There’s nothing like hearing it from the horse’s mouth.
For example, when it came to raising the dead, Jesus was very straightforward explaining exactly what He intended to do and when:
” …I have come down from the heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. This is the will of Him who sent Me, that, of every [thing] that He has given Me, I lose nothing of it, but raise it up on the last day. For this [also] is the will of My Father, that everyone who is observing the Son and believing in Him shall possess eternal life, and I Myself shall raise him up on the last day.” [Jn. 6:38-40; see also: Jn. 6:44]
So then, what would be the reason for “raising” someone if part of him wasn’t actually dead?
And what is the actual significance of being raised up on the last day?
Plenty. According to the apostolic authors, this event coincides with Jesus Christ’s return to the earth when He not only raises the righteous dead [see: Ac. 24:15; Lk. 14:14], but also inaugurates the Lord’s Millennial Kingdom. [see: 1Thes. 4:13; 1Cor. 15; Rev. 19,20]
The goal of the Christian life is to live in the age.
However, most Bible translations today use the word “forever” where the Greek idiom, εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, is found in the text. Literally, this phrase means, “in [or into] the age.” Unfortunately, these translations often turn the meaning around to fit the traditional bias’ of the translators. But Jesus never needed to explain what it meant.
Because everyone understood that in order to “live in the [coming] age,” they’d first need to be raised back to life:
“I am the living bread that came down out of the heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he shall live in the age…” [Jn. 6:51]
“He who is eating My flesh and drinking My blood possesses eternal life , and I shall raise him up on the last day.” [Jn. 6:54
“As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who is eating Me, he also shall live because of Me. This is the bread which came down out of heaven; not as the [manna the] fathers ate and died. He who is eating this bread shall live in the age.” [Jn. 6:57-58]
These words Jesus spoke are conditional in context.
Eat well, Brothers.
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Last Updated: September 8, 2025 by cjournalme
Will You Live in the Age?
There’s nothing like hearing it from the horse’s mouth.
For example, when it came to raising the dead, Jesus was very straightforward explaining exactly what He intended to do and when:
” …I have come down from the heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. This is the will of Him who sent Me, that, of every [thing] that He has given Me, I lose nothing of it, but raise it up on the last day. For this [also] is the will of My Father, that everyone who is observing the Son and believing in Him shall possess eternal life, and I Myself shall raise him up on the last day.” [Jn. 6:38-40; see also: Jn. 6:44]
So then, what would be the reason for “raising” someone if part of him wasn’t actually dead?
And what is the actual significance of being raised up on the last day?
Plenty. According to the apostolic authors, this event coincides with Jesus Christ’s return to the earth when He not only raises the righteous dead [see: Ac. 24:15; Lk. 14:14], but also inaugurates the Lord’s Millennial Kingdom. [see: 1Thes. 4:13; 1Cor. 15; Rev. 19,20]
The goal of the Christian life is to live in the age.
However, most Bible translations today use the word “forever” where the Greek idiom, εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, is found in the text. Literally, this phrase means, “in [or into] the age.” Unfortunately, these translations often turn the meaning around to fit the traditional bias’ of the translators. But Jesus never needed to explain what it meant.
Because everyone understood that in order to “live in the [coming] age,” they’d first need to be raised back to life:
“I am the living bread that came down out of the heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he shall live in the age…” [Jn. 6:51]
“He who is eating My flesh and drinking My blood possesses eternal life , and I shall raise him up on the last day.” [Jn. 6:54
“As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who is eating Me, he also shall live because of Me. This is the bread which came down out of heaven; not as the [manna the] fathers ate and died. He who is eating this bread shall live in the age.” [Jn. 6:57-58]
These words Jesus spoke are conditional in context.
Eat well, Brothers.
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