JUDGEMENTS
JUDGEMENTS OF THE SCRIPTURES
Let us now take a look at all the Judgements spoken off in the Scriptures, where a throne is set up and people are judged, because many people have the wrong ideas of what will happen after they die. This is often caused by pastor or preachers failed to tell them the facts of what it says in the Scriptures, but instead told them what their religious order or cult taught them.
You may ask, how do we know that what we write is true? The simple answer is that after more than 40 years of diligent study of the Word of God we write from the Bible and you can make your own decision of what you want to believe. Like the Bereans, who after hearing Paul and Silas preach, went home and searched the Scriptures (they only had the Old Testament) and when they realised that what Paul and Silas were saying was in the Scriptures, they took it all on board and believed. That is what you also must do, read what we write and go to the Bible and see if it is true what we write.
The first thing we want yo to know is the different groups of Saints in the Bible. Without these distinctions you will struggle to correctly understand a lot of things in the Bible. You can read about the different group of Saints on our Topic page “Saints”
WE WILL LOOK AT THREE JUDGEMENTS
We will look at three Judgements and explain whom the Judgements are for and what happens at these Judgements. It is important for you to know about these Judgements, for your own understanding and also to help others understand what happens the moment you die. REMEMBER to be a BEREAN and CHECK with the Scriptures (the Bible) to SEE what we WRITE is backed up with the Scriptures.
BE LIKE A BEREAN
We encourage you to READ what we WRITE, go to the Bible and CHECK that the Scriptures CONFIRM what we WRITE and then BELIEF what we WRITE.
FIRST JUDGEMENT
JUDGEMENT FOR REWARDS NOT SALVATION
The first important fact we have to stress is that this Judgement is NOT for SALVATION but for REWARDS. When Paul, in the above verse writes “WE must ALL” appear before the Judgement Seat of Christ, the “WE ALL” are all the BORN AGAIN believers that trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour from the beginning of the Church at Pentecost till the completion of the Church, when the LAST person “CHOSEN IN JESUS FROM BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THIS WORLD” has trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour and the Church is RAPTURED by the Lord Jesus Christ. NO ONE ELSE will stand before this Judgement Seat. It is ONLY for the Church.
The Judgement Seat of Christ is NOT for PUNISHING sin because Jesus bore the PUNISHMENT for our sins on the Cross.
This Judgement is not to decide whether or not the believer who stands before Jesus at the Judgement seat is saved or not saved, because all believers in the Body of Christ, the Church, are SAVED for eternity from the moment they believed the Gospel and trusted in Jesus as their Lord and Saviour and were sealed into the Body of Christ, the Church, the Holy Spirit when He made His abode in their them, with the promise NEVER to leave them. NOTHING that we do can pay the penalty for our sins. Our sins were paid for and our debt settled by that wonderful amazing loving SACRIFICE when Jesus gave His Own life and died for us on the Cross, was buried, rose again and ascended into Heaven where He is our Mediator beside the Father. What an AMAZING GRACE, what an AMAZING LOVE. NOTHING can ever separate us from that AMAZING LOVE.
Romans 8:38-39 “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR BELIEVERS IN THE BODY OF CHRIST, TO LOSE THEIR SALVATION. ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED!
WHEN WILL THE JUDGEMENT SEAT OF CHRIST TAKE PLACE?
The Scriptures do not specifically state when this Judgement will take place but we believe it takes places in Heaven shortly after the RAPTURE and before the Wedding Banquet takes place. Here are some reasons why we think that way.
When John was caught up into Heaven in Revelation 4 (type of the Rapture) he saw the following:
Revelation 4:4 “Around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in WHITE GARMENTS, and GOLDEN CROWNS on their heads.”
We all believe that the twenty-four elders represent the Church and the WHITE GARMENTS represent the Glory of Christ and the GOLDEN CROWNS represent the rewards received at the Judgement Seat of Christ, as the word “Crowns” is “STEPHANOS” which are crowns like laurels given out at the early Games. They are REWARDS and not SOVEREIGNTY.
