Don't marvel at this, for the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice,
Resurrection of judgment ... For discussion of the eternal judgment and the final punishment of the wicked, see my Commentary on Matthew,  Matthew 12:41,42; 25:29-41.  In the teachings of Christ, one great assize is always in view.  There will be a simultaneous judgment of all creation at a time already appointed, when absolute justice tempered with mercy for those in Christ shall be executed upon all.  That Jesus referred to such a judgment here is implicit in the mention of the general resurrection that shall accompany it, as well as in the statement of the diverse destinies of the good and the bad.  Such a concept is inherent in two indisputable facts of the spiritual world: (1) the eternal righteousness of God, and (2) the immortality of the soul.  Given those two basic conceptions, and the necessity of judgment, reward, and punishment is demanded.  Mortal life alone cannot provide adequate rewards for the righteous, nor deserved punishment for the wicked.  Even such a thing as sanity on man's part must depend finally upon the assurance that God is righteous and that he will do what is right for every soul ever born on earth, and that even so small a thing as a cup of cold water given in the name of Jesus shall not lose its reward - and that means judgment.