(3) The resurrection (rapture) and Bema of the church concludes this parenthesis, the church age, but Old Testament saints (the righteous dead) are not resurrected and rewarded until after the seventieth week when God concludes His program with Israel as far as the seventy weeks of Daniel are concerned. 4:8). They could enjoy themselves freely provided they abstained from eating from the one forbidden tree. It is a family matter. An interesting and important passage to this study is Acts 24:15-16 because in this passage Paul implicitly made reference to two judgments which are closely related. 24:9, 21, 29; Mark 13:19, 24; Rev. I believe Jesus Christ died for me and rose from the grave. This is not the final judgment mentioned in Revelation 20:11-15 which is limited to only the unbelieving world. 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. 59:2). While many would place the resurrection and reward of Old Testament saints with that of the church at the rapture, a number of factors favor this at the conclusion of the tribulation at the same time as the resurrection and reward of tribulation saints mentioned in Revelation 20:4. Ezek. As Amos 3:3 says, can two walk together unless they be agreed? Obviously the answer is no. 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brothers eye. Undoubtedly, then, the Scripture will be used to demonstrate the clearness of the plan of God and that man is without excuse. 2:3f). 9:24-25). It is a gift through faith, but He rewards us for good works. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. 2:2). Awards are handed out to every Christian. (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. 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. 9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, that whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him. They are described in terms of generalities. 22:12 Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. Elimination of the curse, pain and death will also remove sorrow, tears and crying (Rev. 2:22; 7:14). Confession means we agree with God concerning our sin and want to get back under Gods control. Some Bible teachers view the judgment seat as a place of intense sorrow, a place of terror, and a place where Christ display all the believers sins (or at least those unconfessed) before the entire resurrected and raptured church. It is significant that among the final words of Revelation, the last book of the Bible, we find these words of the Lord: Rev. The Archangel* Gabriel is mentioned in 15 And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. was a 1966 graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary and a former pastor of 28 years. Charles Lee Feingberg [Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1968], p. 29). Sometimes this comes in the form of various kinds of testing, trials, failure, and predicaments which He uses to correct us, to train us, and, if we have been going our own stubborn way, to increase our misery. 1:18; Revelation 6:16-17; 11:18; 14:7, 10, 19; 15:4, 7; 16:1, 7, 19; 19:1-2. 2 One man has faith that he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats vegetables only. As it will be shown below, though it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications, 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. 5:3; Rev. 8:18-22; Eph. Rather, God disciplines us as a father disciplines his sons to bring us back into fellowship that we might be conformed to His Son. WebLuke 16:19-31 ESV / 91 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. 2 Corinthians 5:21: He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. The following verses demonstrate the basic principle of the complete and finished nature of Christs work: Hebrews 10:14 For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. 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. Unconfessed sin stands as a barrier to fellowship with the Lord and His control over ones life. 2:9; 5:3; 8:35; 12:12; 1 Thess. 5:11), and of works of the Law (Rom. (1) The Crown of Thorns (Matt. 15:24-26). 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. It contrasts our crowns with the temporal and temporary treasure of this life. but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, Have nothing to do with that righteous Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him.. 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? 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. A similar judgment will occur for resurrected Old Testament and Tribulation saints, but probably not until after the Tribulation (cf. This seems to be used as a symbol of victory, authority, and responsibility. The victor of a given event, who had participated according to the rules, was led by the judge to the platform called the Bema. This is further confirmed by the message of the book of Romans where the Apostle shows Israels problem to be one of seeking to establish her own righteousness by keeping the Law rather than accept Gods righteousness by faith in Christ (Rom. (13) It is a time of global and universal war, human and angelic (Rev. This evidently takes place after the resurrection of the unbelieving dead from the grave and Hades. This would mean that the finest of Christians could be sorrowful throughout eternity. 1:15). This always results in moral devolution and degeneration. But these were not the only consequences of failing to judge sin in their lives. 6:2-4; 16:14; 19:14f; Joel 3:2, 9f; Rev. (2) Diadem. 14:12-14; Ezek. 1:10; Rev. There the laurel wreath was placed on his head as a symbol of victory (cf. Is it sin, good works, or just what? 