The Bible doesn’t tell us whether Adam and Eve will be raised to eternal life. It’s possible; God tells us that if you repent, you’ll be forgiven. For instance:

Again, when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he shall save his life. Because he considered and turned away from all the transgressions that he had committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die.  (Ezek 18:27-28)

But we don’t know to what degree Adam and Eve repented.

There a list of faithful people of old who will be in the Kingdom:

“For by it the people of old received their commendation…. These, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. (Heb 11:2 & Heb 11: 39-40)

People like Abraham (Heb 11:17), Moses (Heb 11:23), and Rahab (Heb 11:31) are on that list, but not Adam and Eve.

In the Bible, Adam is a type (pattern / symbol) for death:

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. (1Co 15:22)

But the type isn’t necessarily the reality – Adam might be called “the source of death”, but still raised to eternal life. Still, it does sound a little unlikely.

Conclusion: it’s probably unlikely they’ll be raised, but since the Bible doesn’t actually say, we can’t be sure.

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