About this episode

This episode discusses the implications of the New Birth for believers after death and the transition of Old Testament saints to Heaven.

In this message we discover what the Bible reveals what happens to believers after death, and the great change accomplished by Christ's death and resurrection, which made the New Birth possible, by which our spirits are made perfect, and so are fit to enter God's heavenly Kingdom. As a result our spirits in Christ now go to Heaven, when our body dies, whereas the Old Testament saints went down to Paradise in Hades, to await the coming of the Messiah. When Christ rose from the dead He preached the Gospel to the Old Testament saints in Paradise (1Peter 4:6), so they could be born again, making their spirits perfect, and then He took them up to Heaven in His first Ascension (Ephesians 4:8), so these spirits of just men made perfect are now in Heaven (Hebrews 12:23). Jesus has won the victory for us over the power of Hades, so that the Gates of Hades will not prevail over us, when we die (Matthew 16:18).

Topics covered

• Eternal Judgment
• New Birth
• Believers after death
• Christ's resurrection
• Heaven
• Old Testament saints
• Gospel

Keywords

• Eternal Judgment
• New Birth
• believers
• Christ's resurrection
• Heaven
• Old Testament saints
• Gospel
• Hades
• Paradise

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 1Peter 4:6, Ephesians 4:8, Hebrews 12:23, Matthew 16:18

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