Yes — they go immediately to the torment side of hell, and after the thousand years they are resurrected bodily to the great white throne to receive eternal punishment.
Les Feldick teaches that the lost of all ages, including today, go down into hell's torment side. At the end of the thousand-year kingdom, Christ as Judge brings every lost individual before the great white throne, where they are judged by their works and sent to the lake of fire. The antichrist, false prophet, and Satan go there without appearing before the throne.
Revelation 20:12-13 — Shows every lost person resurrected and standing before the great white throne to be judged according to their works.
John 5:28-29 — Jesus Himself says that all in the graves will come forth to either the resurrection of life or the resurrection of damnation.
Matthew 11:23-24 — Jesus indicates degrees of punishment by saying it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for Capernaum.
Jesus told the Jews that the hour is coming when all that are in the graves shall hear His voice and shall come forth — they that have done good to the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil to the resurrection of damnation (John 5:28-29). Ephesians 4:8-9 says that before He ascended, Christ first descended into the lower parts of the earth, and Matthew 12:40 puts His death and burial in the heart of the earth. In Revelation 20, after the thousand years, John sees a great white throne before which the dead, small and great, stand. The books are opened, including the book of life, and the dead are judged out of those things written in the books, according to their works. Death and hell deliver up the dead, and whosoever is not found written in the book of life is cast into the lake of fire, which is the second death (Revelation 20:11-15). Jesus also taught degrees of judgment when He said it would be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for Capernaum, because the mighty works done in Capernaum would have led Sodom to repent (Matthew 11:23-24).
Les explains that before the cross, Old Testament believers could not go to heaven because their sins had not yet been atoned for by Christ's blood; they went down to paradise in the lower parts of the earth. The lost, however, from all ages including today, go down into hell on the torment side. He uses Ephesians 4 to confirm that Christ descended into the lower parts of the earth, and he connects that region with the paradise Christ promised to the thief. After the thousand years, Les says the great white throne brings every lost individual to a place where he will see his record and go to his doom. Believers have already received their rewards shortly after the rapture, so no believer appears here. Christ is no longer the benevolent Savior but the stern, righteous, fair, and just Judge. The lost are resurrected out of hell and appear bodily in a body fit for the lake of fire, with appetites that will never be satisfied. Les also emphasizes degrees of punishment. The poor innocent person who lived a good life will not suffer as much as the vicious criminal. Jesus' words about Capernaum and Sodom and Gomorrah prove that rejecting greater light brings greater punishment. Satan, the antichrist, and the false prophet are the only ones who go to the lake of fire without appearing at the great white throne, and after a thousand years they are still there — not annihilated.
Yes. Jesus taught that there are two resurrections — the resurrection of the just and the resurrection of the unjust. Les confirms that the lost will be resurrected out of hell before the great white throne and will appear bodily in a new resurrected body. It will not be a body fit for glory or heaven, but a body fit for the eternal lake of fire. That body will have many of the same appetites as the present body, but without any hope of satisfying them, and the lost will live with an eternity of regret.
Yes. Les says there will absolutely be degrees of punishment. He points out that the poor innocent person who lived a good life but rejected Christ will not suffer as much as the vicious criminal. Jesus' comparison of Capernaum with Sodom and Gomorrah is the proof: had Sodom and Gomorrah witnessed Capernaum's miracles, they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes, so Capernaum's rejection makes its judgment more severe.
No. The great white throne is not a place of decision. Les explains that Christ is no longer the benevolent Savior; He is the stern, righteous, fair, and just Judge. Every lost person is there because he chose to reject the salvation that had been offered to all people, and he must answer for what he has done in the flesh before going to his doom.
Satan, the antichrist, and the false prophet go to the lake of fire without appearing before the Judge at the great white throne. Les describes them as the only three personalities who skip that judgment. After the thousand years, the beast and the false prophet are still in the lake of fire — they have not been annihilated or destroyed — and Satan joins them in that eternal doom.
Immediate destination: torment side of hell
Les teaches that the lost from all ages, including today, go down into hell's torment side, while Old Testament believers had gone to paradise in the lower parts of the earth until the cross.
The great white throne and degrees of punishment
At the end of the thousand years, the great white throne brings every lost individual to see his record and go to doom; Les says absolutely there will be degrees of punishment.
Resurrection of the unjust
Jesus taught two resurrections; the unbeliever will be resurrected out of hell before the great white throne in a body fit for the lake of fire, not for glory.
A body of unsatisfied appetites
The resurrected body of the lost will have many of the same appetites but no hope of satisfying them, and everyone at the white throne is there because they rejected salvation.
Degrees of punishment: Capernaum vs. Sodom
Using Jesus' words, Les shows Capernaum's judgment will be worse than Sodom's because Capernaum rejected Christ's miracles that Sodom never saw.
Christ the Judge and the only exceptions
At the great white throne Christ is no longer Savior but stern, righteous Judge; Satan, the antichrist, and the false prophet go to the lake of fire without facing the throne.
Eternal lake of fire, no annihilation
After a thousand years the beast and false prophet are still in the lake of fire, proving it is eternal and not annihilation; Satan joins them.
Resurrected body for eternal residence
The lost of all ages will be resurrected at the great white throne and receive a body fit for their eternal residence, the lake of fire.
Matthew 12:40: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Jesus used His own death and burial to show that the realm of the dead is in the heart of the earth.
Ephesians 4:9: Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
Paul confirms that before ascending, Christ descended into the lower parts of the earth, where the Old Testament paradise was.
John 5:29: And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Jesus promises that the lost will also be raised, to a resurrection of damnation.
Matthew 11:23-24: And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
Jesus said Capernaum's judgment would be worse than Sodom's, showing degrees of punishment.
Revelation 20:12: And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
At the great white throne, the lost are judged according to their works.
Revelation 20:13: And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
Death and hell give up the dead to be judged at the great white throne.
Revelation 20:15: And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
The final destination of everyone not written in the book of life is the lake of fire.
Yes. Les teaches that the lost from all ages, including today, go down into the torment side of hell. Old Testament believers went down to paradise in the lower parts of the earth, but the lost go to the torment side.
Yes. Jesus spoke of the resurrection of the unjust, and Les explains that every lost person will be resurrected out of hell before the great white throne in a body fit for the lake of fire.
No. At the great white throne Christ is no longer the benevolent Savior; He is the stern, righteous, fair, and just Judge. Every lost person is there to answer for his deeds and go to his doom.
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