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The Question:
Will everyone one
day be resurrected from the dead and stand before the throne
and give an account for
every action, every deed and every idle word that was spoken
out of their mouth and be
judged accordingly?
YES
Matt 12:36-37 – By your words you are acquitted or condemned
36 But I tell you that men
will have to give account on the Day of Judgment for every
careless (blasphemous) word they have spoken.
37 For by your words
(that’s in your heart) you will be acquitted,
and by your words you will be condemned." NIV
SEATED
- NOTE: It is important to see Christ as SEATED at the right hand of God.
- According to scripture there were not
any chairs or stools in the
- Jesus (our
High Priest)
standing in the temple read from the scroll of Isaiah the
prophet and said, “Today the prophecy has been fulfilled” and then
- Jesus our High Priest has sat down
- IT IS FINISHED
- Next are the TWO JUDGMENTS where everyone will stand before Christ as He is
seated on the throne – Jesus has all eternity to listen to you. A thousand years is like a day to Him.
Luke 4:16-21 – Jesus
completed the work – SAT DOWN
16 He went to Nazareth
17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to
him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
18 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He
has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of
sight for the blind, to release the oppressed,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to
the attendant and SAT DOWN. The eyes of everyone in
the synagogue were fastened
21 on him, and he began by saying to them,
"Today this scripture is FULFILLED in your hearing." NIV
John 19:30 – IT IS FINISHED
30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said,
"It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his
spirit. NIV
2 Peter 3:8 – A Thousand Years
is like a Day with the Lord
8 But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that
with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. NKJV
First Word
- TWO
JUDGMENTS
– The Judgment Seat of Christ and The Great White Throne
Judgment
- After our resurrection we will
- Whether you believe in God or not; at
the Judgment every knee will bow and every person will give an account to
God for their actions.
- Question: Would you change
what you do if you knew that you would have to explain your actions to God
knowing that He already knows what’s in your heart?
- When Jesus came the first time
He did NOT come to judge, but He WILL the second time.
- Jesus will be seated at the right hand
of God at both Judgments and will judge fallen angels, demons, Satan and
those that are “spiritually blind” that have led people astray;
they will be especially dealt with.
Heb 9:27 – After death
you face judgment
27 Just as man is destined
to die once, and after that to face judgment, NIV
Acts 24:15 – There’s a
resurrection of both righteous and wicked
15 and I have the same hope in God as these men,
that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. NIV
Rom 14:10-12 - Each will
give an account of himself to God
10 You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or
why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God's
judgment seat.
11 It is written: "`As surely as I live,'
says the Lord, `every knee will bow before me; every tongue will
confess to God.'"
12 So then, each of us will give an account of
himself to God. NIV
John 5:22-23 – Judgment
has been entrusted to Jesus alone
22 Moreover, the Father judges no one, but
has entrusted ALL judgment to the Son,
23 that all may honor the Son just as they honor
the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent
him. NIV
John 9:39 -41 – Those that lead people astray will be judged
39 Jesus said, "For judgment I have come
into this world, so that the blind will see and those who (think they spiritually) see will become blind."
40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say
this and asked, "What? Are we (spiritually)
blind
too?"
41 Jesus said, "If you were blind, you would not
be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you (spiritually) can see, your guilt
remains. NIV
Jude 6 – Fallen Angels
will be judged at The Day of the Lord.
6 And the angels who did not keep their
positions of authority but abandoned their own home-these he has kept in
darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.
NIV
JUDGMENT
BEGINS WITH BELIEVERS
The Books are opened
- The
Bible
which is the word of God that judges them.
- The Book
of Deeds
containing the account of man’s works and deeds on earth.
- The Book
of Life
with the names written down of those that accepted Jesus Christ as the Son
of God. – Jesus plus nothing else.
- The decisions you
make on this side of death have ETERNAL CONCEQUENCES. - When you are born,
your name is ALREADY in the Book of life. – Your decisions
determine if your name stays in “The Book” or is blotted out. – Life is choice driven
- That should answer
your questions about salvation for a baby or child that died early in
life.
