THE JUDGMENT


A. THE BIBLE TEACHES
  1. That God has appointed a day:
    1. To judge the world - 1 Cor. 6:2; Rev. 20:4
    2. The just and the unjust - 2 Cor. 5:10; 2 Pet. 2:9; Acts 24:25; 1 Pet. 4:17
  2. The judgment of God will include:
    1. The righteous dead and the wicked dead - Rev. 11:18, 19; 20:11, 12; 1 Pet. 4:17, 18
    2. It will end with the righteous living and the wicked dead. Use the above Bible references and also Rev. 20:4-6; Dan. 7:8-10
  3. Our Lord gives very strong emphasis to the judgment to come:
    1. Matt. 5:21, 22
    2. John 5:22, 27; 9:39; 12:31
B. BIBLE FACTS WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE JUDGMENT
  1. The time:
    1. God has appointed a day.
    2. It is, without a doubt, a prophetic day. Compare Acts 17:31 with Rev. 11:18; 14:6, 7
  2. Books:
    1. The book of record - Ps. 87:1-6; 139:16; Rev. 20:12; Job and Jeremiah understood this truth - Jer. 2:22; Ps. 56:8; 87:1- 6; 139:16
    2. A book of remembrance for the righteous - Mal. 3:16, 17; Job 14:17
    3. The book of life - Rev. 20:12; Luke 10:20; Phil. 4:3
    4. The angels are the recorder - Gen. 18:20; Eccl. 5:5
    5. That fact ought to sober us and help us to realize the seriousness of life - 2 Cor. 5:8-10
  3. Rule in the judgment:
    1. The Ten Commandments - Eccl. 12:13; Jas. 1:22, 23; 2:10, 11
    2. The gospel preached by Paul - Rom. 2:16; 2 Thess. 2:9
C. THREE PHASES OF THE JUDGMENT
  1. The investigative judgment:
    1. The wedding guests - Matt. 22:12
    2. Experience of Belshazzar - Dan. 5:27; 7:8-11; Rev. 11:18; 20:11
  2. The judgment of the wicked, when the just shall sit in judgment: Dan. 7:21-23; 1 Cor. 6:1-3; Rev. 20:4
  3. The executive phase of the judgment:
    1. The giving of the reward to the righteous - Luke 14:14; Rev. 11:18
    2. The giving of the wages of sin to the wicked - Rev. 20:5-10; Dan. 7:13; Matt. 24:31
  4. How will it affect you and me?
    1. It will be according to the record we have made in this present life? Gal. 6:6, 7; 2 Cor. 5:10
    2. We still have it in our power to have the judgment in our favor -
      1. That is the message by Peter - Acts 3:19-21
      2. That was the message of Paul and Daniel - Dan. 4:27; Acts 24:25
    3. Our accepting Jesus Christ and His righteousness will make the difference - Rom. 8:1-3
    4. We have this assurance by God himself - Rom. 8:31-33
  5. Today, we still have opportunity to determine our destiny:
    1. That is the admonition of Paul - 2 Cor. 6:1-3; Heb. 3:7-9
    2. It is up to us to accept or reject God's plan for our salvation - Rev. 22:17


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