Tuesday, August 07, 2007

JUDGEMENT


In the scripture, we are instructed to “rightly [divide] the word of truth” (2Timothy 2:15). This is most essential when studying the judgements. Do not endeavor to make all the judgements conform to the theory of one “general judgement.” The “general judgement” theory is the invention of religion, and is not taught in the Word of God. There are five separate judgements revealed in the Bible, and they differ as to time, place and purpose. Yes, they all have one thing in common: the LORD JESUS CHRIST is the Judge (John 5:22).


Everyone - from Adam to the last man to be born on this earth-will stand before the LORD JESUS CHRIST to be judged.


In the first judgement, the sins of the believer have already been judged in CHRIST on the cross.


In the second judgement, the believer is to judge self, or be judged by the LORD JESUS CHRIST and disciplined.


In the third judgement, all believers must appear at the “Judgement seat of CHRIST” where their works are to be judged.


In the fourth judgement, all nations are to be judged at the SECOND COMING of CHRIST.


In the fifth judgement, the wicked dead are to be judged at the great WHITE THRONE.


  1. The Judgment of the Believer’s Sin – John 5:24

  2. The Judgment of the Believer’s Self – 1Cor. 11:31-32

  3. The Judgment of the Believer’s Work – 2Cor. 5:10

  4. The Judgment of the Nations – Matt 25:31-46

  5. The Judgment of the Wicked – Rev. 20:11-15


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  1. THE JUDGMENT OF THE BELIEVER’S SIN (JOHN 5:24)

"I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.

In the above verse, our LORD tells us that the believer “will not be condemned (judgement).” The word “condemnation” is the same word rendered “judgement” (Mathew 10:15). Our sins were judged in CHRIST on Calvary and every believer “has passed out of death into life.” This is present salvation. Christ paid for our sins. He was judged in the believer’s stead. The believer does not come into judgement because:

  1. JESUS CHRIST paid the penalty, and on the ground of HIS substitutional death, the believer is separated from his sins for ever (Psalm 103:12).

  2. The sins of the believer have been “blotted out” and GOD has promised that He “will not remember your sins” (Isaiah 43:25)

  3. Our LORD suffered for our sins, “the JUST for the unjust” that we might be saved and never come into judgement as sinners ( 1Peter 3:18).

  4. The believer will never be condemned with the world, because CHRIST was condemned in his place. “He was made to be sin for us” (2Cor.5:21). CHRIST was made a curse for us on the cross, and “has redeemed us from the curse of the law” (Galatians 3:13). HE appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of HIMSELF” (Hebrew 9:26). The believer will not come into judgement because his sins have been purged (Hebrew 1:3).

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  1. THE JUDGEMENT OF THE BELIEVER’S SELF (1COR. 11:31-32)


But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgment. When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.

The judgement of the believer’s self is more than judging things in the believer’s life. When the believer judges self, the good and the bad in his life come to light; and he will confess the bad (1John 1:9) and forsake it (Isaiah 55:7). However, it is not enough just to judge sin in the believer; he must judge self.

  1. To judge self is to practice self-abnegation, for when the believer sees self as God sees him, he will renounce self. It is replacing the self-life with the CHRIST-LIFE (Col. 3:4). CHRIST IS THE BELIEVER”S LIFE.

  2. To judge self is to deny self. This is more than self-denial. Self-denial is denying one’s self of the gratification of the flesh. If we practice self-denial only, it is treating the symptoms and not the cause. But when we deny self, we are attacking the cause, for in self (that is, in the flesh) “dwells no good thing” (Rom. 7:18). To deny self is to take up our cross and follow CHRIST (Mark 8:34-38).

  3. To judge self is to lose that self-life and find the CHRIST-LIFE (Gal. 2:20).

  4. To judge self is to no longer be self-conscious, but become CHRIST-CONSCIOUS (Matt. 28:20).

  5. To judge self is to no longer be self controlled, but to become CHRIST-controlled (Acts 9:6).

  6. To judge self is to no longer practice self-esteem, but to esteem others better than self (Phil. 2:3). TO JUDGE SELF IS TO BECOME SELFLESS.

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  1. THE JUDGEMENT OF THE BELIEVER’S WORK (2COR. 5:10)


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.

The believer’s works will be judged at the “judgement seat o CHRIST.” The term, “Judgement seat of Christ” is found only twice in the Bible; but it is referred to many times. It is found in the above verse; also see (Rom. 14:10). A careful reading of both verses with the context reveals that only believers will appear at the “judgement seat of Christ.” Their works will be judged, not their sins, for we have already seen that the sins of the believers were judged in CHRIST on Calvary, and "there is therefore now no judgement to them which are in CHRIST JESUS.” (Romans 8:1).

  1. This judgement will take place “in the air,” following the first resurrection. “The dead in CHRIST shall rise first “ (1Thes. 4:14-18). There will be a thousand years between the resurrection of the saved and the unsaved (Rev.20:4-5), and there will be a thousand years between the “judgement seat of CHRIST” where only saved will appear and the “great white throne judgement” where only unsaved will appear.

