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. Is it sin, good works, or just what? Though ones primary focus might be on the future judgments, this study will also cover the judgments of the past and the present because they are related and form a part of the total picture revealed in Scripture. 2 One man has faith that he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats vegetables only. It occurs 107 times in the Old Testament, but 93 times in the book of Ezekiel. Some today refuse to distinguish between the general tribulations of this age that the church will endure, and the unique, universal, and unprecedented Tribulation that will come. 3:10; 6:10; 8:13; 11:10; 13:8, 14; 17:8 and Isa. In fact, the Greek word appears 146 times in the New Testament, but it is Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. 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. Revelation 22:12 Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. The Christian will not face the final judgment because Christ was judged for us, but all believers will face a judgment called the Judgment Seat of Christ, the nature of which will be covered in the material to follow. Those who hold this view believe that the Christian will stand glorified before Christ without his old sin nature. 12; Matthew 24:9, 13f). 1:18-21), a revelation man has ignored. 2:7; 2:11, 17, 26. These could refer to special blessing of rewards to those believers who overcomer special trials and tests rather than a general promise to all believers. The Lord Jesus is the victor, and our victory is really His victory which is appropriated by faith. 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. 11:28f; cf. 2:19; Phil. Q. Regarding the coming of the Spirit and His ministry in the world after the resurrection and ascension to Gods right hand, Christ made the following promise: John 16:8-11 And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin, and righteousness, and judgment; 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 and concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you no longer behold Me; 11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged. Undoubtedly, then, the Scripture will be used to demonstrate the clearness of the plan of God and that man is without excuse. 11 Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. The order is: At the end of the Tribulation, the Lord Jesus will return personally to earth (Zech. 19:28; 24:45-47; 25:21, 23; Lk. Her single-mindedness is seen in the events which relate her to her son Jesus on almost every occasion in which she is mentioned in the New 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. (2) It is a time of Gods wrath or indignation and the vindication of Gods holinessZeph. For a summary of three major views, let me quote Samuel L. Hoyt from Bibliotheca Sacra. He would just be delighted to be there and do what he was doing. Since the Savior has died for the sin of the world (1 John 2:2), the ultimate issue is the sin of unbelief or rejection of Christ. A common misconception which arises from this English translation is that God will mete out a just retribution for sins in the believers life, and some measure of retributive punishment for sins will result.7. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. Romans 4:1-5: What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found? 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. This judgment proves them sinners and in need of the righteousness which God freely gives through faith in Jesus Christ. Please note that the clause he shall suffer loss would be better rendered it (the reward) shall be forfeited.. There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. (1) Christs judgment for sin, dying in the place of the sinner, bearing his sin and judgment on the cross as the sinners substitute. 3:1-5; 5:5-15; Jer. So the order of events will be (a) the rapture which includes our glorification or resurrection bodies, (b) exaltation into the heavens with the Lord, (c) examination before the Bema, and (d) compensation or rewards. 3 And why do you look at the speck that is in your brothers eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 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. 18 Samuel Hoyt, The Judgment Seat of Christ in Theological Perspective, Part 2, Bibliotheca Sacra, electronic media. Carnal believers have no vision other than their own personal agendas and selfish goals (cf. but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. This judgment affected all of creation (Genesis 3:1718; Romans 8:2022). 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. 26:19).5. He wanted to walk blamelessly, to keep short accounts with God, and to stay in close communion with the Lord lest he should become disqualified for rewards at the Bema (cf. It is a gift through faith, but He rewards us for good works. But this happens as a judgment from God against mans arrogant independence. (4) Loss of Opportunities. (2) To destroy and remove unacceptable production portrayed in the symbols of wood, hay, and stubble. All believers will live in the millennium and in eternity with the Lord. Therefore, at the judgment seat of Christ forensic punishment will not be meted out for the believers sins.15. Before the Last Supper, Judas is said to have gone to the chief priests and agreed to hand over Jesus in exchange for 30 silver coins, and to have attempted to return the money afterwards, filled with Everything about this time will be unprecedented (Zeph. (3) It is a day of utter darkness, gloom, and extreme cloudiness (Joel 2:2; Zeph. Commenting on this Samuel Hoyt writes: Within the church today there exists considerable confusion and debate regarding the exact nature of the examination at the judgment seat of Christ. He wants those who have not trusted in Christ to understand the judgments that this might motivate them to trust in Christ as their personal Savior because He bore the judgment for their sin in their place. 