John 12:48 – The Bible – The Word of God
48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and
does not accept my words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at
the last day. NIV
Rom 3:19-20 – The Book of
deeds according to the Law
19 Now we know that whatever the law says,
it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be
silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
20 Therefore
no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law;
rather, through the law we become conscious of sin. NIV
Ex 32:33 – In the
beginning your name is in God’s book
33 The LORD replied to Moses, "Whoever has
sinned against me I will BLOT OUT of my book. NIV
Rev 3:5 – The overcomer’s
name stays in the Book of Life
5 He who overcomes will, like them, be
dressed in white. I will never BLOT OUT his name from the book of
life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels. NIV
Judgment Seat of Christ
- The Judgment Seat of Christ (“Bema Seat”) occurs at the return
of Jesus Christ just after the first stage of Armageddon and just before
the Millennium reign begins – This judgment starts with the family of God;
The Believers. NYOBS 22.02 ARMAGEDDON
- Sinners are called Saints
because they have confessed “Jesus as Lord.” - Their sins have already
been forgiven; not temporarily covered over by animal sacrifices, but
permanently.
- Jesus made the Final
Sacrifice on the Cross for
- The Judgment
Seat of Christ
is where
- Imperishable
Crown
– Those who have victory over their old spirit man.
- Crown
of Righteousness
– Those longing for His appearance
- Crown
of Life
–Those that are tested even unto death – The Martyr’s Crown
- Crown
of Glory
– Overseers or Elders Crown - Those who serve the flock.
- Crown
of Rejoicing
– Soul winners crown.
- After we have received
our crowns, we will sit at His wedding feast as the bride of Christ. The more crowns we have earned, the
more we have to throw at the feet of Jesus.
- More
Good News;
the believer does not stand before The
Great White Throne Judgment This is reserved for the Non-believers
and the Make Believers - NYOBS 07.185
ESCHATOLOGY
- NOTE – The Believer and
the Non-believer both deserve HELL.
– But one is FORGIVEN.
1 Peter 4:17-18 – Judgment
begins with the Family of God
17 For it is time for judgment to begin with
the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome
be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
18 And, "If it is hard for the righteous to
be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?" NIV
2 Cor 5:10 – ALL Believers will appear before the Judgment Seat
10 For we must all appear before the judgment
seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things
done while in the body, whether good or bad. NIV
1 John 2:2 - Jesus is The Atoning
Sacrifice for our sins
2 He (Jesus) is the atoning sacrifice
for our sins
NIV
12 "Behold, I am coming soon! My REWARD
is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done NIV
11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so
that no one will take your crown. NIV
1 Cor 9:24 -25 – Imperishable Crown
25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into
strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do
it to get a crown that will last forever. NIV
2 Tim 4:8 – Crown of
Righteousness
8 Now there is in store for me the crown of
righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on
that day-and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
NIV
Rev 2:9-10 – Crown of Life
10 Do not
be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some
of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be
faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.
NIV
1 Peter 5:2-4 – Crown of
Glory
2 Be shepherds of God's flock that is under
your care, serving as overseers-not because you must, but because you
are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to
serve; not lording
3 it over those entrusted to you, but being
examples to the flock.
4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will
receive the crown of glory that will never fade away. NIV
1 Thess 2:19-20 – Crown of
Rejoicing
19 For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown
in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it
not you?
20 Indeed, you are our glory and joy. NIV
10 the four and twenty elders shall fall down
before him that sits on the throne, and shall worship him that lives for ever
and ever, and shall cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
11 Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God,
to receive the glory and the honor and the power: for thou
didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created. ASV
Marriage/Wedding
Supper
- The traditional Marriage was in three parts:
- The
Contract
where the price was paid (The cross),
- The
Wedding,
where the groom goes and gets his bride (The rapture) and
- The
Marriage Supper
when he takes her to his home. (His presence forever)
- Heaven is where the
marriage supper will be held; not in the air or on the earth. It happens on the Eve of His
“Revelation”; that of His return to earth for His 1,000 year reign.
