For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
³⁹Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
⁴⁰And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.

The grain of wheat teaches that death can be the path to multiplied fruit.

Read the Scripture John 12:24

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John 12:24

²⁴Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Read the Scripture Matthew 7:19

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Matthew 7:19

¹⁹Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Some will come from east and west into the kingdom while unbelieving heirs are cast out.

Read the Scripture Matthew 8:11–12; Luke 13:28–29

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Matthew 8:11–12

¹¹And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
¹²But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Luke 13:28–29

²⁸There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
²⁹And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

Greater revelation brings greater accountability.

Read the Scripture Matthew 11:20–24; Luke 12:47–48

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Matthew 11:20–24

²⁰Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
²¹Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
²²But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
²³And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
²⁴But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

Luke 12:47–48

⁴⁷And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
⁴⁸But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

The righteous will shine like the sun in the Father's kingdom.

Read the Scripture Matthew 13:43

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Matthew 13:43

⁴³Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

It is better to lose a bodily member than for the whole person to be cast into hell.

Read the Scripture Matthew 5:29–30; 18:8–9; Mark 9:43–48

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Matthew 5:29–30

²⁹And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
³⁰And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

Matthew 18:8–9

⁸Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
⁹And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

Mark 9:43–48

⁴³And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
⁴⁴Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
⁴⁵And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
⁴⁶Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
⁴⁷And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
⁴⁸Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

Textual note: Mark 9:44 and Mark 9:46 are not found in some of the earliest manuscripts.

Disciples will face persecution, hatred, betrayal, and death.

Read the Scripture Matthew 24:9–10; Mark 13:9–13; Luke 21:12–19

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Matthew 24:9–10

⁹Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
¹⁰And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

Mark 13:9–13

⁹But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
¹⁰And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
¹¹But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
¹²Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
¹³And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Luke 21:12–19

¹²But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
¹³And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
¹⁴Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
¹⁵For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
¹⁶And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
¹⁷And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.
¹⁸But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
¹⁹In your patience possess ye your souls.

The one who endures to the end will be saved.

Read the Scripture Matthew 24:13; Mark 13:13

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Matthew 24:13

¹³But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Mark 13:13

¹³And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Jesus' words will not pass away, even when heaven and earth pass away.

Read the Scripture Matthew 24:35; Mark 13:31; Luke 21:33

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Matthew 24:35

³⁵Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Mark 13:31

³¹Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

Luke 21:33

³³Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

The ten virgins warn that readiness cannot always be borrowed at the last moment.

Read the Scripture Matthew 25:1–13

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Matthew 25:1–13

¹Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
²And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
³They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
⁴But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
⁵While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
⁶And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
⁷Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
⁸And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
⁹But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
¹⁰And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
¹¹Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
¹²But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
¹³Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

The righteous inherit the kingdom prepared from the foundation of the world.

Read the Scripture Matthew 25:34

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Matthew 25:34

³⁴Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

Those who reject the King are pictured as departing into eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Read the Scripture Matthew 25:41

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Matthew 25:41

⁴¹Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

There is a resurrection of life and a resurrection of judgment.

Read the Scripture John 5:29

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John 5:29

²⁹And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

The ruler of this world is judged.

Read the Scripture John 16:11

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John 16:11

¹¹Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

Jesus promises the repentant criminal paradise with him.

Read the Scripture Luke 23:39–43

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Luke 23:39–43

³⁹And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
⁴⁰But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
⁴¹And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
⁴²And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
⁴³And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

Jesus declares the completion of his mission: "It is finished."

Read the Scripture John 19:30

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John 19:30

³⁰When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

The Christ had to suffer and rise again, as the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms foretold.

Read the Scripture Luke 24:25–27, 44–46

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Luke 24:25–27, 44–46

²⁵Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
²⁶Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
²⁷And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
⁴⁴And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
⁴⁵Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
⁴⁶And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

Jesus called Lazarus out of the tomb and told the people to unbind him and let him go.

Read the Scripture John 11:43

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John 11:43

⁴³And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

Jesus' voluntary death and resurrection obedience are loved by the Father.

Read the Scripture John 10:17–18

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John 10:17–18

¹⁷Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
¹⁸No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

Believe in Jesus even in the face of death.

Read the Scripture John 11:25–27, 40

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John 11:25–27, 40

²⁵Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
²⁶And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
²⁷She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
⁴⁰Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

Jesus' death brings judgment on the world and the casting out of its ruler.

Read the Scripture John 12:31–33

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John 12:31–33

³¹Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
³²And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
³³This he said, signifying what death he should die.

No one can ultimately take away the resurrection joy Jesus gives.

Read the Scripture John 16:22

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John 16:22

²²And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

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