12:15b). The Scripture teaches that before Messiah can begin to reign, there must be a judgment to determine who will enter into Messiahs kingdom since they are not all Israel (spiritually regenerated believers who put their trust in Jesus Christ as their Messiah) who are Israel (physical descendants only) (Rom. 14:10-12; 1 Cor. God is perfect righteousness. 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. 11 All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. 8:24f). (3) Loss of Power and Production. 11:32); in his standing before God, and on the ground that the penalty for all sinpast, present, and future (Col. 2:13)has been borne by Christ as the perfect Substitute, the believer is not only placed beyond condemnation, but being in Christ is accepted in the perfection of Christ (1 Cor. Because this is a completely different matter. For the non-Christian, the one who has never trusted in the person and work of Jesus Christ, it should cause him to want to search out the truth regarding Jesus Christ, to embrace Him in faith as the Savior from his sin and eternal doom. 4:5f; 2 Cor. 12:1-2; Matt. How do we know who falls into the category of swine, those incapable of appreciating the truth, if we do not make certain judgments? But even this will be Gods judgment and the expression of His wrath. The resurrection program and the thus the reward of Old Testament saints occurs after the tribulation, after church age saints are already seen in heaven and rewarded and returning with the Lord to judge the earth (cf. John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for Gods wrath remains on him. Rather, God disciplines us as a father disciplines his sons to bring us back into fellowship that we might be conformed to His Son. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things. 0. This day of judgment, also known as the Final Judgment, is when Jesus, the Son of God, will judge the living and the dead before destroying the old heaven and earth, which are corrupted of sin. Sin can be defined as anything that opposes Gods will and law. To engage in sin is to disobey or abuse His laws. There were also divisions and factions and the focus on personalities rather than the Savior. Though believers are under no condemnation in respect to their sins, having been justified by faith (John 3:18; 5:24; Rom. Two important questions must be asked and answered: According to Romans 5:8, God demonstrated His love for us through the death of His Son. 15:17; Jn. 12; 14). The judgment seat of Christ might be compared to a commencement ceremony. It is literally if He appears. The conditional clause does not question the reality of Christs coming, only the time of it and thereby points to its imminency. When the Bible speaks of the last judgment, it is not similar to taking a final test to see whether we pass or fail. That type of judgment has already taken place. This last judgment is the public recognition of decisions long-since made. The last judgment is also known as the Great White Throne judgment. 30:7; Dan. Matt. Knowing and having the hope of the resurrection and all that this means to the Christian, the Apostle spoke of his commitment to maintain a clear conscience, one cleared by confession and the forsaking of all known sin (1 John 1:9; Prov. God can therefore find no cause for accusing the Christian judicially any more than He can find cause for accusing Jesus Christ. WebThe number forty is mentioned 157 times in Scripture. (1) Unconfessed sin relates to fellowship in this life, not ones relationship or standing with God. WebLuke 16:19-31 ESV / 91 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. 6:17; I Thess. After the fall of Adam and Eve, and as a judgment for mankinds disobedience regarding the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gen. 2:17), certain curses or judgments were placed upon Satan (the promise of his final doom), upon Adam and Eve, and upon the earth. 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. 1) Judgment seat of Christ = believers only. Romans 5:19 For as through the one mans disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. Paul shows us in Romans that all categories of peoplethe good, the bad, and the uglyare really in the same boat and on their way to eternal separation from God. 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. A similar judgment will occur for resurrected Old Testament and Tribulation saints, but probably not until after the Tribulation (cf. 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. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be 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. As the victorious Grecian athlete appeared before the Bema to receive his perishable award, so the Christian will appear before Christs Bema to receive his imperishable award. 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. (3) To reward the believer for all the good he or she has done as portrayed by the symbols of gold, silver, and precious stones, that which is valuable and can stand the test of fire without being consumed. 4:16); (3) the resurrection of tribulation period saints (Rev. 4 Or how can you say to your brother, Let me take the speck out of your eye, and behold, the log is in your own eye? They maintain the seriousness of the examination and yet emphasize the commendation aspect of the judgment seat. So that points us to the purpose, the return of the Savior and what it will mean. 1:15). In Romans 14:10 the Apostle called this examining time the Bema of God while in 2 Corinthians 5:10 he called it the Bema of Christ. This is not the final judgment mentioned in Revelation 20:11-15 which is limited to only the unbelieving world. 1 Peter 3:18: For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit. Eph. However, this is not the picture that the New Testament gives of heaven. Yet Ryries Notes Say Otherwise. 19:2, 5). John 5:24 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. 