Understanding the basis for the resurrection helps us also to understand the basis for being judged after the resurrection. As you know, Paul explains that "through one man (Adam) sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned." (Rom. 5:12) Jesus, by means of paying the ransom, bought back for all mankind that which Adam lost, namely, the right to life, just as Paul goes on to say: "For just as in Adam all are dying, so also in the Christ all will be made alive." (1 Cor. 15:22)

In other words, every one of Adam's offspring, every man, woman or child who has ever lived, and "who had not sinned after the likeness of the transgression by Adam" (sinned knowingly and willfully, Rom. 2:4-11, 14,15) has to be given the opportunity to avail themselves of the ransom. Jesus promised that "the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment." (John 5:28,29)

All the faithful men of old, some of whom are mentioned by Paul in Hebrews chapter 11, will have a resurrection "of life" due to their faith in the ransom, even long before it had been paid. They were familiar with God's promises and by the way they lived their lives, by their obedience, they showed that they had accepted his provision for life. "In faith all these died, although they did not get the [fulfillment of the] promises, but they saw them afar off and welcomed them and publicly declared that they were strangers and temporary residents in the land." (Heb. 11:13) But there are countless billions of others who have lived but never had the opportunity to get to know the true God or his promises. Jesus died for them too! They too have to be given the opportunity to accept the ransom and repent of their sins, and thus be reconciled to God. They will not be judged according to their former deeds, when they lived in ignorance, "alienated from the state of Israel and strangers to the covenants of the promise, and [who] had no hope and were without God in the world." (Eph. 2:11,12)

Since theirs will be a "resurrection of judgment," they will be judged, not by what they did in their previous life, but rather according to how they respond to, or obey, what is written in the "scrolls" that will be opened during the thousand years of Christ's rule. The situation will then be totally different to anything that has existed before. No longer will there be any interference or influence from Satan and his demons. For the first time in man's history, since Adam's rebellion, there will be nothing but positive encouragement to worship the true God and obey him. (Rev. 20:1-3) All who hope to gain the everlasting life that Adam lost for us have to accept Christ Jesus, for "there is no salvation in anyone else, for there is not another name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must get saved." (Acts 4:12) Everyone who appreciatively accepts the ransom, and obeys what is written in the scrolls, will have his name written in "the scroll of life." But those who refuse God's provision for everlasting life will die again, this time not because of Adam's inherited sin but rather due to their own rebellion. They will suffer "the second death" symbolized by "the lake of fire." (Rev. 20:12-15; 3:5; Ps. 69:28) We must keep in mind that obedience to Jehovah has always been the primary issue. Accepting his sovereignty is what unites mankind and brings peace and happiness, and everlasting life. (Rev. 4:11)
 
Jesus redeemed all mankind, and that means that everyone who has ever lived must get the opportunity to either accept or reject the ransom Christ paid. That is the basis for the resurrection. Jesus simply stated: "For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life. For God sent forth his Son into the world, not for him to judge the world, but for the world to be saved through him. He that exercises faith in him is not to be judged. He that does not exercise faith has been judged already, because he has not exercised faith in the name of the only-begotten Son of God." (John 3:16-18)

Those who exercise faith in Jesus Christ are "not to be judged" because they are doing that which God requires of them. Jehovah is not going to judge whether a person is worthy of everlasting life if that person is obedient. The tree of life in the Garden of Eden was a guarantee to Adam that as long as he was obedient he was free to eat from it, for it symbolized the right to life. (Gen. 2:9, 16,17; Rev. 2:7) True, "the wages sin pays is death," but the wages of obedience is everlasting life. (Rom. 6:23; Deut. 30:19,20) And as for those who do not exercise faith, Jesus said that they have been judged already. Their fate has already been determined. After we have done what God requires of us, including getting baptized, we must continue to be obedient, for Paul warns: "What if we keep sinning on purpose? What if we do it even after we know the truth? Then there is no offering for our sins. All we can do is to wait in fear for God to judge. His blazing fire will burn up his enemies." (Eph. 5:15-17; Heb. 10:26,27; NIRV)

Are there any who have lived in the past but will not benefit from the resurrection of the "unrighteous"? Any person who knowingly and willfully rejected the ransom in this system will not benefit from the resurrection. Jesus indicated that the Jewish religious leaders who rejected him would not return, nor anyone else who sins against the holy spirit, or "who has trampled upon the Son of God and who has esteemed as of ordinary value the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and who has outraged the spirit of undeserved kindness with contempt." (Matt. 23:33; Mark 3:29; Heb. 10:29) Jehovah and Jesus are the ones who determine whether someone has become guilty of that. (Matt. 10:15; 11:20-24; 12:41,42) Also, all who perish in "the war of the great day of God the Almighty" at "Armageddon" will not return in the resurrection. (Rev. 16:14, 16; Zeph. 1:14-18; 2:2,3) Included are those within God's temple, his household, who "did not accept the love of the truth that they might be saved. . . but took pleasure in unrighteousness," because of the influence of "the man of lawlessness," sitting at the very top within God's temple. (Psalms 146:3-5; 2 Thess. 2:3, 10-12; 1 Peter 4:17,18) Clearly, what we do now, before Armageddon, matters very much. Just because a person dies one month, a week, or even one day before Armageddon has no bearing on whether or not he has a share in the resurrection, if he had the opportunity to avail himself of the ransom but failed to do so.

Except for some obvious differences, I think this is pretty well what the Watchtower is also saying, just in fewer words:

8 The resurrected ones are not doomed to failure. Those who come back in the resurrection will not be condemned for sins they committed before they died. (Rom. 6:7) During Christ's Millennial Reign, as the benefits of the ransom sacrifice are applied, obedient subjects of the Kingdom will grow to perfection, eventually becoming completely free from all the effects of Adam's sin. (Rom. 8:21) Jehovah "will actually swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will certainly wipe the tears from all faces." (Isa. 25:8) God's Word also says that "scrolls [will be] opened," indicating that those living at that time will be given new information. (Rev. 20:12) As the earth is transformed into a paradise, "righteousness is what the inhabitants of the productive land will certainly learn."―Isa. 26:9.

9 The resurrected ones will be judged, not on the basis of sin inherited from Adam, but by what they themselves choose to do. Revelation 20:12 says: "The dead were judged out of those things written in the scrolls according to their deeds," that is, their deeds following their resurrection. What a marvelous example of Jehovah's justice, mercy, and love! Additionally, the painful things of their past life in this old world "will not be called to mind, neither will they come up into the heart." (Isa. 65"17) With upbuilding new information available and a life filled with good things, they will no longer be distressed by the bad things of the past. Those past experiences can be put out of their minds. (Rev. 21:4) The same will be true of the great crowd," who survive Armageddon. ―Rev. 7:9,10,14. The Watchtower, March 15, 2009, page 12, par. 8,9

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