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John 5:25-29 : The End is the New Beginning

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25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

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Doctrine of Life #105

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105. Since this reciprocity and reciprocation, and so mutuality, is something the person has from the Lord, therefore a person must render an account of his works and be rewarded in accordance with them. For the Lord says:

...the Son of man will come...reward each according to his works. (Matthew 16:27)

...they shall come forth — those who have done good into the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil into the resurrection of judgment. (John 5:29)

...their works follow them. (Revelation 14:13)

They were (all) judged...according to (their) works. (Revelation 20:13)

Behold, I am coming..., and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. (Revelation 22:12) If a person had no reciprocity in him, there would be no imputation.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.