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The Bible teaches an earthly resurrection of righteous and unrighteous, with the righteous raised to life and the unrighteous raised to judgment under Kingdom rule.
Overall, the Bible teaches that the final judgment is a time of great importance when all people will be held accountable for their actions and when the righteous will be rewarded and the wicked punished. It is a time of great importance for all believers, and it is important to live a life that is pleasing to God, anticipating this day.
Old Testament men who walked with God were credited with righteousness and recorded in the book of life, holding a real resurrection-based hope of eternal life.
Edward D. Andrews Malachi 3:16 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 16 Then those who feared Jehovah spoke to one another, and Jehovah gave attention and heard, and a book of remembrance[1] was written before him for those who fear Jehovah and for those thinking on[2] his name. Does the Father take notice of the struggles of... Continue Reading →
Book of Life: (Gr. biblos tēs zōēs) In biblical times, cities had a register of names for the citizens living there. (See Ps. 69:28; Isa. 4:3) God, figuratively speaking, has been writing names in the “book of life” “from the foundation of the world.” (Rev. 17:8)
