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 (1 Corinthians 2:9)
Although
this is a small book, yet it presents you with matters of the greatest
and most weighty concern, even with a discourse of life and death to
eternity. It reveals and clarifies, by the Scriptures of
God, that the time is at hand when there will be a resurrection of the
dead, both of the just and unjust – even of the bodies of both, from the
graves where they are, or will be, at the start of that day.
In
these few lines, you also have the order and manner of the rising of
these two types of people, wherein it is shown to you with great
clearness with what body they will then rise, as well as their condition
at that day.
You will here see the truth, including the manner
of the terrible judgment, the opening of the books, and the examining of
witnesses, with a final conclusion upon good and bad. If you are godly,
then through God’s blessing, this will encourage you to go on in the
faith of the truth of the gospel; but if you are ungodly, then you may
meet with conviction, and you will see what will be, without fail, your
end at the end of the world whether you continue in your sins or repent.
If you continue in your sins, you will meet with despair, darkness, and
everlasting destruction; but if you repent and believe the gospel, then
you will find light, life, joy, comfort, glory, and happiness
throughout all eternity.
About the Author
John Bunyan was born in November 1628, in Elstow, England. A celebrated English minister and preacher, he wrote The Pilgrim’s Progress
(1678), the book that was the most characteristic expression of the
Puritan religious outlook. His other works include doctrinal and
controversial writings; a spiritual autobiography, Grace Abounding (1666); and the allegory, The Holy War (1682).