Also we read in Revelation 19:14 “And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses.” We are that army and are clothed in FINE LINEN WHITE AND CLEAN, again representing the righteousness of Christ.
WHO WILL APPEAR BEFORE THIS JUDGEMENT THRONE?
All believers that trusted in Jesus as Lord and Saviour during the period starting at Pentecost and which ends at the Rapture when the last person chosen in Jesus has trusted in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, completing the Church, the Body of Christ, His Bride. NO ONE ELSEwill appear before this Judgement Seat. It is ONLY for the CHURCH.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT THIS JUDGEMENT SEAT?
All Christians (that is the Church, the Body of Christ, the Bride of Christ) who were taken up in the Rapture, will appear before this Judgement Seat of Jesus Christ where their actions done in their “Christian” service for the Lord, whether good or bad. It has noting to do about their sins as they were all forgiven the moment they believed and trusted in Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. Their Salvation is not in question here. We will be judged for our MOTIVES behind these actions. Did we do them for the Glory of God or for selfish reasons? Are they God centered or human nature centered?
Paul tells us that by the grace of God he laid the foundation stone, but this foundation stone is not just any foundation stone but the CORNER STONE and that this foundation stone is JESUS CHRIST.”
1 Corinthians 3:10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid A FOUNDATION, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it.
1 Corinthians 3:11 “For no man can lay a FOUNDATION other than the one which is laid, which is JESUS CHRIST.
The apostles laid more foundation stones, but they were normal foundation stones and these stones are the teachings of the apostles. As we can read in 1 Corinthians 3:10 that each Christian must be careful on how he/she builds on that foundation of Jesus Christ the Corner Stone and the foundation stones of the Apostles.
Paul goes on to say that Christians can build on that foundation which the following elements.
1 Corinthians 3:12 “Now if any man builds on the FOUNDATION with GOLD, SILVER, PRECIOUS STONES, WOOD, HAY AND STRAW.”
Again, let us make one thing very clear!!!
ONLY BELIEVERS WILL STAND BEFORE THE JUDGEMENT SEAT OF CHRIST
There is only ONE Judgement Seat UNBELIEVERS stand before and that is the GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGEMENT OF GOD.
Revelation 20:11-12 “Then 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. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another [book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.”
Unbelievers’ scale on the Judge’s “balance” fall short and because their names are NOT written in the Book of Life, they are thrown into the Lake of Fire for eternity, which is the second death.
The Greek word for THRONE is “thronos” ascribed to God’s Divine power for judgement of the unbelievers’ standing in regards to eternal destination.
The Greek word for Judgement Seat (Judgement Seat of Christ) is “bema” ascribed to a judge of games etc and to Jesus Christ as Judge on how we ran our race as Christians.
1 Corinthians 9:24 “Do you not know that those who RUN IN A RACE all run, but only one receives the PRIZE? Run in such a way that you may win.”
Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us RUN with endurance the RACE that is set before us,”
Believers stand before the Judgement of Christ where Jesus will judge on how they have used the gifts God has given to them. If they have used the gifts faithfully and with the right motives they will get rewards. Their works are tested to be of gold, silver and precious stones which withstood the test of fire.
If they haven’t use the gifts given to them faithfully or with the right motives they will not get rewards but are saved as by fire. Their works were of wood, hay and straw and are consumed by the fire.
After we have received our rewards from our Judge at His bema seat, an amazing scene unfolds.
Let us look at Revelation 4:10-11 “the TWENTY-FOUR ELDERS will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will CAST THEIR CROWNS BEFORE THE THRONE, saying, “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”
The Greek word for crowns here is “stephanos” and means “wreath” or “crown” given as reward and honour.
The Greek word for crown (royal) is “diadem” and is used for the many crowns on the head of Jesus at the Second Coming
Revelation 19:12 “His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many DIADEMS; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself.”
