DO YOU WANT ONE DEATH OR TWO DEATHS?
The Resurrection of Christ gives him authority over your eternal destiny.
Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son…I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life…. Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out — those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned.
~Jesus in John 5:22-29
One destiny is two resurrections and one death.
The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years…. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.”
~Revelation 20:4-6, 14b-15
1st Resurrection – “…having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.… And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.”
~Colossians 2:12; Ephesians 2:6
1st Death – “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment.”
~Hebrews 9:27
2nd Resurrection - “Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.”
~John 5:28-29
The other destiny is two deaths and one resurrection.
1st Death – “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment.”
~Hebrews 9:27
2nd Resurrection - “Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.”
~John 5:28-29
2nd Death – “This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.”
~Revelation 20:14b-15
As of day, you have chosen either two resurrections or two deaths.