  2. At the judgement seat of CHRIST, the believer will give an account of himself to GOD. Therefore, we should look to our own works and not judge the works of others (Romans 14:10-13).

  3. It is a most humbling thought to know that some day the believer will face all of his work - “good or bad” and “right or wrong.” Some will be ashamed (1John 2:28) and “suffer loss” – not the loss of salvation, but the loss of rewards (1Cor. 3:11-15). So whatever you do, do it to the glory of God (Col. 3:17).

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  1. THE JUDGEMENT OF THE NATIONS (MATT. 25:31-46)

31 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory.

32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.

35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,

36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

37 "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?

39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'

40 "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'

41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,

43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'

44 "They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'

45 "He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'

  1. "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to

eternal life."

This judgement is not the judgement of the great white throne (Rev. 20:11-15). A careful comparison of the two judgement will establish the following facts:

  1. The judgement of the nations will take place “when the son of man will come in His glory….then shall he sit upon the throne of His glory.” The great white throne is never called “the throne of HIS glory” (Rev. 20:11-15).

  2. At this judgement, He will judge the living nations (Joel 3:11-16). At the white throne judgement, He will judge the wicked dead.

  3. At this judgement, there will be no resurrection of the dead. At the great white throne, all the wicked dead are raised: the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them……” (Rev. 20:13).

  4. At this judgement the judge is GOD “the King” judging the living nations in His earthly kingdom. At the great white throne, the judge is GOD, judging only the wicked dead.

  5. At this judgement there are no books opened. At the great white throne, the “books were opened.”

  6. At this judgement, there are three classes judged: “sheep” – the saved (Rev.7:9 to 17); “goats” – the unsaved (2Thes. 1: 7 to 10); “brethren” – the elect of Israel (Rev. 7: 1 to 8 & Rom. 11: 25 to 28). At the great white throne, there is only one class: “the dead.”

  7. At this judgement, the King gives the kingdom to those who have eternal life. At the great white throne, there are no saved and no kingdom; they are all “cast into the lake of fire.”

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  1. THE JUDGEMENT OF THE WICKED (REV.20:11 –15)

11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and 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.

14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death.

  1. If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was

thrown into the lake of fire.

The great white throne judgement will follow the thousand-year reign of Christ. This is the final judgement , and only the wicked dead are to be judged. According to Rev. 20:5, the believers were resurrected a thousand years before this judgements, and their works were judged at “the judgement seat of Christ” (2Cor. 5:10).

  1. At this judgement, the wicked dead will seek a hiding place from the face of the Lord Jesus Christ, the judge. But there is no hiding place.

  2. At this judgement, the “dead, small and great” will stand before GOD But the greatness of the great will be of no value. “There is none that doeth good, no, not one.” (Rom. 3:12)

  3. At this judgement, the “book of life” will be opened. Why the “book of life” if there are no saved in this judgement? The wicked will be shown that God in His mercy provided space for them in the “the book of life,” so that they are without excuse ( Rom. 1:18-20).

  4. At this judgement, the dead will be judged “according to their work,” God is a just God; and since there are degrees of punishment in hell, some will be punished more than others (Luke 12:42,48).

  5. At this judgement, there will be no acquittal, no higher court to which the lost may appeal. It is lost and lost for ever; it is damned to all eternity, and that without hope. There is a hell (Luke 16:19-31); and in hell there is no hope, no sympathy, no love, even the love of God does not extend beyond the portals of hell.

(HELL IS REAL, THE ONLY WAY TO ESCAPE THAT, IS TO TRUST IN GOD’S WAY; GOD’S WAY IS NOT A RELIGION, NOT ANY GOOD WORKS, NOT ANY RITUALS (CHILD/ADULT BAPTISM), NEITHER SPRINKLING NOR DIPPING; BUT GOD’S WAY IS A PERSON, THAT PERSON IS JESUS CHRIST (GODMAN). HE ALREADY HAS PAID A VERY GREAT PRICE, THAT IS HIS OWN BLOOD. SALVATION IS ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR EVERYONE WHO REPENTS (BEING CONVICTED AS SINNER) AND RECEIVES JESUS CHRIST AS HIS PERSONAL SAVIOUR AND LORD, BECAUSE NONE IN THE WORLD CAN PAY A PRICE FOR A SINGLE SOUL TO BE REDEEMED FROM HELL.

ANYMAN AT HIS BEST STATE IS ALTOGETHER VANITY. DO NOT BE DECEIVED.


SALVATION IS FREE BECAUSE IT IS COSTLY THAT THE WORLD CANNOT PAY FOR IT. ANYONE WHO ADD ANYTHING WITH THIS, TRAMPLES THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST UNDER HIS FEET, NOT GIVING THE DUE GLORY TO THE ONLY SAVIOUR AND HIS ONLY JUST WORK WHICH ACQUITS A SINNER AND JUSTIFIES HIM.

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