Jesus Christ is the only One that receives DIADEMS (Crowns) as He is the KING of KINGS and LORD of LORDS.
Who is the One sitting on the throne in Revelation 4:2 ?
Revelation 4:2 “Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and ONE sitting on the throne.”
Let us look at some of the verses.
Revelation 4:1 “After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the FIRST VOICE which I HAD HEARD, LIKE THE SOUND OF A TRUMPET speaking with me, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.”
The FIRST VOICE John had heard is mentioned in Revelation 1:10 “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a LOUD VOICE, LIKE THE SOUND OF A TRUMPET.”
We can see that it is the same voice in the two verses, loud and like the sound of a trumpet.
Who owns that voice?
Revelation 1:8 ““I am the ALPHA AND OMEGA,” says the Lord God, “WHO IS AND WHO WAS AND WHO IS TO COME, THE ALMIGHTY.”
Revelation 1:17-18 “When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the FIRST AND THE LAST, and the living One; and I WAS DEAD, AND BEHOLD, I AM ALIVE FOREVERMORE and I have the keys of death and of Hades.“
Isaiah 44:6 “Thus says the LORD, the KING OF ISRAEL and his REDEEMER, the LORD of hosts: I AM THE FIRST AND I AM THE LAST, And there is no God besides Me.
Revelation 4:8-11 “And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day and night they do not cease to say, “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS TO COME. And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to HIM WHO SITS ON THE THRONE, to Him who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders will fall down before HIM WHO SITS ON THE THRONE, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying, “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for YOU CREATED ALL THINGS, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.””
Revelation 22:13 ““I am THE ALPHA AND OMEGA, the THE FIRST AND THE LAST, THE BEGINNING AND THE END.”
Let us first look at Isaiah 44:6 above: According to this verse the LORD is the KING OF ISRAEL, is the REDEEMER OF ISRAEL, is the LORD OF HOSTS, is the I AM THE FIRST AND I AM THE LAST, is GOD, as He says “THERE IS NO GOD BESIDES ME”
Then in Revelation 1:17-18 above we read that Jesus is also the FIRST AND THE LAST and also I WAS DEAD, AND BEHOLD, I AM ALIVE FOREVERMORE. This is Jesus, the Son of Man, Who was dead and is alive, He is the eternal Son of God, He is God.
Colossians 1:15 “He is the IMAGE of the INVISIBLE GOD, the firstborn of all creation.”
“The first born of all creation” doesn’t mean Jesus was created, but it means “priority”, the firstborn in that period and area had the inheritance and leadership.
Colossians 2:9 “For in Him all the FULLNESS OF DEITY dwells in BODILY FORM,”
We can safely conclude from these verses that the One Who is on the throne and speaks is God, the Triune God, the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The unity of the Holy Trinity can NEVER be broken. Where the Father is, the Son and the Holy Spirit are also. Where the Son is, the Father and the Holy Spirit are also. Where the Holy Spirit is, the Father and the Son are also.
GOD IS ALWAYS ONE – IN THREE PERSONS – FATHER – SON – HOLY SPIRIT
We read: Revelation 4:4 “Around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in WHITE GARMENTS, and GOLDEN CROWNS (stephanos) on their heads.”
The twenty-four elders, who represent the Raptured Church, take off their crowns (stephanos) they received at the Judgement Seat of Jesus Christ, fall down before the throne and cast their CROWNS (Stephanos, their rewards) before the throne of Jesus Christ.
They acknowledge that the reason for them getting the rewards (CROWNS -stephanos) is because it was Jesus that enabled us to do the works, (which He had prepared for us), faithfully and with the right motives. ONLY Jesus is worthy to receive ALL honour and glory and praise.
There is nothing in us that would have enabled us to do these works faithfully and with the right motives. Only God working in us, as we allow Him to work in us by walking in OBEDIENCE to His will and Word.
