What happens to the just and the lost at the resurrection?
At the resurrection, the just are raised to immortality in God's presence, while the lost are raised to a life separated from God, called the second death, and they continue through all eternity in suffering and regret. Resurrection is God's sovereign act bringing the dead back to eternal life, not merely to die again.
Les explains that resurrection is not just being brought back to life; it is that unique, sovereign act of God whereby He brings back from the dead a human being who has died, not to die again but to a life of eternity. He points to Revelation's teaching that the just are resurrected to a life of immortality in God's presence, while the lost are resurrected to a life separated from God, the second death. Les emphasizes that the lost still continue on through all eternity and will suffer and experience regret and feeling throughout the eons. He also notes that some groups teach annihilation, but that does not line up with Scripture. Christ was the first person to ever experience resurrection, called the first fruits of them that slept.