Eph. A spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment,A strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate. Selfishness ought not to be defined simply as the pursuit of our own self-interest. 1:9-16; Gal. 1:12; Rev. In Romans 14:10 the Apostle called this examining time the Bema of God while in 2 Corinthians 5:10 he called it the Bema of Christ. Because this is a completely different matter. The clear emphasis of Scripture is that the events of Revelation 6-19 constitute a time of Gods special judgment poured out upon the earth. 31 But if we judged ourselves rightly, we should not be judged. 15:17; Jn. (6) It is a day of extreme deception and delusion (2 Thess. 6:9; 7:14f). Emotion proceeds from the realization of facts in personal experience. Crowns are given as rewards for faithfulness to appropriate Gods grace and Christs victory in the Christian life. Obviously, most see that the immoral person deserves the wrath of God, as the Apostle describes in Romans 1:18-32. Biblical Verses related to The Day Of Judgement. (7) Loss of Physical Health and Vitality. If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to constitute the smallest law courts? 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). (5) The Crown of Righteousness (2 Tim. 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. This would be somewhat punitive and does not fit the concept of the Bema nor the promises of the Lord that we will not come into judgment. How many times is the son of man mentioned in the Bible? He would just be delighted to be there and do what he was doing. 8:1, 13-17), they are subject to judgment at the Judgment seat of Christ in relation to their works. Abide in Him. Abide is a synonym for fellowship which is the subject of the book (1:3-7). This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. The Tribulation will witness Satans wrath and the persecutions of his man, the Beast (Rev. Speaks of Christs work on the cross and stands for His victory over sin, Satan, and death. No amount of human goodness is as good as God. Sin requires a penalty, the penalty of death as Gods holy judgment on sin. Soon, however, 144,000 will come to Christ from the nation of Israel and will evidently become the evangelists of the world who lead people to Christ from every tongue, tribe, and nation (Rev. 14 If any mans work which he has built upon it remains, he shall receive a reward. The message of scripture was that Jesus Christ was both God and man. 3:11-12. Key Scriptures (Matt. The point, then, is this: Because of the perfect and finished nature of Christs death (note the words who died for us of verse 10), whether we are spiritually alert or not, we will live together with Him through the rapture to face the examination of the Bema. This is not the final judgment mentioned in Revelation 20:11-15 which is limited to only the unbelieving world. This is the second death, the lake of fire. This indication is also clear that it does occur in the new heavens and earth which are not created until after this event (cf. 26:19).5. 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? Romans 3:19 Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may become accountable to God; Romans 5:12-15 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned 13 for until the Law sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed when there is no law. The judge at the Bema bestowed rewards to the victors. Declare it is deloo which means to make evident, clear. Be revealed is apokalupto and means to unveil. Test is dokimazo and means to test for the sake of approval. The quality is hopoios, a correlative and qualitative pronoun meaning of what sort or kind.. A God of faithfulness and without injustice. (11) It is a time of unprecedented apostasy and blasphemy against God (Rev. 24:27-30). Some of the Christians at Corinth were being externally religious. Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord;For He is coming to judge the earth. 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. Remember that all of our crowns will be cast at the feet of Christ, for only He is worthy (Rev. Some believe in a partial rapture theory which says that only those in fellowship with the Lord will be raptured as a form of punishment for their sin. These passages: (2) God does not judge us for our sin in the sense of making us pay the penalty for that sin. For the Christian, the future reality of this event should cause deep concern because of the many (including some of our friends and relatives) who will face this throne of judgment because they never received the Savior by faith. As the Shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep, Jesus said, I have come that they (all mankind) may have life, and have it abundantly, a life with meaning and purpose. May the reality of this judgment cause us to carefully reflect on the serious consequences of this passage on a Christ-rejecting world. I can do nothing on My own initiative. II, Abridged Edition, John F. Walvoord, Editor, Donald K. Campbell, Roy B. Zuck, Consulting Editors, Victor Books, Wheaton, 1988, p. 501. For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly. The elements of remorse, regret, and shame cannot be avoided in an examination of the judgment seat of Christ. Rather, it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has used his or her life for the Lord. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;Lovingkindness and truth go before You. The refusal to accept the truth destroys the power to discriminate between truth and error.1. Carnal believers are occupied and controlled by their own self-centered desires (Gal. (1) In Luke 14:12-14, reward is associated with the resurrection and the rapture is when the church is resurrected. 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. How then do we receive Gods Son that we may have the eternal life God has promised us? 2:7), of evil deeds (Col. 1:21; 2 John 11), of dead works (Heb. 19:17-19; 22:29-30; Rev. 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. 1:13), that all have sinned and come short of Gods glory (Rom. 6-19; Zech. Evidently, immediately after Satans fall, God sentenced Satan and his angels condemning them to the Lake of Fire (Matt. This vision of the Great White Throne describes the last and final judgment of history. This always results in moral devolution and degeneration. It will occur somewhere in the heavenlies in the presence of the Lord. (3) The recompense (NASB) or the receive back (KJV) of 2 Corinthians 5:10 refers to the dispensing of rewards or their loss. A number of things occur at this time. Terms used of this period. Zane Hodges has some good thoughts on this concept: Scripture does not teach us to be uninterested in our own happiness or well-being. Of course all sickness, weakness, or suffering is not a product of sin, but it can be and often is (1 Cor. The Bible describes one judgment that takes place at the return of Jesus and two judgments that people will face after death. It is a gift through faith, but He rewards us for good works. Is it sin, good works, or just what? But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged. 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. (5) Loss of Desire and Motivation for Service. 4:10, 11). Revelation 20:11-15 And I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. Because Christ alone is worthy and because we can only be fruitful when we abide in Him allowing His life to fills ours, we will all cast our crowns before Him in recognition that all we have done is by His grace. Understanding these various judgments will give insight into Gods program, but the goal here is not just information. 14:10-11; 1 Cor. In these passages we read such things as give account of himself, suffer loss, shrink away from Him in shame, and recompense for his deeds whether good or bad.. This is clear from the context and the analogy to the Greek athletic games. Furthermore, we are called upon to make judgments in the sense of evaluations when it comes to selecting elders and deacons, or in dealing with those who have fallen into sin (1 Tim. Please note that the clause he shall suffer loss would be better rendered it (the reward) shall be forfeited.. 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. It is a family matter. 3 Samuel Hoyt, The Judgment Seat of Christ in Theological Perspective, Part 1, Bibliotheca Sacra, January-March, 1980, electronic media. 24:4-26). 7 Trumpet Judgments Unnamed Books of Judgment. Since the church is gone, caught up to be with the Lord (1 Thess. 5:16f). John F. Walvoord, editor, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, 1974, p. 282. 2:26). The order of Gods resurrection program which includes the judgment of rewards would seem to be: (1) the resurrection of Christ as the beginning of the resurrection program (1 Cor. Nobody bats 1000 no matter how good they may appear to men. (12) It is a time of martyrdom of believers (Rev. 5:19-21, 26). 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. 1:4; 4:25). 29 For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he does not judge the body rightly. Our tendency is to rationalize and excuse our sins, but God says we are to judge them as sin to God. After which God selected him to lead his people out of slavery. 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. 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. For those ideas Paul would have most likely used kalos, good, and kakos, evil. For good works, those valuable like good fruit, we will receive back rewards, but for bad works, those rotten and worthless, we will receive no rewards or the loss of rewards. Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were sinners, Christ died for us. Still others today see only the very tail end of the events of Revelation to be the outpouring of the judgment of God and assert that the rest of the events constitute only the wrath or wickedness of man. God banished the first couple from the Garden of Eden for violating His clear command not to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 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