These could refer to special blessing of rewards to those believers who overcomer special trials and tests rather than a general promise to all believers.

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11 Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. He did not whip the losers.8 We might add, neither did he sentence them to hard labor. Jesus took this judgment upon Himself by His crucifixion and death. (c) There are two views: (1) The believer who fails to abide is made to feel shame by the Lord, i.e., the Lord puts him to shame. 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. Though the death of Christ does not obliterate the presence of the sin nature and though it is still a powerful enemy (Rom. Again, for the church this means the event of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. Perhaps this is a good place to discuss the concept of selfishness and rewards for some see an appeal to rewards as selfish and therefore carnal. 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. 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. 5:16f). When we fail to deal with our sinful ways through honest confession, we grieve the Spirits person and quench His power in our lives. 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. These verses show we cannot come into judgment. 2 Tim. 1 Peter 3:18: For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit. The overwhelming emotion is joyfulness and gratefulness. Speaks of Christs work on the cross and stands for His victory over sin, Satan, and death. At this resurrection the soul and body are reunited and the person is brought before the throne. The point is the Great White Throne Judgment does not occur on earth or in heaven as we know it, but somewhere beyond, perhaps in extreme outer space. 14 If any mans work which he has built upon it remains, he shall receive a reward. 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. 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. 14 If any mans work which he has built upon it remains, he shall receive a reward. First, he will use the lifelong record of sin to 2:2 the ruler of the kingdom of the air, NIV [air is the Greek, aer, the atmospheric heavens]). A few times the NIV translates it as fury in Revelation. There are a number of passages that refer to the negative aspects of the Bema which need to be mentioned and explained. And no place was found for them, i.e., for heaven and earth. Added to this are the declarations of the following verses of Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast. Whereas the former judges section boasts four major judges, the latter section only includes twohalf as many. 3 Let not him who eats regard with contempt him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats, for God has accepted him. The Bible tells us that there will come a time when every person shall stand before God to face final judgment ( Hebrews 9:27 ). Both Romans 14:10 and 2 Corinthians 5:9 speak of the judgment seat. This is a translation of one Greek word, the word bema. Why? The Lord Jesus is the victor, and our victory is really His victory which is appropriated by faith. 20:10). 4:13-18). Generally speaking, the principle is stated in Matthew 7:1-5. The context suggests that Paul has in mind the return of Christ for the churchthe rapture (1 Thess. 20:34-35a). 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. Though some of them were not living as they should, looking ahead and seeing them in glory brought joy and would bring great rejoicing. Every believer will give an account of himself, and the Lord will judge the decisions he madeincluding those concerning issues of Is it sin, good works, or just what? The word love is very prominent in the New Testament. (b) The voice of the verb is passive. The Scripture teaches that before Messiah can begin to reign, there must be a judgment to determine who will enter into Messiahs kingdom since they are not all Israel (spiritually regenerated believers who put their trust in Jesus Christ as their Messiah) who are Israel (physical descendants only) (Rom. (2) To destroy and remove unacceptable production portrayed in the symbols of wood, hay, and stubble. The purpose and the basis is the most critical issue of all and brings us face to face with the practical aspects of the Bema. Just as He judged the Jews still alive at the end of the Tribulation when Christ personally returns to earth, so He will also judge those Gentiles who remain (Matt. 9:6). (2) It is a time of Gods wrath or indignation and the vindication of Gods holinessZeph. As they refused to follow the light, they were brought to folly in their thoughtsbecame vain in their [corrupt] reasonings, and their foolish [senseless] heart was darkened. The intellectual revolt against what they knew to be right was attended by a darkening of the whole understanding. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. Large portions of the populations of the earth will be wiped out suddenly, both human and animal. Whereas the former judges section boasts four major judges, the latter section only includes twohalf as many. Because of His love, grace and mercy He has not left us without hope and a solution. 12:1-3 with Rev. 5:3; Rev. 4 Who are you to judge the servant of another? 3 Samuel Hoyt, The Judgment Seat of Christ in Theological Perspective, Part 1, Bibliotheca Sacra, January-March, 1980, electronic media. Why did Christ have to die for us? But how? (See Appendix A for an explanation of how to become a Christian.). We should not think of discipline as punishment. 12:10). 12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. They remind us of our responsibility to abide in the vine. 14 And death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The Bible teaches us that God loves all people and wants to bring them into a harmonious relationship with Himself. Jesus talks about hell more than he talks about heaven, and describes it more vividly. 6:9; 7:14f). 5:19-21, 26).

I believe Jesus Christ died for me and rose from the grave. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. Although there is undeniably some measure of remorse or regret, this is not the overriding emotion to be experienced throughout the eternal state. 20:35b-38). There are several judgments mentioned in the Bible. 9:24-25). Evidently, immediately after Satans fall, God sentenced Satan and his angels condemning them to the Lake of Fire (Matt. Scripture teaches that all sins, both confessed and unconfessed, have been forgiven and taken care of by the work of Christ on the Cross so the Christian will never face those sins again at the judgment. Note that the text says and the books (plural) were opened, and another book (singular) was opened, which is the Book of Life. We have two sets, the books and the book which is mentioned again in verse 15a. 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. 3:12f; 2 Cor. However, many people do not understand that instead of one final judgment, we read from the Scriptures that there are a series of 7 future judgments. Bible Verses about Judgment Day, Our Final Judgment. 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 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. 1:15). This is clear from the context and the analogy to the Greek athletic games. The refusal to accept the truth destroys the power to discriminate between truth and error.1. Then why do we have to confess sin in this life? (1) The sea, a reference to all those who died at sea and were not buried in the earth. 5:8). 6:17). From this passage in Hebrews and others like 1 Corinthians 11:27-32, God disciplines His children for the following reasons: (1) To bring a wayward child who refuses to judge himself back into fellowship (1 Cor. 1:18-21), a revelation man has ignored. This may indicate something of our authority. 30 For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep. 12:4-11; John 15:1-7). 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. 59:2). The deeds of the unbeliever are only examined to show that the person, no matter how much good they have done, falls short of Gods holy demands. Matthew 24-25 set the chronology and thus the time. Some go even further by stating that Christians must experience some sort of suffering for their sins at the time of this examination. It will occur somewhere in the heavenlies in the presence of the Lord. 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. 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. And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. 4 Now to the one who works, his wage is not reckoned as a favor, but as what is due. This is a serious matter with consequences both for time and eternity since the failure to do so leads not only to the loss of rewards, but the judgment of Gods discipline of His believing children as a loving Father and as the Vine Dresser who must prune the vine for production (Heb. 6:1-5; 2 Thess. (3) A time of trouble or distress (Daniel 12:1). 2:15). 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about; but not before God. 22:12 Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done.