John 5:25-29

Now that very clearly shows that there are going to be at least two resurrections, but it also says that all who hear His voice are going to come forth. There is, in this section, an important key to understanding something here in regard to the resurrection.

It is the word judgment. It appears first in verse 22 (which we did not read), where it says, the Father judges no one but has committed all judgments to the Son. In verse 27, it appears again, giving Him authority to execute judgment also, and in verse 29, the word condemnation is the same word as the other words. They are the Greek word krisis, although, phonetically it is pronounced creases. It denotes the process of investigation, the act of distinguishing and separating.

Its primary emphasis is on the process that leads to a decision. It is also used of a decision, or a judgment, and that is also a proper translation, depending upon the context, but it is its secondary application. What I have said so far in reference to this word is that the primary application of the word krisis is that it denotes the process of investigation, the act of distinguishing and separating.