12:1-3 with Rev. Sin requires a penalty, the penalty of death as Gods holy judgment on sin. Biblical Verses related to The Day Of Judgement. How many times is the word judgment mentioned in the Bible? Though some of them were not living as they should, looking ahead and seeing them in glory brought joy and would bring great rejoicing. By my count (with the help of some BibleWorks magic), there are 1,944 verses in Instead, it should be defined as the pursuit of our self-interest in our own way, rather than in Gods way. 2:3f). Chafer and Walvoord have an excellent word on this view: With reference to sin, Scripture teaches that the child of God under grace shall not come into judgment (John 3:18; 5:24; 6:37; Rom. 20:1-3, 7-10; 2 Pet. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through Him. Daniel 9:24-27 shows us that the Tribulation, Daniels Seventieth week, is seven years. But how? 9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, that whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him. Reasons for this will be set forth and developed as we study the nature, purpose, and basis for the Bema. 1:6; Col. 2:10; Heb. Without the abiding life, the life of faith and obedience to the Savior, we can do nothing (John 15:1-7). Rev. (3) Loss of Power and Production. Q. Also, Matthew 25:21, 23 and Luke 19:17-19 show us our rewards consist of authority over either many things or many cities. IV: Ecclesiology-Eschatology, Dallas Seminary Press, Dallas, TX, 1948, p. 406. 17). If It Is During The Millennium How Will There Not Be Pain And Tears When The Devil Is Released To Deceive The Nations? 6:1-5; 2 Thess. Dan. Sin always has its consequences and the Doctrine of the Judgments calls our attention to both the reality and nature of the consequences of sin. Hoyt has a good summary of what this passage is talking about and involves: The Bible suggests that there will be shame at the judgment seat of Christ to a greater or lesser degree, depending on the measure of unfaithfulness of each individual believer. The Principle. In the King James versionthe word - judgment - appears 294 timesthe word - A very interesting, enlightening, and important passage to this subject is 1 Corinthians 11:27-32 for in this passage we have a reference to both the self-judgment of the believer and the discipline judgment of God on believers. For the Lord will execute judgment by fireAnd by His sword on all flesh,And those slain by the Lord will be many. This is caused by the realization of what his own failure and sin has cost him in terms of the loss of rewards and loss of glory to the Lord. We will each be enthralled with God and our glorified state. Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city. 7 Trumpet Judgments Unnamed Books of Judgment. They insist that the tribulation is not the judgment of God, but comes from man and Satan bringing persecution to all. 25:1-30). Scripture teaches that all sins, both confessed and unconfessed, have been forgiven and taken care of by the work of Christ on the Cross so the Christian will never face those sins again at the judgment. The order of Gods resurrection program which includes the judgment of rewards would seem to be: (1) the resurrection of Christ as the beginning of the resurrection program (1 Cor. Scripture teaches that Christs death was all-sufficient, completely satisfying Gods wrath toward sin in the believer. The one who understands the day of Jesus Christ as referring to the Great White Throne Judgment is on a collision course with despair and eternal destiny concerns. While many would place the resurrection and reward of Old Testament saints with that of the church at the rapture, a number of factors favor this at the conclusion of the tribulation at the same time as the resurrection and reward of tribulation saints mentioned in Revelation 20:4. Self-interest in Gods way is legitimate. 2:2). Rather, it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has used his or her life for the Lord. Though we will not be judged in the sense of punished for sin at the Bema since the Lord has born that for us, we must never take sin lightly because there are many consequences. Deeds is the Greek word, ergon, which refers to anything that is done, a deed, action, or work. It is used of good deeds (Matt. 6:9; 7:14f). To underdo the sorrow aspect is to make faithfulness inconsequential.18. In all of these passages, Paul was picturing the believer as a competitor in a spiritual contest. 11:28f; cf. Scripture teaches that for the believer Gods justice has already been fully and forever satisfied at the Cross in relation to the believers sins. 1 Cor. 6:17; I Thess. 29 For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he does not judge the body rightly. 