The glory we are clothed with in eternity is GOD’S GLORY.
ALL of that GOD’S GLORY is in JESUS CHRIST as He reveals the Father to us.
Hebrews 1:3 “And He is the RADIANCE of His GLORY and the exact REPRESENTATION of His NATURE, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,”
God’s glory is pure, there is no imperfection as God is PERFECT in every way. He is ALWAYS perfect and Jesus Christ, His beloved Son, the WORD reflects that PURE and PERFECT glory.
Also, the Father’s nature is PURE and PERFECT and Jesus REPRESENTS His Father’s NATURE PURELY and PERFECTLY.
When Philip ask Jesus for Him to show them the Father Jesus answered: John 14:9 “Jesus *said to him, “Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?“
Jesus then says “Believe ME that I AM IN THE FATHER and the FATHER IS IN ME”.
When we combine this verse with the following two verses we can see the HOLY TRINITY beautifully at work.
John 15:26 ““When the Helper comes, whom I WILL send to you FROM THE FATHER, that is the SPIRIT OF TRUTH who PROCEEDS FROM the Father, He will testify about Me,” and Galatians 4:6 “Because you are sons, GOD has SEND forth the SPIRIT of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
Hopefully you can follow this with us.
The Father is in Jesus, Jesus is in the Father, the Spirit of Jesus proceeds from the Father, Whom Jesus will send from the Father. and the Spirit will testify of Jesus. Can you see the Holy Trinity at work?
Oh what a joy it is to read and study the beautiful Truth of the Holy Trinity, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, ONE GOD in THREE PERSONS, always working together in perfect beautiful harmony.
Romans 11:36 “For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the GLORY forever. Amen.”
TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY IN JESUS CHRIST
Let us now look at how many CROWNS (stephanos) are available to be won during our Christian race we are running from the moment we are BORN AGAIN till the moment we are RAPTURED.
These are the CROWNS (stephanos) that are given to Church Saints for works they have performed which are of GOLD, SILVER or PRECIOUS STONES quality. They withstand the test of fire.
The five crowns to be won are:
THE VICTOR’S CROWN – (1 Corinthians 9:24–27).(Imperishable Crown)
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.”
Before athletes run in a race they train hard, eat well and look after their body, so that they are in the best shape to run the race to win, but they receive a perishable crown.
As Christians and servants of God we too have to prepare ourselves to run the race to win by reading His Word and act upon It in obedience, disciplining our bodies by turning away from evil and only let good things enter our hearts, so that we can run the race to the end and receive a heavenly imperishable crown.
THE CROWN OF REJOICING – (1 Thessalonians 2:19).
1 Thessalonians 2:19 “For who is our hope or joy or crown of exultation? Is it not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?”
This is the crown for the “soul winners”. The gift of soul winning is a very beautiful gift that often results in great rejoicing when a person has come to the Lord and ask for forgiveness and believed and trusted in Him as Lord and Saviour.
One important point is very clear and must be remembered all the time. It is NOT us as witnesses that saves a sinner, but God Himself is the One that gives the increase.
We have all individual gifts as members of the Body of Christ (the Church) and we must recognise these gifts as God gives them to us and we must exercise these gifts as best as we can to the glory of God. We are only the vessels through which the Fathers draws sinners to Himself. To some He gives the gift of cultivating the soil of the hearts of a sinner. To others He gives the gift of sowing the seeds and to others He the gifts of watering the seeds. Only it is He that brings life to the seeds, He brings the increase.
Never should we think or say that we changed a person’s heart so that they believed. Only God can do that. We can rejoice that God used us as a vessel to bring that person to Christ. If we are obedient to His Word and our calling and perform the works He has prepared for us diligently and bring people to Christ so that God can bring the increase, then can we rejoice and receive our CROWN OF REJOICING at the Judgement Seat of Christ. However we will, in that scene described above, fall down on our face and throw our crowns at the throne of our Lord and Saviour.
