Those in the Tombs Will Hear His Voice

[[[ Continuing the series on What Jesus Says About Hell ]]]

²⁵ Truly, truly, I say to you that an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and the ones hearing will live. ²⁶ For even as the Father has life in Himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in Himself. ²⁷ And He also gave authority to Him to execute judgment, for He is the Son of Man. ²⁸ Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming in which all those in the tombs will hear His voice. ²⁹ And they will come out, the ones having done good into a resurrection of life; and the ones having practiced evil into a resurrection of judgment.
John 5:25-29

The three literal translations that I checked all used the term “judgment” for verse 29: a resurrection of judgment. The King James, however, says, “unto the resurrection of damnation.

This concept of resurrection to judgment is taught several other places in the New Testament, however for this study we are limiting the focus to what Jesus said.

Vincent’s Word Studies says the verbs for resurrection are different:
Resurrection of life (ἐὰν ἐγὼ)
The phrase occurs only here in the New Testament: so resurrection of judgment (ἀνάστασιν κρίσεως).

I have no idea what that means.

What is clear is that Jesus has established His deity and right to judge, and says that He will do so.

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