1:13), that all have sinned and come short of Gods glory (Rom. While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, Have nothing to do with that righteous Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him.. (2) Diadem. The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. The text reads: Acts 24:15-16 having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a re For instance, many do not understand that instead of one final judgment, the Bible teaches that there are a series of five to seven future judgments (depending on how they are categorized) that differ in respect to time, purpose, subjects, and circumstances. But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. 2:5). 20:35b-38). In view of his use of crown (stephanos, the victors wreath) in other places, and the fact believers will cast their crowns before the Lord (Rev. Copy. Though salvation is by grace and through faith, the saved who come out of the Great Tribulation will be identified by their works in befriending their Jewish brothers. All who have scoffed at God, denied His being, rebelled at His rule, or rejected His sovereigntyand in the process, also rejected His Son, the Lord Jesus Christmust at this time stand before this throne to be condemned to eternal judgment. Teach me good discernment and knowledge,For I believe in Your commandments. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Then all opposing powers against the Lord will be dealt with in judgment (Rev. God is not only perfect holiness (whose holy character we can never attain to on our own or by our works of righteousness) but He is also perfect love and full of grace and mercy. The Judgment Seat of Christ is not related to salvation but to the bestowal of rewards, and every Christian is assured that he will receive some reward (1 Cor. Revelation 20:5 and 11-15 show this takes place after the conclusion of the millennium following the doom of Satan and the destruction of heaven and earth, but before the eternal state of the new heavens and earth of Revelation 21:1. (2) Daniels Seventieth Week (Daniel 9:24-27). He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. A spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment. 24:9, 21, 29; Mark 13:19, 24; Rev. An interesting and important passage to this study is Acts 24:15-16because in this passage Paul implicitly made reference to two judgments which are closely related. 8:24f). Rev. This event will occur immediately following the rapture or resurrection of the church after it is caught up to be with the Lord in the air as described in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. 5:10; 1 John 2:28). Return to Me, for I have redeemed you. The clear emphasis of Scripture is that the events of Revelation 6-19 constitute a time of Gods special judgment poured out upon the earth. The world seeks to find answers to its problems through the one world movement of the last days and apart from the true God as He has revealed Himself in Christ. See Appendix C for an overview of the Tribulation. 5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed. This passage teaches: (a) that God has given us eternal life and this life is in His Son, Jesus Christ, and (b) that the way to possess eternal life is to possess Gods Son. As a result, a number of things occurred: (1) they were making a mockery of the significance and meaning of the Lords supper (11:27); (2) they were experiencing personal discipline by the Lord which existed in three conditions, evidently progressively so (11:30, 32); and though not mentioned here, (3) they were producing wood, hay, and stubblethey were losing rewards (1 Cor. Eph. Before God, we all stand naked, helpless, and hopeless in ourselves. The Bible describes one judgment that takes place at the return of Jesus and two judgments II, Abridged Edition, John F. Walvoord, Editor, Donald K. Campbell, Roy B. Zuck, Consulting Editors, Victor Books, Wheaton, 1988, p. 501. From this passage in Hebrews and others like 1 Corinthians 11:27-32, God disciplines His children for the following reasons: (1) To bring a wayward child who refuses to judge himself back into fellowship (1 Cor. Rather, the Judgment Seat of Christ is for the body of Christ, the church. Let each man be fully convinced in his own mind. All their hopes and dreams had been placed in an earth and system that was passing away (1 John 2:17), and now they see it dissolve before their very eyes. 19:12). For those ideas Paul would have most likely used kalos, good, and kakos, evil. For good works, those valuable like good fruit, we will receive back rewards, but for bad works, those rotten and worthless, we will receive no rewards or the loss of rewards. It is a gift through faith, but He rewards us for good works. 2:4; Jude 6; 1 Cor. He will, likewise, be without guilt because he has been declared righteous. 6-19). The rebels of unbelief must be removed so that only believing Israel will enter into the kingdom (cf. The awesome fact is that salvation is through faith in Jesus Christ. 2:12-13). The word throne is used more than 30 times in Revelation, but this throne, the great white one, is to be distinguished from all others as the most significant one of all. 5:3; Rev. All judgment has been placed into His hands as the perfect Son of man, Son of God, the one qualified to judge by virtue of his sinless humanity and defeat of Satan and sin through the cross (Rev. This means that rather than operating by faith in Gods provision, we end up operating in the energy of the flesh. Again, for the church this means the event of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. 