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Someone here recently bought up when David was sinning with Bathsheba as to whether or not he'd have been saved during that time.

During my reading this morning, a verse grabbed my attention:

John 5:28-29
Don’t be so surprised! Indeed, the time is coming when all the dead in their graves will hear the voice of God’s Son, and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to experience eternal life, and those who have continued in evil will rise to experience judgment.

Seems to me that they died and stayed dead until Jesus returns and then they too are saved based on their deeds. It speaks of those who "continue" in sin. So is getting caught up in it for a season the same as continuing in it?

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Permalink Reply by ScribeD on October 11, 2014 at 2:36am

Richard, that verse has always fascinated me. And there is a sense of the events of Matt 27 being an initial fulfillment to validate Jesus' words. (Which He often does) But, I think John 28-29 is speaking about the final resurrection - the ultimate future event we are all waiting for (whether we know it or not).

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Permalink Reply by Tammy on October 20, 2014 at 12:25pm

Yes, I've read that many times & often wondered what happened to them. lol

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Permalink Reply by Richard L. Broch, Sr. on October 11, 2014 at 8:31pm

Scribe D, my brother,

I tend to agree with you about Matthew 27:52-53 being a preview of things to come in the future........along with John 5:28-29.

I'm sure the Matthew passage has precipitated a lot of discussion over the years.

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