![]() Paul wrote.įor we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what we have done whether good or bad ( 2 Corinthians 5:10).Īll believers will stand before God and be individually judged. It is known as the judgment seat of Christ, or the judgment seat of God. The Bible speaks of a special judgment that God will hold for believers only. The Bible says unbelievers will be judged in the first sense - condemnation, while believers will be judged in the other sense - rewards. One sense in condemnation, while the other sense is the giving out of rewards. Romans 14:10-12 says that we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ and that each one of us will give an account to God.Greek, like English, uses the word "judge" in two senses. Believers will also be judged by Christ, but since Christ’s righteousness has been imputed to us and our names are written in the book of life, we will be rewarded, but not punished, according to our deeds. The Bible is very clear that unbelievers are storing up wrath against themselves (Romans 2:5) and that God will “give to each person according to what he has done” (Romans 2:6). First, Jesus Christ will be the judge, all unbelievers will be judged by Christ, and they will be punished according to the works they have done. Whichever view one holds of the great white throne judgment, it is important to never lose sight of the facts concerning the coming judgment(s). The sheep (believers) enter into eternal life, while the goats (unbelievers) are cast into “eternal punishment” (Matthew 25:46). They point to the fact that the result of this judgment is the same as what is seen after the great white throne judgment in Revelation 20:11-15. Those who hold this view believe that Matthew 25:31-46 is another description of what takes place at the great white throne judgment. ![]() Those whose names are not in the book of life will be judged according to their deeds to determine the degree of punishment they will receive in the lake of fire. Those whose names are found in the book of life will be judged for their deeds in order to determine the rewards they will receive or lose. In other words, the great white throne judgment in Revelation 20:11-15 will be the time that believers and unbelievers alike are judged. Other Christians believe that all three of these judgments speak of the same final judgment, not of three separate judgments. This is the judgment of unbelievers in which they are judged according to their works and sentenced to everlasting punishment in the lake of fire. The third is the great white throne judgment at the end of the millennium (Revelation 20:11-15). At this judgment, Christians will receive degrees of reward for their works or service to God. The second is a judgment of believers’ works, often referred to as the “judgment seat of Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:10). This takes place after the tribulation period but prior to the millennium its purpose is to determine who will enter the millennial kingdom. The first is the judgment of the sheep and the goats or a judgment of the nations (Matthew 25:31-36). Some Christians believe that the Scriptures reveal three different judgments to come. ![]() While it is very clear that the great white throne judgment is the final judgment, Christians disagree on how it relates to the other judgments mentioned in the Bible, specifically, who will be judged at the great white throne judgment. Every person will one day stand before Christ and be judged for his or her deeds. The fact that there is going to be a final judgment for all men, both believers and unbelievers, is clearly confirmed in many passages of Scripture. We also know from Scripture that it is at this judgment when the dead will be “judged according to what they had done” (Revelation 20:12) and that “anyone’s name” that is not “found written in the book of life” will be “thrown into the lake of fire” (Revelation 20:15). Although Christians are held accountable for their actions, they are forgiven in Christ and their names were written in the “book of life from the creation of the world” (Revelation 17:8). It is this book that determines whether a person will inherit eternal life with God or receive everlasting punishment in the lake of fire. Also at this time, another book is opened, called the “book of life” (Revelation 20:12).
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