(7) Loss of Physical Health and Vitality. 2:9-12; Rev. Therefore do not pronounce 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 I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. 3:9-10, 23). In the first stage, we are all judged from the books according to our works. This book also reveals that even when men do not have the written Word, they have the law of God written in their hearts (Rom. and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged. 2 Peter 3:7 But by His word the present (8) The Day of the Lord (Joel 1:15; 2:1; 1 Thess. The resurrection of the just mentioned in verse 15 will be followed by the Judgment Seat of Christ or the Bema, the place and time when believers will be examined for rewards or their loss (see discussion below). 15 If any mans work is burned up, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as through fire.. 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. All sinful deeds, thoughts, and motives, as well as all good deeds done in the energy of the flesh will be consumed like wood, hay, and stubble before a fire because they are unworthy of reward. 17); politically (Rev. 21:4). Note that the text says and the books (plural) were opened, and another book (singular) was opened, which is the Book of Life. We have two sets, the books and the book which is mentioned again in verse 15a. Will believers experience shame, grief, remorse at the Bema? Why? Two things: (a) This describes all the crowns. Undoubtedly, then, the Scripture will be used to demonstrate the clearness of the plan of God and that man is without excuse. WebThe Archangel* Gabriel is mentioned in the Holy Bible at least four explicit and possibly two implicit times: Daniel 8:1527. The order is: At the end of the Tribulation, the Lord Jesus will return personally to earth (Zech. 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. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin, once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. Those who hold this view believe that the Christian will stand glorified before Christ without his old sin nature. Not with Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing. WebIn actuality, the New Testament reveals six distinct judgments which will impact current and future inhabitants of earth. Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. Our rewards seem to primarily be a matter of responsibility and maybe opportunities, but they will not be like badges or medals we wear as in the military. 30:7; Dan. (3) Hades, a reference to the place of torments, the compartment which contains the souls of all unbelievers (Luke 16:23). The basis of the judgment is what is found in the two sets of booksthe books which are opened, and the other book, the Book of Life (Rev. The victor of a given event, who had participated according to the rules, was led by the judge to the platform called the Bema. 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. (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. And not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming (presence). Please note several things here. 20:35b-38). (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. But for now, lest we draw some wrong conclusions, we need to be ever mindful that Gods Word clearly teaches there are specific and very serious consequences, both temporal and eternal, for sin or disobedience. 20:3-5), together with (4) the resurrection of Old Testament saints (Dan. 12:5f and 1 Cor. 9:6). Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. Revelation 7:14 shows us that salvation in the Tribulation (as in the church age) is through faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God. 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. Matthew 24-25 set the chronology and thus the time. So it is necessary for believers to judge their own sins in the light of Scripture.2. It is a family matter. (5) The hour of testing which shall try the whole earth (Rev. 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. 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. Remember that all of our crowns will be cast at the feet of Christ, for only He is worthy (Rev. Selfishness ought not to be defined simply as the pursuit of our own self-interest. 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. 1:12; Rev. This indication is also clear that it does occur in the new heavens and earth which are not created until after this event (cf. 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. Instead, it should be defined as the pursuit of our self-interest in our own way, rather than in Gods way. Though believers are under no condemnation in respect to their sins, having been justified by faith (John 3:18; 5:24; Rom. 5:15; Heb. A great deal of confusion exists with respect to the subject of Gods judgments and particularly regarding the final judgment. (2) The disqualification mentioned in 1 Corinthians 9:27 means disqualified from rewards, not loss of salvation. See also Colossians 2:10-13; Galatians 2:20; and Romans 8:1-2. In the King James version. 