3:12f; 2 Cor. Revelation 21 Seems To Be After The Millennium Where It Says There Will Be No Pain Or Tears. 28:13). Because Scripture declares all men to be sinful. John 12:48 is very pertinent here: He who rejects Me, and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day. (b) It is also a special crown given for faithfulness in running the race and exercising self-control in order to serve the Lord and finish the race. All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God. (1) Daniel, who wrote concerning the termination of Gods program for Israel in chapter 9, places the resurrection of the righteous in Israel as occurring after a time of distress such as never occurred Clearly this is the Tribulation, Daniels Seventieth Week, or the time of Jacobs Distress mentioned by Jeremiah (Jer. The crown is not eternal life which is a gift through faith alone in Christ alone (Jn. 1 Corinthians 11:27-32 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. 4:8). Why? Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;Lovingkindness and truth go before You. Such would be inconsistent with the finished work of Christ on the cross because He totally paid the penalty for our sins. But we need to understand the nature of these rewards to understand the nature of the motivation. 9:1f; 13:2-3, 11f; Dan. Then why do we have to confess sin in this life? WebLuke 16:19-31 ESV / 91 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. The believer is seen by the Father as clothed in the righteousness of Christ. Her reward is described as fine linen, the righteous acts of the saintsundoubtedly the result of rewards. 1) Judgment seat of Christ = believers only. Of course we should serve the Lord out of love and for Gods glory, and understanding the nature of rewards will help us do that. A few verses after Phil 1:6, Paul mentions the day of Jesus Christ again. 16 G. Abott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, T & T Clark, Edinburgh, 1937, p. 252. 2:19; Phil. They teach us the basic cause of discipline is failure to examine and confess known sins because that hinders our fellowship with God. This means that, through coidentification with Christ in His death on the cross, the believers sin nature was also judged, crucified, with Christ in His death so that its power has been broken or neutralized. 2:26). This is further confirmed by the message of the book of Romans where the Apostle shows Israels problem to be one of seeking to establish her own righteousness by keeping the Law rather than accept Gods righteousness by faith in Christ (Rom. In the King James version. There will be no need for forensic punishment, for Christ has forever borne all of Gods wrath toward the believers sins.11. 4:5f; 2 Cor. When He appears. The when points to the imminency of the return of the Lord. 2:12-13), but the decision to serve, and the diligence employed in doing so, are our responsibility and our contribution and God sees this as rewardable. And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. 4 Now to the one who works, his wage is not reckoned as a favor, but as what is due. Hampton wrote many articles for the Biblical Studies Foundation and on More, Getting Spiritually Fit 1 ( Corinthians 9:24-27), Steps to Biblical Reconciliation (Luke 17:1-4; 2 Corinthians 5:15-21). The result is the one world system of the Beast as described in Revelation. The very desire to escape eternal damnation is a legitimate and urgent self-interest. 2-3). God is perfect righteousness. God wants Christians to understand the truth of the judgments to both comfort and motivate them to godly living. There the laurel wreath was placed on his head as a symbol of victory (cf. It is not to judge believers for sin of any kind, confessed or unconfessed. Undoubtedly, then, the Scripture will be used to demonstrate the clearness of the plan of God and that man is without excuse. 1:10; Rev. It is discipline designed to train and bring believers back to a walk with God. Stresses their eternal value and security. 20:34-35a). 26:19).5. 1 Cor. Both body and soul are eternally separated from God in the eternal Lake of Fire, a very real, literal, and eternal place according the Scripture. Generally speaking, the principle is stated in Matthew 7:1-5. All the graduates are there and excited about graduating, yet at the time of rewards, some sorrow might be experienced, but it is quickly overcome by the joy of the event. 27:19; John 19:13), its use in the epistles by Paul, because of his many allusions to the Greek athletic contests, is more in keeping with its original use among the Greeks. Paul would have most likely used kalos, good, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness one works. Because he has been declared righteous Christs death was all-sufficient, completely satisfying Gods wrath toward sin in the.. 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