As the resurrection, Jesus gives life to the physically dead, while as the life, he does not allow spiritual death to touch those who believe in Him. Martha had a great deal of faith in Jesus and confesses Him as the Messiah, the Son of God, yet her faith is not fully mature. Just as Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, so would we rise with Him. God would raise the faithful and righteous to a glorified, perfected mode of life where they would live with Him forever. In the cases where the resurrection of the wicked is spoken of, they are raised to an everlasting state of punishment in Hell where the eternal fire never goes out. The resurrection is God’s ultimate victory over sin and death, the physical and spiritual corruption of God’s people. By raising the dead, God overcomes all that harms and corrupts His people. The resurrection is also about God’s Justice. Since God is just, He vindicates those who have died and suffered unjustly through the resurrection where He establishes the fullness of His justice in the world. Jesus reminds us that we would all rise again, the good to eternal life and the wicked to the eternal fire that never goes out. May we all find ourselves ready to meet Him when He calls us home.