Mystery of the Ages.PDF - Blow the Trumpet

I have mentioned in this book that at the time of the first Adam's sin, God closedoff from humanity as a whole the "tree of life" symbolizing God's gift of his Holy Spiritand begettal of immortal God-life, until Christ the second Adam shall have replacedSatan on earth's throne and come to reign over all nations on earth.Meanwhile, we have covered how the prophets were a pre-foundation of theChurch of God. And the apostle Peter mentioned (I Pet. 4:17) that the JUDGMENT hadbegun with the Church. Those God has called to come to him through Jesus Christ duringthis Church age have been here and now judged, during this life. But judgment has not yetcome to the world.Does that mean the world is freed to commit sin? Not at all. God allows people tosin, but they are not now as yet judged for their sins.After the MillenniumFollowing the millennial reign of Christ and the Church on earth, however, shall come thetime of God's JUDGMENT on this world. A criminal may have committed a great crime--even murder. But until caught, and brought to trial before a judge, he has not yet beenjudged or condemned.In the final judgment, with Christ on the judgment seat, every human who haslived in this world shall be brought back to life (Rev. 20:11-12). They shall then giveaccount for their sins committed in their first life.The dead IN Christ at the time of Jesus' Second Coming shall be resurrected toimmortal God-life if they shall have died, and those still living who are IN Christ at hiscoming and led by his Holy Spirit shall be changed instantly into immortal God-life. Theyshall rule and teach with and under Christ during the thousand years. But all others whohave died shall not live again until the end of the millennium (Rev. 20:5).The 37th chapter of Ezekiel also shows the resurrection at the time of thejudgment. This 37th chapter is the prophecy of the "dry bones." The Bible itself interpretsthese dry bones in verse 11 where it says these dry bones are the House of Israel:"...behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost...." Like the prophecy says:"Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones,hear the word of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will causebreath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bringflesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and yeshall know that I am the Lord" (verses 4-6).Next this prophecy tells of the Great White Throne Judgment when this wholehouse of Israel, who sinned so greatly against God, shall be resurrected.The prophecy continues: "So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as Iprophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone tohis bone. And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and theskin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. Then said he unto me,Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the LordGod; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they maylive.