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. In other words, God has removed Satan and his demons, the False Prophet and the Beast, and is about to judge the rest of the unbelieving dead. 32:3-4). Through the Scriptures and the remnant of His people, He has taught man that he must have Gods righteousness, that God is of purer eyes than to approve evil or to accept or look upon wickedness (Hab. 2:4; Jude 6; 1 Cor. The Bible declares, we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory (the perfect holiness) of God. In other words, our sin separates us from God who is perfect holiness (righteousness and justice) and who must therefore judge sinful man (Rom. (Rev 20:11-13) The people at the White Throne Judgment have rejected Christ's Sin Atonement & are judged according to the Law. 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,A strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate. 1 Cor. This is what his work deserves. The rebels of unbelief must be removed so that only believing Israel will enter into the kingdom (cf. 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. 16 In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men. To sin means to miss the mark. After discussing the immoral man, the moral man, and the religious man in Romans 1:18-3:8, the Apostle Paul declares that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin, that there is none righteous, not even one, and all have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Rom. The penalty for the believers sins has been fully paid for by Christ, the believers substitute. 3:12f; 2 Cor. 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. 19:12). But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. 3:11-15; 2 Cor. Then why do we have to confess sin in this life? At the judgment of the Gentiles Christ will separate the sheep, representing the saved, from the goats, representing the lost (Matt. In all of these passages, Paul was picturing the believer as a competitor in a spiritual contest. 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. 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. 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.. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through Him. 20:34-35a). Key Scriptures: Isaiah 24:1; Joel 1:15; Zeph. The details of this will be developed in a summarized fashion in the material that follows. Though some of them were not living as they should, looking ahead and seeing them in glory brought joy and would bring great rejoicing. The loss of salvation, and ultimately the one sin that separates a person from God and confines him to the eternal Lake of Fire, is because of failure to trust in the Lord Jesus Christ for forgiveness and a perfect righteous standing before God. 6:1-5; 2 Thess. The main point to see here is that this entire period is the expression of Gods wrath in increasing degrees of judgment to be poured out on the world. Selfishness ought not to be defined simply as the pursuit of our own self-interest. Without the abiding life, the life of faith and obedience to the Savior, we can do nothing (John 15:1-7). They insist that the tribulation is not the judgment of God, but comes from man and Satan bringing persecution to all. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. The refusal to accept the truth destroys the power to discriminate between truth and error.1. (5) The Crown of Righteousness (2 Tim. Speaks of Christs work on the cross and stands for His victory over sin, Satan, and death. Throughout the centuries as anticipated in the enmity mentioned in Genesis 3:15, there has been constant warfare between the holy angels who minister to Gods people and Satan and his unholy angels, the demonic spirits. 12:3-4). These and only these are accepted by God and will spend eternity with Him (cf. Emotion proceeds from the realization of facts in personal experience. The text reads: Acts 24:15-16 having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a re 2:12-13). Matthew 24-25 set the chronology and thus the time. Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 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. This is evident from 1 Thessalonians 4:17 and Revelation 4:2 and 19:8. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 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). And not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming (presence). Please note several things here. There will be no need for forensic punishment, for Christ has forever borne all of Gods wrath toward the believers sins.11. 3:11-12. 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. Some crucial questions are: Why are we brought before the Bema? Any young man who loves baseball would probably be thrilled to be a bat boy in the World Series, but he would not be jealous or resentful because he was not one of the stars of the game. 7:18, 22, 27. They are resurrected, gathered before the throne and actually behold the dissolution of heaven and earth as a foreboding preparation for their 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. And no place was found for them, i.e., for heaven and earth. The phrase Son of Man occurs 195 times in the Old and New Testaments. This is further verified by the time periods of Revelation which divide the tribulation into two periods of three and one-half years (Rev. 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. 