WHERE ARE WE GOING?

“Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation” (John 5:28–29).

In general, there are two appointments that all accountable people will keep: death and judgment (Heb. 9:27). The more certain of the two is the judgment as some will be alive when Christ returns (cf. 1 Thes. 4:13-18; 1 Cor. 15:50-53). Evolution provides a meaningless existence for mankind and leads to every person doing what is “right in his own eyes” (cf. Judg. 21:25).

The Bible sets forth the clear truth that there is an afterlife which is directly connected with how we live on Earth (cf. John 5:28-29). During the time of Moses the choices were set: life and good or death and evil (Deut. 30:15). Moses, the servant of the LORD, urged the Israelites to choose life (Deut. 30:19) which required love and obedience to God (Deut. 30:20).

In the great judgment scene of Revelation 20, we discover that the dead, small and great, stand before God and are judged out of the things written in the books, according to their works (Rev. 20:11-13; cf. John 12:44-50; James 2:12). Any that are not found written in the book of life will go into the lake of fire which is called the second death (Rev. 20:14-15). Those who are written in the book of life will enter into Heaven, where God dwells (Rev. 21:1-22:5). God wants you to be saved and have eternal life (1 Tim. 2:3-6); Satan wants you to be lost and have eternal death (1 Pet. 5:8; Rev. 12:9; Rom. 6:23). The choice is yours, so choose life!

Trent Thrasher