Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.
JOHN 5:28-30 NKJV
John 5:28 the hour is coming: Christ not only gives spiritual life now (v. 25), He will give physical life later.
John 5:29 Two separate resurrections (Rev. 20:4, 5), the resurrection of life and the resurrection of condemnation are presented here in the fashion of the OT prophets, who often grouped together events of the future without distinction of time (Is. 61:2). Jesus was teaching the universality of resurrection, not the timing of it. those who have done good: The only “good” anyone can do is to believe on Christ, the One God sent (6:28, 29). All other good actions flow from that. Anything good that is done without that belief means nothing to God and will result in the resurrection of condemnation.
John 5:30 Christ’s judgment is righteous because it is in accordance with God’s divine will. In v. 19 Jesus said, “The Son can do nothing of Himself”; here He says He can do nothing independent of the Father. This verse is the climax and conclusion of vv. 19–29.
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