4:13-18). With the Spirit back in control and the believer in fellowship (in the state of abiding in the Vine) he or she can then produce fruit for which they will receive rewards at the Bema. In other words, it is a reward seat and portrays a time of rewards or loss of rewards following examination, but it is not a time of punishment where believers are judged for their sins. At the other end of the spectrum another group, which holds to the same eschatological chronology, views this event as an awards ceremony. (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. 5 One man regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. 3:9). All of mankind without distinction are under the curse of sin and judged as sinful and separated from God apart from the saving grace of God in Christ. 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. Why? 19:12). This passage teaches: (a) that God has given us eternal life and this life is in His Son, Jesus Christ, and (b) that the way to possess eternal life is to possess Gods Son. Of course all sickness, weakness, or suffering is not a product of sin, but it can be and often is (1 Cor. These verses show we cannot come into judgment. Some go even further by stating that Christians must experience some sort of suffering for their sins at the time of this examination. And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment. All judgment has been placed into His hands as the perfect Son of man, Son of God, the one qualified to judge by virtue of his sinless humanity and defeat of Satan and sin through the cross (Rev. 5:15; Heb. These passages: (2) God does not judge us for our sin in the sense of making us pay the penalty for that sin. This in no way suggests a permanent condition. also 1 John 5:16-17). 3 Samuel Hoyt, The Judgment Seat of Christ in Theological Perspective, Part 1, Bibliotheca Sacra, January-March, 1980, electronic media. Those judged are the dead, great and small, those who had no part in the first resurrection (Rev. 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. Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you.. The Book of Life contains the names of believers, those justified by faith and who have a righteousness from God imputed to their account. 17:22; 14:30). 12:5f and 1 Cor. 25:41; Isa. 5:16f). The dead, great and small emphasizes that no one is exempt. 6:9; 7:14f). Because of what Jesus Christ accomplished for us on the cross, the Bible states that He that has the Son has life and we can receive the Son, Jesus Christ, as our Savior by personal faith, by trusting in the person of Christ and His death for our sins. The victor of a given event who participated according to the rules was led by the judge to the platform called the Bema. 12:7). 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. When God put Adam and Eve in the garden, He furnished them with every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food (Gen. 2:9). 8:13; 1 Cor. Isaiah 53:4-6 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. But Jesus said to him, No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.. The Christian has been in court, condemned, sentenced, and executed in his substitute, Jesus Christ. A few verses after Phil 1:6, Paul mentions the day of Jesus Christ again. This word was taken from Isthmian games where the contestants would compete for the prize under the careful scrutiny of judges who would make sure that every rule of the contest was obeyed (cf. Then all opposing powers against the Lord will be dealt with in judgment (Rev. 5:19-21, 26). Such a concept (punishment for sin) erroneously disparages the all-sufficiency of Christs death on the cross.13 Christ paid the penalty for the believers pre- and post-conversion sins. In this passage and in Malachi 3:2-3, 5, and Ezekiel 20:37-38, the individuals works will be brought into judgment, but not because they are saved by their works, but because their works demonstrate they are rebels who have failed to trust in Jesus. For example, Moses lived forty years in Egypt and forty years in the desert. Rev. We should not think of discipline as punishment. It will occur somewhere in the heavenlies in the presence of the Lord. (2) It is part of the training process by which Gods children are brought into the experience of Gods holiness (Heb. 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. (7) The Casting of Crowns (Rev. 9-11). 28:13). 3:14-15). 1:13; Isa. Rewards become one of the great motives of the Christians life or should. 19:28; 24:45-47; 25:21, 23; Lk. 27:29; Mk. Of course we should serve the Lord out of love and for Gods glory, and understanding the nature of rewards will help us do that. 10:1-4; Phil. (2) The Incorruptible Crown (1 Cor. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin, once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. Teach me good discernment and knowledge,For I believe in Your commandments. 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. 7:6). 11:28f; cf. Instead, it should be defined as the pursuit of our self-interest in our own way, rather than in Gods way. The abundant in years may not be wise,Nor may elders understand justice. Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city. Rather, the Judgment Seat of Christ is for the body of Christ, the church. However, at such an event the overwhelming emotion is joy, not remorse. 30 For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep. Therefore it should be each believers impelling desire to be well-pleasing to the Lord in all things. Discipline from God is the gracious work of a Father to train and develop His children. They often see any future tribulation as merely the Devils wrath poured out against Christians. Rev. The real issue is whether ones name is in the Book of Life, not ones deeds. The message of scripture was that Jesus Christ was both God and man. 