Robyn Lebron Jesus will odily return to reign on earth for one thousand years Only believers in Christ will be resurrected to eternal life The resurrection of sinners will occur seven years later, and they will face eternal damnation There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works Whosoever is not found written in the ǡ together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to the everlasting punishment in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death The Assemblies of God, while it agrees that God is sovereign, at the same time believes that mankind has free will—free to accept or reject God’s gift of salvation and eternal life Therefore, the Assemblies of God disapproves of the doctrines of the believer, which holds that once saved, it is impossible for a person to be lost If one is saved, and later commits a serious sin, they can lose their right to eternal life in heaven Special Doctrine The General Council of the Assemblies of God has historically opposed the use of alcohol in any form, tobacco or illegal drugs Early documents of the church declare, without reservation or compromise, a position of total abstinence In more recent years, however, this mark of separation from the world and this token of dedicated service to God have been questioned by some Yet the church continues the work of challenging all believers to be always filled with the Holy Spirit…our bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit We need to cleanse them from all profane habits.7 Although they don’t specifically forbid the use of drugs and tobacco, they strongly suggest those also should not be part of the Christian lifestyle With the realities about alcohol, tobacco, and drug use, the argument for abstinence is well-established The Christian is called to a higher standard of self-control and self-denial concerning those things not beneficial to his physical and spiritual well-being They teach that in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, this is your spiritual act of worship