WHAT IS THE FATE OF THOSE NOT CALLED
Today most religions teach that if a person does not convert to religion they are doomed and will surely burn in hell. Is this what the Bible teaches? Is this what God says?
We must be careful to not just blindly accept what church leaders teach. We must search out things and prove what is the truth from the pages of the Bible. We must search out the truth.
Act 17:11 These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.
At this present time the greater majority of humanity have not been called by God. Many, down through time, have never heard of God. Many have heard of God but choose not to follow a certain religion or attend church. So, what is the future for these people.
Read on for astounding new knowledge on what the Bible says on this subject. Perhaps you have a husband, wife, brother, sister, mother, father or child, who has no interest in your religion.
At this time, the greater majority of humanity are not called of God. This means that it is impossible for these people to understand, believe, obey or have a desire to follow God.
Read the following verse, no man can come to Christ unless…………
Joh 6:44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
Notice in the following verses, that only the called ones were given the knowledge the others could not understand.
Mat 13:10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
Mat 13:11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
The following verse shows that not everyone had the ability to hear God’s words.
Mat 13:9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
The following verse shows that we can’t understand unless God opens our minds.
Luk 24:45 And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND GOD’S WORD UNLESS GOD CALLS THEM AND OPENS THEIR MINDS TO UNDERSTAND THE SCRIPTURES.
So, we have people who at this time are called, these people understand the scriptures and obey God, love Him, believe Him, and do everything they can in this life to live a righteous God-fearing life. Trying daily to make the right choices acting in a way contrary to this world and spending time in the word, study and prayer and meditation. These are called and because God opens their minds they can obey and understand.
We also have those who are not called, you can tell them about God all you like but they will not listen, in fact they think it is all foolishness. Notice also that they cannot know…………
1Co 2:14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
We have shown clearly that the people who have not been called of God simply cannot understand the things of God, they have no desire to obey or fear Him.
So, what happens to these people when they die?
A future time is coming when the people who were not called of God, will one day be able to understand the things of God. God will change their hearts and put His spirit within them.
Eze 36:24 For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land.
Eze 36:25 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.
Eze 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
Eze 36:27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.
Eze 36:28 Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God.
Now we will look at the resurrections in the Bible. In the first resurrection, those called of God will be resurrected they will reign with Christ for 1,000 years.
Rev 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
There will be a lot to do on earth for 1,000 years and Christ and the saints will be very busy.
After 1,000 years the rest of the dead who have not been called of God will be resurrected.
Rev 20:5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
Now what do you think is going to happen to these people. They are now going to be taught the ways of God by the saints and God Himself. These people will learn to worship God.
They will begin to be called of God and given every opportunity to learn, fear, obey and love God.
Notice the following about the valley of dry bones. Notice the resurrected people will know who God is and He will put His Spirit in them. Having God’s Spirit is the way we understand the things of God.
Eze 37:12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
Eze 37:13 Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves.
Eze 37:14 I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it,” says the LORD.’ ”
Those resurrected will live on earth not heaven, and the saints of God will teach these people the ways of God. The saints will teach people how to live, the correct ways of God.
Isa 30:20 And though the Lord gives you The bread of adversity and the water of affliction, Yet your teachers will not be moved into a corner anymore, But your eyes shall see your teachers.
Isa 30:21 Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left.
Yes, there is a day of judgement, our mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, husbands, wives, will all have to give an account of how they lived in this life. Some we see like murderers etc will be judged by God, but people who have not been called, will be judged, most have probably lived quite a productive life of giving and sharing even though they have not really known or understood the ways of God. Most have probably been very good loving parents and children and have added to society. All these things will be taken into account.
Then they are given the spirit of God, so they can understand, believe and obey God. Then they begin a period of approximately 100 years living under the rulership of Christ and the saints, during this time, the majority of people will be happy to love worship obey and believe God. This is the first time they have been able to do this.
Isa 65:24 “It shall come to pass That before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear.
Isa 65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, The lion shall eat straw like the ox, And dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,” Says the LORD.
It is God’s desire that all men be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. This includes those who have not been called during this present lifetime.
1Ti 2:3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
1Ti 2:4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
The following scriptures show that God will call the rest of mankind so that they may seek the Lord.
Act 15:13 And after they had become silent, James answered, saying, “Men and brethren, listen to me:
Act 15:14 Simon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name.
Act 15:15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written:
Act 15:16 ‘AFTER THIS I WILL RETURN AND WILL REBUILD THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID, WHICH HAS FALLEN DOWN; I WILL REBUILD ITS RUINS, AND I WILL SET IT UP;
Act 15:17 SO THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK THE LORD, EVEN ALL THE GENTILES WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, SAYS THE LORD WHO DOES ALL THESE THINGS.’
If we read the scriptures, we will see that some people can understand the Bible and want to follow God now. However, the majority cannot understand and do not want to follow God.
These people will be resurrected and given a chance to understand and follow God under the guiding hands of Jesus and the saints.
What a wonderful plan God has in stall for mankind.