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What happened to all of the sinners before Jesus was born? It wouldn't be fair that they went to hell because they never heard of him. Do they automatically go to heaven? If so then would it be better for Jesus did not to come at all since all would go to heaven by not hearing about him? Or are the "before Christ" sinners born into a new earth life to hear about Jesus. I though Christians do not believe in riencarnation? So christians, what happens to the "before Christ" sinners?

2006-11-17 14:25:43 · 25 answers · asked by Ramond 1 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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The vast majority of mankind who have ever lived will be raised from the dead after Armageddon.
(John 11:23,24) Jesus said to her: “Your brother will rise.” Martha said to him: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.”
(Acts 24:15) There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.

Until that resurrection, there is no suffering in "hell", or the grave. Sometime after the resurrection, death and "hell" will themselves be destroyed.
(Ecclesiastes 9:5) For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all
(Ecclesiastes 9:10) there is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol ["hell"]
(Revelation 20:14) And death and Hades ["hell"] were hurled into the lake of fire

Almighty Jehovah God selects those few who have the heavenly calling from among godfearing worshippers, including many who were never Jehovah's Witnesses. Today, each true worshipper "feels" his own hope (either heaven or paradise earth) and each person's hope remains unquestioned by his fellow Christians. Still the vast majority (literally more than 99.9%*) of Jehovah's Witnesses expect an EARTHLY hope, the same hope given to Adam and Eve.
(Genesis 1:28) God blessed them and God said to them: “Be fruitful and become many and fill THE EARTH and subdue it [caps added]
(Genesis 2:17) You must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die [so never eating from that tree means never dying]

Interestingly, the Scriptures are full of references to this earthly hope.
(Psalms 37:11) 'the meek will possess the earth'
(Proverbs 2:21) 'upright will reside in the earth'
(Isaiah 45:18) 'God formed the earth to be inhabited'
(Matthew 5:5) 'the mild will inherit the earth'
(Revelation 21:3) The tent of God is with mankind

Learn more:
http://www.watchtower.org/library/pr/article_08.htm
http://www.watchtower.org/e/pr/

2006-11-17 14:37:04 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0 3

They are still waiting in their graves to be resurrected to a cleansed earth they are in their graves, no they do not automatically go to heaven but hell is only the common Grave, not some place of ongoing torment. you are right it would not be fairif they were to miss out on receiving the benefit of Jesus Christ's sacrifice simply because they lived before he came to the earth the true God is Just and the Sacrifice that Jesus sacrificed was for all humanity who put faith in it, the resurrection is not a form of reincarnation, but, the resurection of those people the way they were, and not as a different persons. Sinners as well as the faithful will be resurrected(Acts24:15) to be given a chance to repent and become righteous and therefore live forever in a cleansed butified earth No God is a Just and he deals out true and perfect Justice for all that is why he will resurect even the sinners so that they who have not learned the truth may learn it and benefit fromthe very rich blessings that come from the ransome sacrifice ot Jesus life, not in heaven but on earth.(Matthew 5:5;Psalm37:10,11.29 Isaiah45:18)

2006-11-17 14:45:11 · answer #2 · answered by I speak Truth 6 · 0 0

In the book of Luke 16:19-31 you will see the story of a beggar named Lazarus and the rich man. They both died and the rich man went to hell and the beggar went to abrahams bosom. Abrahams bosom is were those who followed God before Jesus went and the bible later says that they were cought up into heaven when Jesus rose. Matt 27:51-53

2006-11-17 14:42:37 · answer #3 · answered by Jesus Freak 2 · 0 0

How about all of those people NOW that have never heard of Christ? What happens to them?

If god doesn't want his children to go to hell, why wouldn't he introduce jesus to those out in the Amazon jungle? Or the inland Chinese people or the indiginous people of the deserts in Africa?

Yeah.. Jesus saves... but Moses is one hell of an impulse shopper.

2006-11-17 14:48:22 · answer #4 · answered by umwut? 6 · 0 0

Have you ever heard of the 3 trumpet sounds well the first is for those of them that slept before the coming of the Christ. They will hear the first one. The second is for those that are alive and living in Christ and the third is for those of them that will be left during the Revelation the ones who will get a second chance.

2006-11-17 14:30:41 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 1 1

No sin came about when Adam ane Eve ate the forbidden fruit, and yes Jesus saves and No everyone before he was born did not go to hell, God allowed Jesus to be born to save the people from there sin.... It's up to us the people to decide what choice were going to make, the right one or the wrong one... We, and us alone decide where were going to spend eternity..

2006-11-17 14:30:00 · answer #6 · answered by Ash 3 · 0 1

Before Christ came, sacrifices were necessary to atone for sin. People went to the Temple and made blood sacrifices to God to cover their sins. The rules for such sacrifices were very strict. Only a perfect, unblemished lamb would be accepted by God. When Christ came, no more sacrifices were necessary. He was the perfect sacrifice. The blood of that lamb would cover all sins from then on. Before Christ, people lived by the law, and kept God's commandments. After Christ came, we live under grace.

2006-11-17 14:37:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

pic pic pic, nitpickers.

Who do you think Jesus was promised to, God's chosen people and God had covenants with these people, Abraham, David, Soloman, they were all God fearing and followed for the most part God's will. God always looked at the heart of men and still do today, men have lost their way this is true today as it was in Jesus' time, the sacrifices that were to be the best of the farmer's pickings the best goat the best sheep were being bought instead for the purpose of sacrifice in a market place this is why Jesus was so furious and said you have turned my Father's house into a market place for thieves, Mankind had lost its way and the meaning of the reasons for the sacrifices and this is why (God being all knowing) Jesus was promised to come to save those that would believe and follow His teachings. peace on earth and God's speed.

2006-11-17 14:32:34 · answer #8 · answered by Neptune2bsure 6 · 1 2

This is my best guess. When Jesus died he spent three days in hell. I believe while he was there he would have ministered to sinners, and those who accepted Him as there savior would have gone to heaven. Those who didn't stayed where they were.

Revelation 1:18 (Amplified Bible)
18And the Ever-living One [I am living in the eternity of the eternities]. I died, but see, I am alive forevermore; and I possess the keys of death and Hades (the realm of the dead).

2006-11-17 14:37:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

before Jesus they had to live by the Laws found in Genesis - Dueteronomy.

They had to atone for there sins with sacrifices, of pure lambs, or what they could afford.

They had to be very GOOD. unlike today were we flaunt God's grace just cos we can repent later.

They do go to heaven but they are in a holding place I am lead to believe until Jesus returns, as with all those who die these dies.

2006-11-17 14:31:41 · answer #10 · answered by Abbasangel 5 · 1 3

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