Questions From the Readers

 Who will be resurrected on earth, and what type of resurrection will they experience?

Consider how the Bible answers these questions.

Acts 24:15 tells us that that is going to be "a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous." The righteous are those who before dying obeyed God, so their names are written in the book of life.  (Malachi 3:16) The unrighteous include those who died without having sufficient opportunity to learn about Jehovah, so their names are not written in the book of life.

John 5:28, 29 refers to the same two groups mentioned at Acts 24:15. Jesus says that "those who did good things" will come out  to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment."  The righteous did good things before they died.  They willcome out to a resurrection of life because their names are still written in the book of life.  However, the unrighteous practiced vil things before they died. They will come out to a resurrection of judgment . Their names  are not yet written in the book of life, and they will experience a period of judgment, or probation.  During that time, they will have an opportunity to  learn about Jehovah and have their names written in the book of life.  

Revelation20:12, 13 explains that all resurrected ones will need to obey the "things written in the scrolls, that  is, the new laws that will be in effect in the new world. Those who do not obey will be removed. - ISAIAH 65:20.

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