The Final State

“We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead; of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord; of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious punishment.”

“…will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.” (1 Corinthians 4:5) T IMELINE

“‘Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure’— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. And the angel said to me, ‘Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’…” (Revelation 19:7–9) T IMELINE

“For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.” (Romans 3:20) “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” (Ephesians 2:8–9) T IMELINE

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.” (2 Corinthians 5:10) T IMELINE

“each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.” (1 Corinthians 3:13–15) T IMELINE

B ELIEVER ’ S C ROWNS OF R EWARDS : 1.The Crown of Rejoicing “For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? For you are our glory and joy.” (1 Thess. 2:19–20) T IMELINE

B ELIEVER ’ S C ROWNS OF R EWARDS : 2. The Crown of Righteousness “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.” (2 Tim. 4:7–8) T IMELINE

B ELIEVER ’ S C ROWNS OF R EWARDS : 3. The Crown of Life “Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.” (Revelation 2:10) T IMELINE

B ELIEVER ’ S C ROWNS OF R EWARDS : 4. The Crown of Glory “Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock; and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.” (1 Peter 5:2–4) T IMELINE

“And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, ‘Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.’ T IMELINE

And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then he said to me, ‘Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’’ And he said to me, ‘These are the true sayings of God.’” (Rev. 19:6–9) T IMELINE

“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” (John 14:1–3, NKJV) T IMELINE

“And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,” (Colossians 2:13) R ESURRECTION

“For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: ‘The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;’” (Romans 11:25–26) R ESURRECTION

F IRST R ESURRECTION “Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection…” (Revelation 20:6) R ESURRECTION

F IRST R ESURRECTION – 3 P HASES 1) Physical Resurrection of Jesus “…Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.” (1 Corinthians 15:20) R ESURRECTION

F IRST R ESURRECTION – 3 P HASES 1) Physical Resurrection of Jesus “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.” (1 Corinthians 15:22–23, NKJV) R ESURRECTION

F IRST R ESURRECTION – 3 P HASES 2) Physical Resurrection of Church-Age Bel. “…We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” (1 Corinthians 15:51–52, NKJV) R ESURRECTION

F IRST R ESURRECTION – 3 P HASES 3) Physical Res. of OT Saints & Trib. Martyrs “For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth; And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, That in my flesh I shall see God, Whom I shall see for myself, And my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!” (Job 19:25–27) R ESURRECTION

F IRST R ESURRECTION – 3 P HASES 3) Physical Res. of OT Saints & Trib. Martyrs “And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life, Some to shame and everlasting contempt.” (Daniel 12:2) R ESURRECTION

F IRST R ESURRECTION – 3 P HASES 3) Physical Res. of OT Saints & Trib. Martyrs “…Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.” (Revelation 20:4) R ESURRECTION

SECOND RESURRECTION Physical Resurrection of the Unsaved Physical Resurrection of the Unsaved R ESURRECTION

“Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. G REAT W HITE T HRONE J UDGMENT

And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. G REAT W HITE T HRONE J UDGMENT

Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:11–15) G REAT W HITE T HRONE J UDGMENT

T HE E TERNAL S TATE OF THE W ICKED Eternal, Conscious Punishment Eternal, Conscious Punishment “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:’” (Matthew 25:41)

T HE E TERNAL S TATE OF THE R IGHTEOUS “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

T HE E TERNAL S TATE OF THE R IGHTEOUS And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.

T HE E TERNAL S TATE OF THE R IGHTEOUS And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.’” (Revelation 21:1–4)

T HE E TERNAL S TATE OF THE R IGHTEOUS C HARACTERISTICS OF H EAVEN Presence of God Presence of God Perfect Knowledge Perfect Knowledge Absence of Evil Absence of Evil Great Glory Great Glory Rest, Worship & Service Rest, Worship & Service Fellowship Fellowship

The Final State