18 Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin. While, for Gods own purposes, Satan has been allowed to continue his nefarious schemes, Scripture speaks of three sure events regarding the activity of Satan and his demonic forces: his binding during the millennium, his short release, and his final incarceration in the Lake of Fire. 17). Hebrews 10:17-18 And their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more. Just as He judged the Jews still alive at the end of the Tribulation when Christ personally returns to earth, so He will also judge those Gentiles who remain (Matt. 39:28). Unconfessed sin stands as a barrier to fellowship with the Lord and His control over ones life. How much more matters of this life? We are all sinners. 20:10). The Archangel* Gabriel is mentioned in 14 And death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. But man is separated from God by the problem of Sin. Key Scriptures (Matt. How then do we receive Gods Son that we may have the eternal life God has promised us? There are a number of passages that refer to the negative aspects of the Bema which need to be mentioned and explained. 1:9; 2:9, 10). Return to Me, for I have redeemed you. (c) There are two views: (1) The believer who fails to abide is made to feel shame by the Lord, i.e., the Lord puts him to shame. 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. If you have not, may I encourage you to read Appendix A, investigate the claims of Christ, and receive Him as your Savior by faith. John 12:31 with Rev. (2) A Bat Boy at the World Series. And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment. 24:4-26). What then is the solution? Since love is a preeminent virtue in Christianity, true selfishness often involves a pursuit of self-interest that violates the law of love.12. The word judgments refers to the decrees or the decisions of God that make up His plan. Gods judgments lead to Gods will, which in turn achieves His purpose. God, knowing our sinful state and having the wisdom to design a plan to bring about our salvation, has made certain decrees, decisions, and judgments to institute His plan. Teach me good discernment and knowledge,For I believe in Your commandments. Within the church, there exists a good deal of confusion and disagreement concerning the exact nature of the Bema. The use of the term judgment seat in most translations, ignorance of the historical and cultural background concerning the Bema, and foggy theology regarding the finished work of Christ have all contributed to several common misconceptions which, in one way or another, see God as giving out just retribution to believers for sin, or at least for our unconfessed sin. 5:19-21, 26). 1:6; Rev. For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil. Daniel 9:24-27 shows us that the Tribulation, Daniels Seventieth week, is seven years. Again, there is only one judgment day, but Revelation 20:11-15 tells us the judgment process has two stages. 25:21; Lk. 2:7; 2:11, 17, 26. Please note that the clause he shall suffer loss would be better rendered it (the reward) shall be forfeited.. 20:11 with 21:1). Indeed, He works in us both to will and to do as we volitionally appropriate His grace (Phil. See Appendix B for more on the Judgment Seat (Bema) of Christ. New American Standard Bible Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. At the other end of the spectrum another group, which holds to the same eschatological chronology, views this event as an awards ceremony. There is the glorification of living believers in glorified bodies, the resurrection of those believers who have died in the Lord also in glorified bodies, and the translation of both to meet the Lord in the air. 13:8-9). (1) The first book opened will probably be the Scripture, the Word of God, which contains the revelation of Gods holy character, the moral law, the declaration of mans sinfulness, and Gods plan of salvation through faith in Christ. (1) The sea, a reference to all those who died at sea and were not buried in the earth. The phrase Son of Man occurs 195 times in the Old and New Testaments. 1 Peter 2:24 and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. 24 and 25). English strikes a proper balance on this subject. Q. This is none other than the Lord Jesus who is even now examining our lives and will bring to light the true nature of our walk and works when we stand before Him at the Bema (Rev. Part of this removal occurs through the Tribulation judgments themselves (Rev. 3:1-5; 5:5-15; Jer. Terms used of this period. The Judgment Seat of Christ is not a place and time when the Lord will mete out punishment for sins committed by the child of God. The graduates do not leave the auditorium weeping because they did not earn better grades. 20:34-35a). It is used of the seven diadems of the Beast in Revelation 12:3 and 13:1. (9) It is a time of internationalism: religiously (Rev. In all of these passages, Paul was picturing the believer as a competitor in a spiritual contest. In order to be accepted by God, we must be as good as God is. also 1 John 5:16-17). As a child of God, you are, however, a babe in Christ and you need to grow and be spiritually nourished and built up in the things of Christ. What follows below is a fuller explanation of both terms. To overdo the sorrow aspect of the judgment seat of Christ is to make heaven hell. Bring to light is photizo, to bring to light, make visible. Disclose is phaneroo, to manifest, reveal. The issue should be extremely clear from these two verses: The Lord will evaluate the quality and nature of every persons work. 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. 