Chapter 14.16
Two Final
Judgments of God
Two Deaths – Two Resurrections - Three
Books – The Rapture Revisited
The Un-believer – The Make Believer –
Armageddon – Wedding Supper
The Judgment Seat of Christ – The Great
White Throne Judgment
First Word
It is important to see Christ as SEATED at the right hand of God. According to scripture there were not any chairs
or stools in the Temple; the Priest’s work was never finished. The HIGH
PRIEST stood and NEVER sat down.
Jesus (our
High Priest) standing in the temple read from the scroll of Isaiah the
prophet and said, “Today the prophecy has been fulfilled” and
then
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The Question: Will
everyone one day be resurrected from the dead and stand before the throne and give an account for every action, every deed
and every idle word that was spoken out of
their mouth and be judged accordingly?[3] YES
Next are the TWO
JUDGMENTS where
everyone will stand before Christ as He is seated on the throne Jesus has all
eternity to listen to you. A thousand
years is like a day to Him.[4]
Two
Judgments - The Judgment Seat of Christ & The Great White Throne
Judgment
After
our resurrection we will
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The Question: Would you change what you do if you knew
that you would have to explain your actions to God knowing that He already
knows what’s in your heart?
When Jesus came the first time He did NOT
come to judge, but He WILL the second time. Jesus
will be seated at the right hand of God at both Judgments[6]
and will judge fallen angels,[7]
demons, Satan plus those that are “spiritually blind” that have led people
astray; they will be especially dealt with.[8]
The decisions you make on this side of
death have ETERNAL CONCEQUENCES. When
you are born, your name is ALREADY in the Book of life. Your decisions determine if your name stays in
“The Book”
or is blotted
out. Life is choice driven
The Books are opened
§ The Bible[9] which is the WORD of God that judges them.
§ The Book of Deeds[10] containing the account of man’s WORKS
and DEEDS on earth.
§ The Book of Life[11] with the names written down of those that ACCEPTED Jesus Christ as the Son of God.
Judgment
Seat of Christ
The
Judgment Seat of Christ (“Bema Seat”) occurs at the return of Jesus
Christ just after the first stage of Armageddon and just before the Millennium reign
begins... This judgment starts with the family of God;[12]
The Believers.
Sinners are called Saints because they
have confessed “Jesus
as Lord.” Their sins have
already been forgiven; NOT temporarily covered over by animal
sacrifices, but permanently. Jesus made
the Final Sacrifice on the Cross for
The
Judgment Seat of Christ is where
I count at least FIVE CROWNS that
are available.
1)
Imperishable Crown:[16] Those who have victory over their old
spirit man.
2)
Crown of Righteousness:[17] Those longing for His appearance
3)
Crown of Life:[18] Those that are tested even unto death... The
Martyr’s Crown
4)
Crown of Glory:[19] Overseers or Elders Crown... Those who serve
the flock.
5)
Crown of Rejoicing:[20] Soul winners crown.
After we have received our crowns, we will sit at His wedding feast as
the bride of Christ. The more crowns we
have earned, the more we have to throw at the feet of Jesus.[21]
More Good News; the believer does not stand before The Great White Throne Judgment; this is
reserved for the Non-believers and the Make Believers.[22]
NOTE: The Believer and the
Non-believer both deserve HELL... But one is
FORGIVEN.
Marriage/Wedding
Supper
The
traditional Marriage was in THREE
parts:
1) The Contract where the
price was paid (The cross)
2) The Wedding,
where the groom goes and gets his bride (The rapture) and
3) The Marriage Supper when he takes
her to his home. (His presence forever)
Heaven
is where the marriage supper will be held; not in the air or on the earth. It happens on the Eve of His “Revelation”;
that of His return to earth for His 1,000 year reign. The bridegroom came; and they that were ready
went in with him to the marriage... and THE
DOOR WAS SHUT[23]
Sin
Unpardonable Sin: This is deemed to be the final
rejection of the Holy Spirit’s testimony
concerning the work and person of Jesus Christ. Anyone who blasphemes
against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.[24]
A Believer cannot continue to Sin after he has
received the knowledge of truth; otherwise he is a Make Believer.[25]
Jesus Christ has made the FINAL
sacrifice; there are no more sacrifices that can be made for sin. The Make Believer tramples
the Son of God under his feet; makes the blood of the Covenant an un-holy thing
and insults the Holy Spirit. How much
more severely will God deal with the one who KNOWS and continues to sin... It’s in the Book.
Two Deaths: There are actually two
deaths, but the believer only experiences the first; the un-believer
experiences both. Books are opened and
The Great White Throne Judgment
The
Great White Throne Judgment[27]
is for those that do not believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Sadly that includes the Jewish Nation; but God
has a plan that includes 144,000 missionaries to the Jews, many will come to believe. It’s in the Book.
