Very sad that the Holy Spirit doesn't teach you the truth about John 5:28, 29 which teaches a general resurrection and judgment! Or is you simply won't put a dot beside that Scripture!
He taught me what it means and the only general resurrection is that of the unbeliever at the end of the 1000 reign. Where every unbeliever who has ever lived will face the Great White throne judgment. After they are sentenced for their unbelief the New Heaven and New earth are ushered in.
28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
We see Ephesians 4:8-10,
8 "Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)"
Coupled with,
1 Peter 3:18-20,
18 "For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water."
Seems quite evident that He did preach to all in the graves. When did this occur, well He was in the Grave 3 days and 3 nights, and He did tell the thief today you will be with me in Paradise, that fits perfectly with John 5:28 "...the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice."
Every person in the grave heard His voice.
Then we see verses 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."
They shall come forth when He comes, they that have done good or bad, first the believers as ween in 2 Corinthians 5:9-11,
9 "Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences."
Seems we will face the BEMA (judgment) seat as believers, that is not seen anywhere in the book of Revelation. In fact the only thing we see in Revelation concerning rewards as seen in 1 Corinthians 3:11-15,
11 "For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire."
Nowhere is the BEMA seat seen but we see one thing that could be our key, the 24 elders are wearing Crowns and seated upon thrones. They are dressed in fine linen clean and white, which is what Jesus said those who overcome would be wearing.
We don't see this term again until the marriage of the Bride, who is said to have prepared herself "And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints."
Revelation 19:8 and 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean."
Where was she preparing herself, as was the Jewish marriage tradition shows at the Grooms home during the week.
Then the second part of John 5:29 "...they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation"
We see Revelation 20:5-7A,
5 "But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
7 And when the thousand years are expired,..."
A distinct general resurrection of the unbelieving the dead, for as Believers we are not dead, we were made alive in Christ and no longer dead in Trespasses and sin.
We see what happens at this resurrection Revelation 20:11-15,
11 "And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
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.
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.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."
Notice it doesn't say they face the "Judgment (BEMA) seat) but they face the Great White throne judgment.
Two separate Judgments two separate Resurrections. The first for the Bride, the Church at the beginning of the Tribulation and concluding at the 2nd coming for the Tribulation saints and Old Testament Saints.
The second resurrection of the rest of the dead at the end of the 1000 years. Thus fulfilling John 5:28-19.