Today in my church service, I learnt a new perspective from the sermon (John 5:24 and Matthew 7) that eternal life is a NOW phenomenon. Jesus said whoever abides in him and him in the person, then the person has already attained eternal life on earth i.e he has a relationship with the living WORD (Jesus), the living water and living bread that he mentioned about in the bible.
Matthew 7:22 warns that there is a danger that the Lord Jesus would turn around and says that he does not know you in the end times i.e there is no living relationship with Christ.
Matthew: 7. 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23. Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ 24. “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. – Bible Offline
John: 5. 24 “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. – Bible Offline