Revelation 4:10-11 “the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying, “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.””
THE CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS– (2 Timothy 4:8). (Sometimes also referred to as the Victor’s Crown)
Oh what a wonderful crown this is.
Let us look at the verses of Paul in 2 Timothy 4:6-8 “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT, I have FINISHED THE COURSE, I have KEPT THE FAITH; in the future there is laid up 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 LOVED HIS APPEARING.”
Paul knew his death wasn’t far away, that he was going HOME TO BE WITH THE LORD. He also knew that he had fought the fight to stay faithful to His Lord and Master, the Lord Jesus Christ, that he finished the course of his earthly ministry the Lord had given him without wavering along the way, that he kept the faith despite all the tribulations that had come is way during his ministry even to the point of death.
Paul talks about what he endured as a servant of the Lord in 2 Corinthians 11:24-28 “Five times I received from the Jews thirty-nine lashes. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent in the deep. I have been on frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers on the sea, dangers among false brethren; I have been in labor and hardship, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure. Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches.”
Would we have endured through all these tribulations? There are and have been many Christians that have endured even worse situations than these and have endured till the end when God took them home.
They didn’t give up on their faith because of the sufferings that came their way, they were not distracted by false doctrines, scoffers or worldly lusts, they didn’t give up on their longing for the appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ, either at the Rapture or at their death. They were steadfast in their faith, steadfast in their serving the Lord as best as they could, steadfast in their studies of the Scriptures to know God deeper and deeper, steadfast in their longing for the appearance of their Lord and Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. They finished the race, walking with the Lord in steadfast obedience, living holy lives and always looking for the blessed appearance of the Lord at the RAPTURE.
They will be rewarded with this CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS at the Judgement Seat of Jesus Christ.
THE CROWN OF LIFE – (James 1:12; Revelation 2:10).
This is a special crown given to those who have the special gift of being martyrs, never wavering in their faith, enduring trials and testing and always coming through them victoriously, suffering the most horrible and cruel torture, humiliation, but never forsaking their Lord and God.
James 1:12 “Blessed is a man who PERSEVERES UNDER TRIAL; for once he has been approved, he will receive the CROWN OF LIFE which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
Revelation 2:10 ” ‘Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be FAITHFUL UNTIL DEATH, and I will give you the CROWN OF LIFE.”
THE CROWN OF GLORY – (1 Peter 5:4).
This is the crown given to His servants who in the capacity of the gift bestowed upon them by God, faithfully serve in that capacity , with humility putting others before self, not lording over the weaker ones, doing everything to the glory of God.
The Crown of Glory is for all those who have been called by God, who have obeyed God in their calling and who have faithfully served His people diligently and with humility, always putting others before them self, just as the Lord would have done. To serve in obedience to the Father’s will.
Hebrews 6:10 “For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints.”
1 Peter 5:4 “And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading CROWN OF GLORY.
SECOND JUDGEMENT
This Judgement will take place at the end of the Tribulation period after Jesus has destroyed the Antichrist with his armies and thrown him and the False Prophet alive into the lake of fire.
Matthew 25:31-33 “But when the SON OF MAN comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then HE will sit on His glorious throne. 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; and HE will put the SHEEP on His right, and the GOATS on the left.“
The people who will be judged at this Judgement will be the BELIEVERS who believed in the ETERNAL GOSPEL proclaimed by the angel of Revelation 14:6 “And I saw another angel flying in mid-heaven, having an ETERNAL GOSPEL to preach to those who live on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people;” and the UNBELIEVERS who, despite the witness of the 144,000 Jewish Remnant, the two Witnesses and the Angel proclaiming an ETERNAL GOSPEL, hardened their heart and cursed God, refusing to repent and believe in JESUS as the SON OF GOD and the SAVIOUR of all those that put their trust in HIM.
What will they be judged on?
The next few versus in Mathew 25 well tell us that.