Matt 25:1-10 – The Church goes forth to meet the Bridegroom
1 Then shall the kingdom
of heaven be likened unto ten virgins,
which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. KJV
10 … the bridegroom came; and
they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and THE DOOR WAS SHUT. KJV
SIN
·
Unpardonable Sin – This is deemed to be
the final rejection of the Holy Spirit’s testimony concerning the work and
person of Jesus Christ. - Anyone who blasphemes
against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. - NYOBS 09.12
UNPARDONABLE SIN
- A
Believer
cannot continue to Sin after he has received the knowledge of
truth; otherwise he is a Make
Believer. – Jesus Christ has made the FINAL sacrifice; there are
no more sacrifices that can be made for sin.
- The
Make Believer tramples the Son of God under his feet; makes the blood
of the Covenant an un-holy thing and insults the Holy Spirit. – How much
more severely will God deal with the one who KNOWS and continues to sin. –
It’s in the book. NYOBS
30.16 SINLESS
- Two Deaths - There are actually
two deaths, but the believer only experiences the first; the un-believer experiences
both. – NYOBS 22.02 ARMAGEDDON
- Books
are opened
and
Heb 10:26-29 – If you continue in Sin – You are not the Lords
26 If we deliberately
keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no
sacrifice for sins is left,
27 but only a fearful
expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of
God.
28 Anyone who rejected the
law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
29 How much more
severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled
the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the
blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the
Spirit of grace? NIV
Rev 21:8 – The Second
Death
8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the
vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the
idolaters and all liars - their place will be in the fiery lake of burning
sulfur. This is the second death." NIV
Luke 12:10 – Blasphemes the Holy Spirit
10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son
of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit
will not be forgiven. NIV
The Un-believer
- The
Great White Throne Judgment is for those that do not believe that Jesus
Christ is the Son of God. – Sadly that includes the Jewish Nation; but
God has a plan that includes 144,000 missionaries to the Jews, many will
believe. It’s in the book.
- The judgment occurs at
the close of the 1,000 years reign of Christ, known as “The Millennium” with
the completion of the 2nd part of Armageddon. NYOBS
07.185 ESCHATOLOGY –
- This is the judgment
where the books are opened revealing the “works or deeds” during the
lifetime of the wicked dead, and their rejection of Christ. Every man gets his day in court.
- The location of the
Great White Throne judgment is somewhere between Heaven where there is no
sin, and Earth which is under renovation at this time. There is no place to hide.
- The wicked dead,
regardless of their position in life are all standing before the
throne and receive their sentence which is torment in the
- There’s degrees of torment for the wicked that’s
added to the penalty of the
- What follows next is ever
lasting fire, smoke, worms, wailing and gnashing of teeth.
- THE
SAINTS
have already been judged 1,000
years before at the Judgment Seat
of Christ and found NOT GUILTY.
They have been rewarded and have received their crowns
Rev 20:11-13 – Great White
Throne – Books are opened
11 Then I saw a GREAT WHITE THRONE and him who was
seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence; there was no place for
them.
12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing
before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened,
which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what
they had done as recorded in the books.
13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and
death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was
judged according to what he had done. NIV
Rev 20:15 – Name not
written in the Book of Life – Lake of Fire
15 If anyone's name was not found written
in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. NIV
Rev 17:8 – Only the
un-believer will see the End Time Beast
8 The inhabitants of the earth whose names have NOT
been written in the book of life from the creation of the world
will be astonished when they see the beast, because he once was, now is
not, and yet will come. NIV
13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and
death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was JUDGED
according to what he had done. NIV
23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the
churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will REPAY
each of you according to your deeds. NIV
Rev 18:5-6 – Sins
remembered and PAID BACK DOUBLE
5 For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God
has remembered her crimes.