3 Let not him who eats regard with contempt him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats, for God has accepted him. 7:18, 22, 27. This is a plain indication of Gods righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering. 2 Lewis Sperry Chafer Systematic Theology, Vol. 2:26). 5:9f; 1 John 2:28; 1 Thess. Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned. Will believers experience shame, grief, remorse at the Bema? (3) The Promise of Accolades or Commendations. Abide in Him. Abide is a synonym for fellowship which is the subject of the book (1:3-7). In 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20, the Apostle Paul drew courage and was motivated by the fact of rewards at the return of the Lord for the church which he mentions in every chapter in this epistle and becomes the primary subject of 2 Thessalonians. (12) It is a time of martyrdom of believers (Rev. Other Bible teachers espouse a mediating position. For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 6:1-5; 2 Thess. The judge at the Bema bestowed rewards to the victors. Discipline from God is the gracious work of a Father to train and develop His children. And now little children. John is writing to believers. In the first stage, we are all judged from the books according to our works. 6-19; Zech. The real issue is whether ones name is in the Book of Life, not ones deeds. Terms used of this period. Gods wrath against mans sin and rebellion will be withheld no longer. They are resurrected, gathered before the throne and actually behold the dissolution of heaven and earth as a foreboding preparation for their judgment. I believe we have two books here. 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. 3:13-15 each mans work will become evident; for the day will show it, because it is to be revealed with fire; and the fire itself will test the quality of each mans work. 4:13-18), the Tribulation begins with only unbelievers. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. The deeds of the unbeliever are only examined to show that the person, no matter how much good they have done, falls short of Gods holy demands. But those who are not killed by these judgments will be gathered, judged, and the rebels removed with only believers going into the millennial kingdom. 5:3; Rev. Rewards become one of the great motives of the Christians life or should. Ezek. gimp add alpha channel to selection. (2) Death, a reference to all those who were buried in graves in the ground, cremated, or destroyed in any other way on earth. Added to this are the declarations of the following verses of Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast. This evidently takes place after the resurrection of the unbelieving dead from the grave and Hades. 1 James M. Stifler, The Epistle To The Romans, Moody Press, Chicago, 1960, p. 31. Whoever sheds mans blood,By man his blood shall be shed,For in the image of GodHe made man. This is clear from both the context of 5:4-8 and by the fact he changed the words he used for sleep. 2:7), of evil deeds (Col. 1:21; 2 John 11), of dead works (Heb. The Bible describes one judgment that takes place at the return of Jesus and two judgments that people will face after death. Revelation 21 Seems To Be After The Millennium Where It Says There Will Be No Pain Or Tears. For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly. The rapture is the means of our deliverance from the wrath he discusses in chapter 5:1-3. The emotional condition of the redeemed is that of complete and unending happiness. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. Her reward is described as fine linen, the righteous acts of the saintsundoubtedly the result of rewards. God graciously supplies the means by which we may serve Him. It is an awesome and solemn scene and one which should cause everyone to stop and think about the eternal implications of this future event. John 12:31 with Rev. (1) The Crown of Thorns (Matt. By my count (with the help of some BibleWorks magic), there are 1,944 verses in 4:5; cf. It was there Christ paid the penalty for the sin of the world (1 John 2:2). Compare also Ephesians 4:17-19: This I say therefore, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; 19 and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality, for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. 5:2). 1 Corinthians 4:5 ESV / 106 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. (5) The Promise of Special Responsibilities and Authority of the Lords Possessions (cf. (4) That dispensing of rewards is in view is also evident from the Greek words in 2 Corinthians 5:10 translated good (agathosvaluable like good fruit) and bad (phaulosunacceptable like rotten or spoiled fruit). They were showing favoritism and hurting other believers rather than showing love and concern as it should be among believers in Christ. Remember that all of our crowns will be cast at the feet of Christ, for only He is worthy (Rev. 18 Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin. Revelation 20:14 And death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. But when men reject the knowledge of God and His plan of salvation, they in essence determine to stand on their own merit, or in their own righteousness. We are all sinners. Of course all sickness, weakness, or suffering is not a product of sin, but it can be and often is (1 Cor. Death refers to the body now resurrected while Hades refers to the soul, the immaterial part of man. 9 Lewis Sperry Chafer, Major Bible Themes: 52 Vital Doctrines of the Scripture Simplified and Explained, rev. Though anticipated as certain and viewed as accomplished, this sentence against Satan and his evil host will not be carried out until after the millennial reign of Christ (cf. This means we must each come to God the same wayas a sinner who recognizes his sinfulness, repudiates any form of human works for salvation, and relies totally on Christ alone by faith alone for our salvation. Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. 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. 