Matthew 25:34-45 “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 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; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.” Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?” “The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you DID it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you DID it to Me.’ “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’ “Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’ “Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you DID NOT do it to one of the least of these, you DID NOT DO it to Me.’“
During the horrible persecutions of the Jews during the Tribulation period the BELIEVERS (the sheep) WILL help them when they are hungry, thirsty, naked, sick and in prison.
The UNBELIEVERS (the goats) WILL NOT help them when they are hungry, thirsty, naked, sick and in prison.
The BELIEVERS (the sheep) will enter the Millennium Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The UNBELIEVERS (the goats) will be thrown into the Lake of Fire.
Our warning is this: IF YOU ARE LEFT BEHIND AT THE RAPTURE AND WILL GO THROUGH THE TRIBULATION PERIOD, MAKE SURE YOU ARE A SHEEP AND NOT A GOAT.
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THIRD JUDGEMENT
This is very, very serious and somber Judgement and the last Judgement in the Scriptures. Having said this, the somber and serious Judgment must be a very good reason for an UNBELIEVER reading this right now, to repent of his/her sins and ask God for forgiveness that is available to any person that believes in Jesus as the Lord and Saviour, Who came into the world in obedience to the Father’s will, to be the perfect Sacrifice to pay the debt of our sins, was delivered up to the Romans who, on demand of the Jews, crucified Him (to have the victory over sin), was buried and on the third day rose again(to have the victory over death) and ascended into Heaven to be seated at the right side of the Father, being an advocate for us until we are gathered to Him at the RAPTURE.
If you quickly go to our Topic Page “DEATH – WHAT HAPPENS?” you will read what happens to the body, soul and spirit of the UNBELIEVERS the moment they die.
All UNBELIEVERS that have died from the time of Adam’s fall will experience the following. (We are not sure if the ones that where judged at the Judgement of the Goats and the Sheep as above will be thrown into the Lake of Fire after that judgement or go to Hades as per following paragraph).
Their bodies will turn back to dust/ashes but their soul and spirit will go a place called Hades, a place where they are kept in torment until the GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGEMENT. Read Luke 16:19-31
There are NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!! All people that ever lived and didn’t believe in God and His Word (Jesus of course is the Word – John1 :1) are included in the the group UNBELIEVERS.
One by one the UNBELIEVERS will appear before Jesus Who sits on the Great White Throne and the books are opened. The first book is opened and their lives are replayed and all sins, no matter how many, will condemn them to an eternity in the Lake of Fire separated from God forever. This is NOT party time with friends tat suffer the same fate, but eternal torment and eternal darkness. Many people can’t believe that God would send somebody to such a terrible place.
Let us look at Matthew 25:41 “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been PREPARED FOR THE DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS;'”
God prepared the Lake of Fire for the devil and his angels (fallen angels that followed him in his rebellion.)
When Adam sinned mankind inherited a sinful nature, being cut off from communion with God and their destiny is also the Lake of Fire.
However, God doesn’t want anyone to go to the Lake of Fire so He sent His Son Jesus Christ to become the perfect Sacrifice to pay the penalty of sin and become our Redeemer. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”
You see the moment an UNBELIEVER repents and trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour the UNBELIEVER’S sins are FORGIVEN and the UNBELIEVER is no more on the way to the Lake of Fire.
The second Book that is opened at the Great White Throne Judgement is the Book of Life of the Lord Jesus Christ.
After the first book has been opened, the Book of Life is opened and a search is made to see if the name of the sinner standing before the throne is written in the Book of Life.
The result of that search is explained in Revelation 20:15 “And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.”
So all the UNBELIEVERS that appear before the Great White Throne will be thrown into the Lake of Fire because their names were not written in the Book of Life.
If their name was written in the Book of Life they would NOT be an UNBELIEVER and they would have appeared before the Judgement Seat of Christ as written in the previous section of the FIRST JUDGEMENT.
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