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. 2 Peter 3:7 But by His word the present 30:7). 2:7; 2:11, 17, 26. 24:21), and it will be culminated by the personal return of Jesus Christ to earth (Matt. 2:19-20; 1 Tim. (3) The recompense (NASB) or the receive back (KJV) of 2 Corinthians 5:10 refers to the dispensing of rewards or their loss. 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. It is so important to note the emphasis here. 24:21. It will begin with an apparent time of prosperity and peace created by this one world government under the deceptions of the man of lawlessness. Though the death of Christ does not obliterate the presence of the sin nature and though it is still a powerful enemy (Rom. We are not to judge others in the sense of condemning them or passing judgment on the opinions of others on doubtful matters as discussed in Romans 14. By my count (with the help of some BibleWorks magic), there are 1,944 verses in Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. How many times does judgment appear in the Bible? Explain the nature of Gods judgment of believers in this life. Jn. 0. (7) Loss of Physical Health and Vitality. In view of his use of crown (stephanos, the victors wreath) in other places, and the fact believers will cast their crowns before the Lord (Rev. 5:10; cf. 24:17). 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. Biblical Verses related to The Day Of Judgement. 7:1-9). They were showing favoritism and hurting other believers rather than showing love and concern as it should be among believers in Christ. Though, in this passage the Apostle does not say he would receive a crown, this is suggested, if not here certainly in other passages. 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. Is it only for rewards or their loss? So Christians need to examine their hearts and actions for sin according to the Scripture and then judge the sin they find as sin and confess it to the Lord. 14 And death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. 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. In one sense, the Thessalonians will be Pauls crown, and the effect at the Bema and throughout eternity will be rejoicing or exultation over their presence in heaven. 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. 14:10-11; 1 Cor. 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. 4:8; Rev. Is Divorce And Remarriage After Abuse, Neglect, Financial, Or Emotional Issues Okay? The subject receives the action, that is, he is made to feel shame. In fact, the Greek word appears 146 times in the New Testament, but it is 11 Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Terms used of this period. The very desire to escape eternal damnation is a legitimate and urgent self-interest. 2:12-14 [note the emphasis on good works]). 10 Lewis Sperry Chafer, Systematic Theology, Vol. 14 If any mans work which he has built upon it remains, he shall receive a reward. In the face of the awesome holiness of God, they are sinners and cannot stand in the presence of God on their own merit. Key Verses on Rewards: Rom. Undoubtedly then, one book is the book of works which contains a record of every persons deeds as a witness of the true nature of their spiritual condition. The visible return of Jesus Christ (Matt. IV: Ecclesiology-Eschatology, Dallas Seminary Press, Dallas, TX, 1948, p. 406. 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. Chafer and Walvoord have an excellent word on this view: With reference to sin, Scripture teaches that the child of God under grace shall not come into judgment (John 3:18; 5:24; 6:37; Rom. 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. Carnal believers are occupied and controlled by their own self-centered desires (Gal. It came about the next day that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood about Moses from the morning until the evening. WebEditor - KJV Only, Dispensational, Bible believer Author has 62 answers and 23.3K answer views 1 y There are three different judgments for people: the judgment seat of Christ the judgment of the nations the great white throne judgment Judgement seat of Christ Saved Christians will not go through any other judgment apart from this one. We may rule over galaxies, celestial bodies, the heavens, and definitely over angels, and the world (cf. But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God? 20:35b-38). (1) A Thanksgiving Dinner. To underdo the sorrow aspect is to make faithfulness inconsequential.18. But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged. (2) A Bat Boy at the World Series. 24:31; Ezek. 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. This is clear from the context and the analogy to the Greek athletic games. Jesus Christ, the sinless and perfect Son of God, the only one who could qualify as our substitute, died to satisfy the demands of Gods absolute holiness. Obviously, most see that the immoral person deserves the wrath of God, as the Apostle describes in Romans 1:18-32. Stresses their eternal value and security. May the reality of this judgment cause us to carefully reflect on the serious consequences of this passage on a Christ-rejecting world. 12:1-2; Matt. The judgment of Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:1424). 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.
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