"Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 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.
Verse 28 of today's quote says; "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."
I call attention to this verse because there are some who believe Jesus intended that only those who have done good works will be saved and those who have not will inherit eternal damnation. That is an erroneous contention and directly conflicts with the over all gospel of Christ. This is true in that if we study the following quote carefully, we find that when Jesus made that statement, He was referring to those Jews who had died and either had been saved by grace through faith in a coming redeemer, or who had died with their faith in themselves through attempted obedience to the Law of Moses.
We already know that salvation was granted to those Jews who had previously died believing that God would provide a remitter for their sins. They were saved by the same grace, through faith, that we are today except that their salvation would not confirmed until Jesus had risen from the grave leaving the sins of those who would believe in Him behind.
In the first part of verse 28 Jesus said; "Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth". In this statement, Jesus was referring to the time when, after the three days of His death and upon His resurrection: "And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many." (Matthew 27:51-53)
These "saints" are those of which Jesus spoke in verse 29 of today's quote.
These points will be made clearer as we continue the study in John:5.~
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