plain and unambiguous verdict of our Lord himself. A little later on he says, Amen I tell you that he who listens to my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life and shall not come under judgment, but shall pass from death to life (Jn 5:24). This eternal life is that sight which the bad have no part in. Then he continues, Amen I tell you, the hour will come and now is when the dead will hear the voice of God’s Son, and those who hear shall live (Jn 5:25). And this applies exclusively to