After death, every person lives forever in eternity — either in God's presence through faith in the gospel or eternally separated from Him.
Scripture says the wages of sin is death, while God's gift is eternal life through Jesus Christ (Romans 6:23). Les Feldick emphasizes that everyone who dies "is going to live in eternity someplace," and rejecting the gospel means being forever separated from God, which he identifies as the second death. For believers, God's grace carries them past the grave into an eternal abiding with God.
Romans 6:23 — This verse directly contrasts the outcome of sin/death with God's gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ.
Acts 16:31 — It shows that the way to eternal salvation is believing on the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 2:9 — It tells us that God has already prepared for those who love Him things beyond human comprehension.
Hebrews 9:12 — It confirms that Christ entered the holy place once and obtained eternal redemption for us.
Romans 6:23 states, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." This connects sin with death and eternal life with God's gift. Acts 16:31 records the answer to the Philippian jailer's question: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." Hebrews 9:12 says Christ entered the holy place and "obtained eternal redemption for us." First Corinthians 2:9 adds that no eye has seen, no ear heard, and no human heart has conceived "the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." These verses show death is not the final state and that eternal life and redemption are secured through Christ.
Les Feldick stresses that after death, no one simply ceases to exist: "He's going to live in eternity someplace." The only two outcomes are living eternally in God's presence by believing the gospel, or living forever separated from God by rejecting it — and that separation, he says, is by definition the second death [Clip 1]. He also reminds believers that "the wages of sin is death" and connects it to salvation, but emphasizes that God's grace does not stop at the grave; it takes us into "that eternal abiding with God Himself" [Clip 4, Clip 6]. Les tells people they don't have to clean up their lives first; "all they have to do is believe the gospel, and God will take care of all of those so-called hard decisions" [Clip 7]. He points to Acts 16:31 — "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved" — and adds that in eternity, because there is no time, believers will be able to converse with God personally [Clip 2]. He encourages believers to get excited about eternity, because "there has never entered into the thoughts of man" what God has already prepared for those who love Him [Clip 5].
According to Les Feldick, everyone "is going to live in eternity someplace." The two possibilities are being in God's presence forever or being separated from God forever. Rejecting the gospel results in that eternal separation, which Les defines as the second death.
Romans 6:23 contrasts the wages of sin with the gift of God. Les teaches that God's grace is unmerited favor and that it doesn't stop at the grave — it carries the believer into everlasting life and an eternal abiding with God [Clip 4]. People do not need to fix their lives before believing; all they have to do is believe the gospel [Clip 7].
Acts 16:31 gives the direct answer: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." Les Feldick makes this practical by saying that people never realize "everything has already been done on their behalf, if they would just believe it." Believing the gospel is the essential step.
Les says eternity is not bounded by time — it is the "eternal now," without five minutes back or five minutes ahead. He believes believers will be able to converse with God personally [Clip 2]. He also points to 1 Corinthians 2:9: no one can comprehend the things God has already prepared for those who love Him [Clip 5]. The right response is to "get excited" about what is ahead.
The Truth About Grace, Faith & Abraham — Romans 4:13-25
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Eternity Has Only Two Outcomes
Les teaches that everyone will live forever in eternity, either in God's presence through believing the gospel or separated from God by rejecting it; this separation is the second death.
Believing the Gospel Brings Eternal Life
Quoting Acts 16:31, Les says salvation comes by believing on the Lord Jesus Christ; he also describes eternity as the 'eternal now' where believers can be personally with God.
Risen With Christ to Live Forever
Les teaches that believers died, were buried, and rose with Christ in God's mind, so they have eternal life and will live forever in His presence.
Grace Carries Believers Past the Grave
God's saving grace does not stop at death; it takes believers into everlasting life and an eternal abiding with God Himself.
Eternity Is Already Prepared
Les says God has already prepared wonderful things for believers that people cannot even begin to comprehend, and believers should be excited about what is ahead.
The Wages of Sin Is Death
Les quotes Romans 6:23 to show sin and death are connected, while God's gift is the opposite — eternal life through Christ.
All That Is Required Is Belief
Les points out that everything has been done on a person's behalf; they do not need to change their lifestyle first, just believe the gospel.
Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Shows the direct contrast between the result of sin and God's gift of eternal life after death.
Acts 16:31: And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Provides the biblical answer to what a person must do to be saved and so enter God's presence in eternity.
1 Corinthians 2:9: But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Indicates that what God has prepared for believers in eternity is beyond human comprehension and already exists.
Hebrews 9:12: Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Shows that Christ secured eternal redemption, so believers can live forever in God's presence.
Yes, according to Les Feldick, every person "is going to live in eternity someplace." The only question is whether they will be with God or separated from Him, which depends on their response to the gospel.
Les Feldick says the second death is separation from God. He states, "it's that separation from God that is by definition then the second death" — the result of rejecting the gospel.
Acts 16:31 gives the direct answer: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." Les emphasizes that all a person has to do is believe the gospel; God takes care of the rest.
Watch the Teaching: The Truth About Grace, Faith & Abraham — Romans 4:13-25