Jesus Alone Is In Charge Of The Dead

And the Ever-living One [I am living in the eternity of the eternities]. I died, but see, I am alive forevermore; and I possess the keys of death and Hades (the realm of the dead). Revelation 1:18

When Jesus raised Himself up, He said to her, Woman, where are your accusers? Has no man condemned you? She answered, No one, Lord! And Jesus said, I do not condemn you either. Go on your way and from now on sin no more. John 8:10:11

For I am the Lord, I do not change; that is why you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed. Malachi 3:6

Our Lord never changes and our Lord is Jesus. He alone holds the keys of death and Hades. This is really powerful because we see that when Jesus was confronted on this earth with a situation where He was to judge, He forgave and did not condemn. Remember this glorious Truth, Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever, Hebrews 13:8. Jesus forgave the adulterous woman, when the Law said that she should be stoned, and He never changes.

Jesus was crucified and when He had died He went to Hades for 3 1/2 days. When Jesus was in Hades He preached to the captives and set them free, 1 Peter 3:19-20. What does all of this mean? We see the Truth that our Lord forgave the penalty of death to the living and we see that He forgave the penalty of death to the dead and Jesus never changes. Whenever our Lord was asked to judge He forgave and did not condemn and now all judgment has been placed under His control.

Even the Father judges no one, for He has given all judgment (the last judgment and the whole business of judging) entirely into the hands of the Son, John 5:22

If that doesn’t just set you free, I don’t know what will!