This judgment occurs at the close of the
1,000 years reign of Christ, known as “The Millennium” with the completion of the 2nd part of
Armageddon. This is the judgment where the books are
opened revealing the “works or deeds”[28]
during the lifetime of the wicked dead, and their rejection of Christ. Every man gets his day in court.
The location of the Great White Throne judgment is somewhere between Heaven where
there is no sin, and Earth which is under renovation at this time... There is no place to hide... The wicked dead,
regardless of their position in life are all standing before the throne and
receive their sentence which is torment in the Lake of Fire forever; there they
will get to meet the Beast.[29]
There’s degrees of torment[30] for the wicked that’s added to the penalty of the lake of Fire.[31] What
follows next is ever lasting fire,[32]
smoke,[33]
worms,[34] wailing and gnashing of teeth.[35]
THE
SAINTS have already been judged 1,000 years before at the Judgment Seat
of Christ and found NOT GUILTY... They
have been rewarded and have received their crowns
The
Return
If
you are able to embrace “The Rapture Theology”, you will be pleased to
know that nothing else has to happen in Bible Prophecy for the return of Jesus
Christ for the Saints. I hope it happens
TODAY. Prepare to meet your God.
Rapture
Theology
says that the return of
Christ is in Two
Parts;
§ He comes the first time in
the
§ The second time to the EARTH
after the tribulations and just after the “first
half” of ARMAGEDDON is put on pause for 1,000 years. This is another Word study all into its self.
The
Take Away
As
Believer’s, our sins have already been forgiven, because “BY FAITH” we have believed that Jesus is the “Son of God” whose death on the
cross made the FINAL SACRIFICE for our SINS. By
Faith we believe that Jesus died; was buried and on the third day was
resurrected as prophesized in scripture and 40 days later He was translated
into Heaven as the believers watched.
As Believers, we will NOT stand before The Great White Throne
Judgment. SELAH
Now Jesus as our HIGH PRIEST, has sat down at the right hand of God the Father.
His work is
completed... IT IS FINISHED.
By
your words you are
acquitted or condemned
But I tell you that men will have to give
account
on the Day of Judgment for every careless
(Blasphemous) word they have spoken.
For by your words (that’s in your heart) you will be acquitted,
and by your words you will be condemned."
Matthew
12:36-37 NIV
For out of the
overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
Matthew
[1] Luke 4:16-21 – Jesus
completed the work and then
[2] John
[3] Matthew 12:36-37 – By your words (that’s
in your heart) you are acquitted or condemned
[4] 2 Peter 3:8 – A Thousand
Years is like a Day with the Lord
[5] Hebrews
[6] John 5:22-23 – Judgment has been entrusted to Jesus alone
[7] Jude 6 – Fallen Angels
will be judged at The Day of the Lord.
[8] John
[10] Romans 3:19-20 – The Book of deeds according to the Law
[11] Exodus 32:33 – In the
beginning your name is in God’s Book --
Revelation 3:5 – The overcomer’s name stays in the Book
of Life
[12] 1 Peter 4:17-18 – Judgment
begins with the Family of God
[13] 2 Corenthians
[14] Revelations 22:12 – Jesus
comes with Rewards for the Believer
[15] Revelation 3:11 – Jesus
comes with Crowns
[16] 1 Corenthians
[17] 2 Timothy 4:8 – Crown of Righteousness
[18] Revelation 2:9-10 – Crown of Life
[19] 1 Peter 5:2-4 – Crown of Glory
[20] 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20 –
Crown of Rejoicing
[21] Revelation 4:10-11 – Cast
their crowns before Jesus
[22] 1 John 2:2 - Jesus is The
Atoning Sacrifice for the believer’s sins
[23] Mathew 25:1-10 – The
Church goes forth to meet the Bridegroom and they that were ready went in with
him to the marriage: and THE DOOR WAS SHUT
[24] Luke
[25] Hebrews 10:26-29 – If you
continue in Sin... You are not the Lords
[26] Revelation 21:8 – The Second Death; their place will be in the fiery
lake of burning sulfur
[27] Revelation 20:11-13 – Great White Throne – Books
are opened
[28] Revelation 20:13 - Each
judged according to their works what they have
done
[29] Revelation 17:8 – Only
the un-believer will see the End Time Beast -- John 16:8-11 – Satan stands
condemned. -- John
[30] Revelation 2:23 - I will repay each of you according to your deeds -- Revelation 18:5-6 – Sins
remembered and PAID BACK DOUBLE
[31] Revelation 20:15 – Name
not written in the Book of Life thrown into
the Lake of Fire
[32] Matthew 25:41 – Everlasting fire -- Matthew 25:46 – Everlasting punishment
[33] Revelation 14:11 – Smoke and torment
[34] Isaiah 66:24 – The WORMS crawl in – The WORMS crawl out
[35] Matthew
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