6 Give back to her as she has given; pay her back DOUBLE for what
she has done. Mix her a double portion from her own cup. NIV
Matt 13:42 – Furnace of fire – wailing – gnashing of teeth
42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire:
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. KJV
Matt 25:41 – The fire is
everlasting
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left
hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the
devil and his angels: KJV
Matt 25:46 – Everlasting
punishment
46 And these shall go away into everlasting
punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. KJV
11 And the smoke of their torment ascends
up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the
beast and his image, and whosoever receives the mark of his name KJV
Isa 66:24 – The WORMS crawl
in – The WORMS crawl out
24 "And they will go out and look upon the
dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; their WORM will not die, nor
will their fire be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all
mankind." NIV
John 16:8-11 – Satan
stands condemned.
8 When he (the Holy
Spirit) comes,
he will convict the WORLD of guilt in regard to sin and
righteousness and judgment:
9 in regard to sin, because men do not believe in
me;
10 in regard to righteousness, because I am going
to the Father, where you can see me no longer;
11 and in regard to judgment, because (Satan) the prince of this world now stands condemned. NIV
John 12:31 – Satan will be driven out of this world
31 Now is the time for judgment on this
world; now the prince of this world (Satan) will be driven out.
NIV
THE
RETURN
- If you are able to
embrace “The Rapture Theology”,
you will be pleased to know that nothing else has to happen in Bible
Prophecy for the return of Jesus Christ for the Saints. I hope it happens TODAY. – Prepare to meet your God.
- Rapture
Theology
says that the return of Christ is in Two
Parts;
- He comes the first
time in the
- The second time to
the EARTH after the tribulations and “first half” of Armageddon ends.
- This is another Word
study all into its self - NYOBS 01.23 RAPTURE
– NYOBS 07.02 ESCHATOLOGY
Summary
- As Believer’s, our
sins have already been forgiven, because “BY FAITH” we have believed that
Jesus is the “Son of God” whose death on the cross made the FINAL
SACRIFICE for our SINS.
- By Faith we believe
that Jesus died; was buried and on the third day was resurrected as
prophesized in scripture and 40 days later He was translated into Heaven
as they watched.
- Now as our HIGH
PRIEST, He has sat down at the right hand of God the Father. – His
work is completed – IT IS FINISHED.
- As Believers, we will
NOT stand before The Great White
Throne Judgment. - SELAH
By your words you are acquitted or condemned
But I tell you that men
will have to give account on the Day of Judgment for every
careless (blasphemous) word they have spoken.
For by your words (that’s in your heart) you will be acquitted, and by your words
you will be condemned." Matt 12:36-37 NIV
For out of the overflow of
the heart the mouth speaks. Matt 12:34 NIV
In the multitude of counselors,
there is wisdom.
Prov 11:14
I
am grateful for those that went before me providing concepts, ideas, historical
information, and scripture verses.
Because of them I can stand on their shoulders and see further that I
otherwise ever could have.
A commentary - Eerdmans
Annotated Reference Bible – Dake
Apocrypha; The
– Edgar J. Goodspeed
Baker Commentary on the Bible - Elwell
Bible Almanac; The – Packer Tenny White
Bible Commentary - F.B. Meyer
Bible Dictionary – Harper & Row
Expositor’s Bible Commentary; The – Frank E. Gaebelein
God without Religion - Andrew Farley
Illustrated Bible Dictionary – Nelson’s
Illustrated Bible Dictionary; The – Tyndale
Matthew Henry’s Commentary – Matthew Henry
Naked Gospel; The – Andrew Farley
New International Dictionary of the Bible; The – Douglas - Tenney
Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible; The – Zondervan
Thru The Bible Commentary – J. Vernon
Victor Journey through the Bible; The – V. Gilbert Beers
Wycliffe Bible Commentary; The – Pfeiffer & Harrison
