You have spoken repeatedly of the day of resurrection and of judgment. Are all to rise from the dead9 or only some?

1 min readUpdated 12 October 2022

All are to rise from the dead. “The hour cometh wherein all that are in the graves shall hear the voice of the Son of God. And they that have done good things shall come forth unto the resurrection of life; but they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment.” Jn. V., 28-29. Thus, too, St. Paul tells us, “Behold I tell you a mystery. We shall all indeed rise again.” 1 Cor. XV., 51.

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