24:17). (Rom 14:10 & 2 Cor 5:10) 2) White Throne Judgment = non-believers only. The judge is the Lord Jesus Christ (John 5:22-23, 27). This would mean that the finest of Christians could be sorrowful throughout eternity. Do you not know that we will judge angels? It is from Goda time of divine wrath. 4:10), Paul may also have in mind a personal crown or reward that he will receive because of their presence at the return of the Lord. These are: (1) The Promise of Crowns. (4) It is designed to produce obedience and to protect them against untimely physical death (Heb. 9:24-25). In the eternal state there will be no place for that which reminds men of the rebellions of Satan and man with all its wickedness and sorrow (Rev. 2:26). (b) The voice of the verb is passive. The Bible teaches us that God loves all people and wants to bring them into a harmonious relationship with Himself. But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no one. While the Bema is going on in heaven (with the church in the Lords presence) a series of terrible judgments will begin to unfold on the earth for a period of seven years to be culminated by the return and manifestation of Christ to earth as the Great White Horse Rider of Revelation 19. In Revelation 20, John mentions a place called the Lake of Fire. Rom. Though believers are saved and justified by faith in Christ as the crucified Saviour, the Scriptures assume that Christians will battle with sin and will not always be victorious. If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to constitute the smallest law courts? 6:18-19; Tit. Biblical Verses related to The Day Of Judgement. Verses 13 and 14 state that the unbelieving dead will be judged according to their deeds (works). (2) Daniels Seventieth Week (Daniel 9:24-27). Rom. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 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. He did not whip the losers.8 We might add, neither did he sentence them to hard labor. (Rev 20:11-13) The people at the White Throne Judgment have rejected Christ's Sin Atonement & are judged according to the Law. The goal of the Christian in his life is to be pleasing to God whether in time or eternity. Compare also: 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 17 Fritz Rienecker, Linguistic Key to the Greek New Testament, Cleon L. Rogers, Jr., editor, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, 1980, p. 468. (4) Our Spiritual Gifts. But we need to understand the nature of these rewards to understand the nature of the motivation. 32:3-4). 12:2; Isa. It means to remain in Him from the standpoint of drawing on His life as the source of ours and then to obey Him out of that relationship of dependence. It is called a throne because here the Lord Jesus Christ will sit in absolute majesty and sovereign authority to consign a Christ-rejecting world to the eternal Lake of Fire. Revelation 20:14 And death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. 25:1-30). His work is perfect,For all His ways are just;A God of faithfulness and without injustice,Righteous and upright is He. Large portions of the populations of the earth will be wiped out suddenly, both human and animal. 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. It is a doctrine often ignored or, when taught, it is misrepresented because of the term judgment that is used in translating the Greek text. 6:2-3; 4:8). (2) All believers, regardless of their spiritual state, will be raptured and will stand before the Bema to give an account of their lives and will either receive rewards or lose rewards. This is seen in those passages where a reward is administered in the form of something like well done thou good and faithful servant (cf. To his own master he stands or falls; and stand he will, for the Lord is able to make him stand. Rev. 6:17; I Thess. (2) Diadem. 2:3f). 4:5 Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of mens hearts; and then each mans praise will come to him from God. 3:6-15). 2:7), of evil deeds (Col. 1:21; 2 John 11), of dead works (Heb. 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. Rather, God disciplines us as a father disciplines his sons to bring us back into fellowship that we might be conformed to His Son. No weapon that is formed against you will prosper;And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn.This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,And their vindication is from Me, declares the Lord. 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. When Adam and Eve chose to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they acted in self-centered independence which was idolatry and sin. At the judgment of the Gentiles Christ will separate the sheep, representing the saved, from the goats, representing the lost (Matt. 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. This latter realization will be the source of boundless joy. Biblically, the word tribulation comes from the Greek word thlipsis which means affliction, distress. In the Bible it is used (1) in general of any kind of testing or affliction or distress which people experience throughout life, and especially of the church and her problems in this world (John 16:33; Rom. For a summary of three major views, let me quote Samuel L. Hoyt from Bibliotheca Sacra. (12) It is a time of martyrdom of believers (Rev. 29 For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he does not judge the body rightly. They insist that the tribulation is not the judgment of God, but comes from man and Satan bringing persecution to all. Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. 1:15, 18; Rev. Awards are handed out to every Christian. 4:1). 7:9; Matt. Why did Christ have to die for us? 11:28f; cf. 4:5f; 2 Cor. 4:10-11). 13; 17); economically (Rev. 2 Lewis Sperry Chafer Systematic Theology, Vol. He used the Greek katheudo in 5:10 rather than koimao, the word he used metaphorically in 4:13-14 of physical death. Though katheudo was used of physical sleep and even death, it was also commonly used of spiritual apathy or carnal indifference to spiritual matters, and this is clearly the context of chapter 5. (1) A Thanksgiving Dinner. Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day, And Jesus said, For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind., Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.. In the universal anti-Semitism of the Great Tribulation one who befriends Jews will by this evidence manifest his salvation.6. Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were sinners, Christ died for us. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy; but who are you who judge your neighbor? 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. 5 For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, that our body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin; 7 for he who has died is freed from sin. (2) Death, a reference to all those who were buried in graves in the ground, cremated, or destroyed in any other way on earth. It is called white because it will be the supreme and undimmed display of the perfect righteousness and justice of God to all mankind. 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). 10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, that we may share His holiness. 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. This is no more a punishment than when a student turns in a worthless assignment and receives an F or a D. His poor work results in a just grade or recompense. (2) The second book will be the book of works or deeds. 5:4). This judgment affected all of creation (Genesis 3:1718; Romans 8:2022). (1) Loss of Fellowship With the Lord. 9 Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live? And no place was found for them, i.e., for heaven and earth. 20:34-38; Matt. Yes, Thou wilt cast all their sins Into the depths of the sea. Carnal believers have no vision other than their own personal agendas and selfish goals (cf. But (2) Scripture also uses it of a very special and future time of tribulation that is to come upon the whole earth (Matt. Hope will at last become reality for all those who are delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God (Rom. 6; 9:15, 18; 11:13). Before God, we all stand naked, helpless, and hopeless in ourselves. It is great because all the unbelievers of all time, from Cain to the final revolt at the end of the Millennium, will be here assembled to face the bar of Gods holy justice. 1:18-21), a revelation man has ignored. 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). While bema is used in the Gospels and in Acts of the raised platform where a Roman magistrate or ruler sat to make decisions and pass sentence (Matt. Carnality causes broken relationships and pain to those around usour families, friends, associates, and co-workers in the body of Christ (Gal. A spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment. While salvation is a gift, there are rewards given for faithfulness in the Christian life and loss of rewards for unfaithfulness. (7) The Casting of Crowns (Rev. (4) It is a day of destruction and global catastrophes (Joel 1:15; 2:3; 1 Thess. Or, to put it another way, it is a record of those who have not rejected Gods plan of salvation and have responded to Christ in faith; for these their faith is reckoned for righteousness and their sins have not been imputed to them (Rom. Note that these two things go together. They could enjoy themselves freely provided they abstained from eating from the one forbidden tree. In the face of the awesome holiness of God, they are sinners and cannot stand in the presence of God on their own merit. (10) It is a time of extreme anti-Semitism (Rev. 1:18; Revelation 6:16-17; 11:18; 14:7, 10, 19; 15:4, 7; 16:1, 7, 19; 19:1-2. This will be followed by their examination before the Judgment Seat of Christ. When they enjoyed each other and the fruit trees and blessings of the garden, they acted in their self-interest but they did so in dependence on and in obedience to the Lord. but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. 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. The negative effects involve the following: (1) The loss suffered in 1 Corinthians 3:15 refers to the loss of rewards, not salvation as the verse goes on to make clear. Although this burning lake is only mentioned in the last book of the Bible, it is a significant place that Christians need to know about since it reminds us of the consequences of sinfulness, Jesus sacrifice to save us from everlasting punishment, and the need to tell the gospel. The same thing happens in the life of believers, but God brings discipline to stop the process. 6:23; Eph. 19:17; 1 Cor. 8:18-22; Eph. But, to stress that Christ is King of Kings, this word is also used of the many diadems the Lord will wear at His return (Rev. 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