DAILY TEXT For today Wednesday, May 29, 2024, There will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous (Acts 24:15).

DAILY TEXT, From today Wednesday, May 29, 2024, There will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous (Acts 24:15).

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Wednesday, May 29

There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous (Acts 24:15).T

The Bible speaks of two groups of people who will be resurrected and have the opportunity to live forever on Earth: the “righteous” and the “unrighteous.” The “righteous” are those who faithfully served Jehovah during his lifetime. And the “unjust” are the people who didn't do it. Since those two groups are going to be resurrected, does that mean their names are written in the book of life? Before dying, the “righteous” already had their names written in the book of life. Were their names erased when they died? No, because they are still alive in the memory of Jehovah. “He is not God of the dead, but of the living, for to him they are all alive” (Luke 20:38). That means that when the righteous return to live on Earth their names will be written in the book of life. Of course, at first in pencil, so to speak (Luke 14:14). w22.09 16 paras. 9, 10.

What will the “unrighteous” need to learn so that their names will be written in the book of life?

Finally, let's talk about the fifth group: the “unjust”. Perhaps because they did not know Jehovah's laws, they did not lead a righteous life before they died. That is why their names are not written in the book of life. But when God resurrects them, he will give them the opportunity to eventually have their names written in that book. The unjust will need a lot of help. Before they died, some of them did very bad, horrible things. So they will need to learn to live by Jehovah's righteous standards. To help all these people, the Kingdom of God will carry out the largest education program in all of human history.

Who will teach the unrighteous? And what will happen to those who refuse to put into practice what they have learned?

Who will teach the unrighteous? Those of the great crowd and the resurrected righteous. What should the unrighteous do if they want their name to be written in the book of life? They will have to become friends of Jehovah and dedicate their lives to him. Jesus and the anointed in their role as judges will be very attentive to the progress made by the unrighteous (Rev. 20:4). If anyone refuses to accept this help, he will be eliminated, even if he is 100 years old (Is. 65:20). Jehovah and Jesus can see into people's hearts, and they will make sure that no one causes any harm in the new world.​—Isa. 11:9; 60:18; 65:25; John 2:25.

How did we previously understand the words of Jesus that we read in John 5:29? And what detail should we pay attention to when reading these words?

Jesus also spoke of those who would be resurrected on Earth. For example, he said: “The hour is coming when all who are in the graves will hear his voice and come out: those who did good things, to a resurrection of life, and those who did evil things, to a resurrection of judgment.” (John 5:28, 29). What did Jesus mean?

We previously believed that Jesus was referring to the things that the resurrected would do after returning to life. That is, after being resurrected some would do good things, but others would do bad things. But let's notice that Jesus did not say that those who come out of the tombs will do good things or they will do bad things. He spoke in the past tense, because he said “those who did good things” and “those who did bad things.” This means that they did these things before they died. And that makes sense, right? After all, in the new world, no one will be allowed to do bad things. The unjust will have done those bad things before they die. So what did Jesus mean when he spoke of “a resurrection of life” and “a resurrection of judgment”?

Who will receive “a resurrection of life,” and why?

The righteous, that is, those who did good things before dying, will receive “a resurrection of life” because their names will already be written in the book of life. This means that the resurrection of “those who did good things,” spoken of in John 5:29, is the same as the resurrection of the “righteous” mentioned in Acts 24:15. This explanation fits with what is said in Romans 6:7: “He who dies is absolved of his sin.” When the righteous die, their sins are blotted out, but their record of loyalty remains intact (Heb. 6:10). Of course, when the righteous are resurrected, they will have to remain faithful so that their names are not erased from the book of life.

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