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. Revelation 20:11-15 And I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. Daily forgiveness of those who are within the family of God is distinguished from judicial and positional forgiveness which was applied forensically to all of a persons sins the moment he believed in the Lord Jesus Christ.14 We need to distinguish between fellowship forgiveness and legal or forensic forgiveness that justifies us and gives us a standing before God through Christ. The result is the one world system of the Beast as described in Revelation. 15 But the free gift is not like the transgression. The awesome fact is that salvation is through faith in Jesus Christ. 28:11-19; Rev. In actuality, the New Testament reveals six distinct judgments which will impact current and God wants Christians to understand the truth of the judgments to both comfort and motivate them to godly living. When Jesus returns, there will be a judgment dividing sheep from the goats. (Matthew 25:31-46) At this judgment those who survived the Tribulation will be separated into two groups. 18 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. But this will only be momentary or short-lived at best in view of passages like Revelation 7:17; 21:4 and Isaiah 65:17. 15 If any mans work is burned up, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as through fire.. 18); militarily (Joel 3:2, 9-14; Rev. 24:31; Ezek. The verb used is komizo and means to carry off safe, to carry off as booty. In the middle voice as here, it meant to bear for oneself,16 or to receive back what is ones own.17 Compare Matthew 25:27 and Ephesians 6:8. 6:10-12; 1 Pet. In Revelation 20, John mentions a place called the Lake of Fire. They were assembling themselves with other believers and partaking of the Lords supper, but they were out of fellowship with the Lord and were controlled by the sinful nature, the flesh, rather than by the Holy Spirit. The result of this judgment will be that each Christian will be grateful for the reward which he receives, and he will have little or no shame. For instance, Matthew 7 which tells us not to judge, is immediately followed with the command, Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces (Matt. For the Christian, the future reality of this event should cause deep concern because of the many (including some of our friends and relatives) who will face this throne of judgment because they never received the Savior by faith. 12:3-4). Joy will indeed be the predominant emotion of life with the Lord; but I suspect that, when our works are made manifest at the tribunal, some grief will be mixed with the joy, and we shall know shame as we suffer loss. The Book of Life contains the names of believers, those justified by faith and who have a righteousness from God imputed to their account. They emphasize the importance and necessity of faithful living today but reject any thought of forensic punishment at the Bema. The instinct to preserve our lives is the same. As with all Christians, you need fellowship with other believers in a Bible teaching church, personal time daily in Gods Word and regularly with other believers in a Bible teaching setting during the week. God has resolved that problem through the person of Jesus Christ. The judgments of this time will grow in intensity and conclude with an awesome display of Gods wrath against a Christ-rejecting world. 3:10-15 with 9:24-27). The following is a short presentation of the good news of how God has provided that men might know Him and experience eternal life. The Principle. He used the Greek katheudo in 5:10 rather than koimao, the word he used metaphorically in 4:13-14 of physical death. While 1 John 5:11 and 12 are written to Christians to give them assurance of their salvation based on the testimony of Gods Word, this passage also highlights the key issue in Gods plan of salvation as it is centered in the person of Jesus Christ. Confession means we agree with God concerning our sin and want to get back under Gods control. He said to the judges, Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the Lord who is with you when you render judgment. 6:20; 1 Pet. 20:11 with 21:1). After which God selected him to lead his people out of slavery. In the universal anti-Semitism of the Great Tribulation one who befriends Jews will by this evidence manifest his salvation.6. God cannot exact payment for sins twice since payment has been fully and forever paid. Appears refers to the rapture which leads quickly into the Bema. And no place was found for them, i.e., for heaven and earth. 15:23); (2) the resurrection of the church age saints at the rapture (1 Thess. In Scripture, the Day of the Lord is often associated with this time of great judgment which God will pour out on earth against Israel and the nations, but it is also associated with the time of millennial blessings which follow when the Lord will rule on earth. 22:3; 21:4; Isa. Nobody bats 1000 no matter how good they may appear to men. 2 Tim. 5:1-14). Since the events mentioned in Daniel 9:26 (the cutting off of Messiah and the destruction of city and sanctuary) had to occur after the 69 weeks of years had run their course but before the seventieth week begins, there has to be a space of time, the parenthesis of the church age, between the conclusion of the sixty-ninth week and the beginning of the seventieth. II, Abridged Edition, John F. Walvoord, Editor, Donald K. Campbell, Roy B. Zuck, Consulting Editors, Victor Books, Wheaton, 1988, p. 501. 6:2-3; 4:8). 2:2 the ruler of the kingdom of the air, NIV [air is the Greek, aer, the atmospheric heavens]). The believer will forfeit rewards which he could have received, but he will not be punished in the judicial sense of paying for his sins. 2:8), but a reward for enduring trials and overcoming temptation. The expression the judgment seat of Christ in the English Bible has tended to cause some to draw the wrong conclusion about the nature and purpose of this evaluation. 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