Matthew 12:31-32
“Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.
Some are worried about committing this seemingly unforgivable sin, and it is surely unforgivable, but only in this life, and the age to come (not counting ages after that).
Ephesians 2:7
so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
And what is this sin? Well, it’s the sin where the heart is so hardened to spiritual truth, that nothing can break thru. It’s the sin many of the Pharisees and Sadducees committed. It’s the reason Jesus literally called some of them “Children of the Devil”
Because, in retrospect, the sin is so heinous, forgiveness cannot be even seen in the next age. And it’s obvious why as such people would need serious purification to see spiritual truth.
The passage highlights the gravity of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, emphasizing its unforgivable nature. It explains that this sin stems from a hardened heart that rejects spiritual truth entirely. The example of the Pharisees and Sadducees illustrates how such stubbornness leads to severe consequences. Why does this sin remain unforgivable even in the age to come?