Is Your Name "in the Book of Life"? - THOSE WHO ARE RESURRECTED

 Finally, consider the fith group.  "The unrighteous."  Perhaps because they were ignrant of Jehovah's requirements, they did not live righteous lives before they died. So their names were not written in the book of life.  But by resurrectign them, God gives them the  opportunity to have their names eventually written in that book.  These "unrighteous" ones will need a lot of help.  In their former life, some of them practiced horrible, vile things.  They will therefore need to be taught how live according to Jehovah's standards.  To meet that need God's Kingdom will direct the greates educational program in all human history.

 Who will teach the unrighteous?  The great crowd and the resurrected righteous ones.  In order to for the unrighteous ones to have their  names  written in the book of life, they will need  to develop a relationsip with Jehovah and dedicate themselves  to him.  The progress of all these unrighteous ones will be followd with great interest by Jesus Christ and his fellow judges. (Revelation 20:4)  Any who refuse to respond favorably to such help will be removed-even though they may be 100 years of age. (Isaiah 65:20)  Jehovah and Jesus can read hearts and will see to it that no one will be allowed to cause any ruin in the new world. - ISAIAH 11:9; 60:18; 65:25; JOHN 2:25.

Next time: Is Your Name "in the Book of Life"? - RESURRECTIONS TO LIFE AND TO JUDGMENT

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