Bible Verse of the Day Monday July 25th, 2022

 John 5:25 Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live.

This Scripture verse explains why Father God dedicated all judgment to Jesus, the Son. It involves more than just Him serving as the Judge of all people (2 Corinthians 5:9). The aspiration of the Father is that all people honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. This plea from the Father might be somewhat despicable if the Son were not God Himself. The scripture (John 5:25-27) refers to spiritual resurrection or rebirth. 

The Apostle John opens this verse up with a literary double negative, “very truly,” that emphasizes the statements he is bringing forth. Christ Jesus issues a profound statement, which was used four (4) times in the Gospel of John, “a time is coming and has come now” (John 4:21: 23; 5:25; 28). The time spoken of here is the time Jesus came to the earth in His bodily form. The promise of God (The dead will hear His voice) is fulfilled in our time here on earth. This promise of God is a transparent verification that this verse speaks of spiritual regeneration, not a bodily resurrection.

The phrase “and now has come” refers to the fact that before we became believers in Christ Jesus, we were dead in our sins (Ephesians 2:1-6). This phrase also clarifies that Jesus made eternal life available to all people during His earthly Ministry. He accomplished the greatest miracle of all time by suffering and dying on the Cross to atone for our sins. The dead spoken of in this verse are the spiritually dead, those that are dead in their sins. So, when we were dead in our sins, we heard and heeded the voice of God, in Christ Jesus, through the Holy Spirit.

Job asked the question: If someone dies, will they live again? (Job 14:14). Jesus answers that profound question in the affirmative. Later, Job answers his own question (Job 19:25-27). Everyone will live forever, some to eternal damnation sentenced at the “Great White Throne Judgment” (Revelation 20:11-15) and some to everlasting life with our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. During this time on earth, Jesus calls all people from spiritual death to spiritual life, which is eternal life. All who have not accepted Christ Jesus as their Lord and Savior face eternal separation from God. However, if any lost person would listen, they would hear the voice of God through the movement of the Holy Spirit calling them to come to Jesus, the way, the truth, and the life. That is eternal life in heaven with the one that made it possible for us to be there, Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:1-5).

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