7. The Resurrection and the Eternal Life

The consequence of the first man’s disobedience or sin has been his death and that of all his descendants down to the present day.

We all are mortal. We are born and after a number of years we die.

However, one day will come when the deceased people will rise from the dead.

The Bible says:

”21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”

(1 Corinthians 15.21,22)

”... in Adam all die”: this shows that all these are his descendants - all people.

On the other hand ”in Christ shall all be made alive”: eternal life, however, will have but those who followed Jesus in faith; the others "shall come forth ... unto the resurrection of damnation." (John 5.29)

Jesus says:

"24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life." (John 5.24)

At another place the Bible says the following:

”23 ... the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

(Romans 6.23)

Sin claims a wage: the eternal death.
But God offers as a gift, without any wage, to all people the eternal life.

This will be received, however, only by those who have been ”in Christ”, believed in him and accepted him as their Lord.