"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." (Revelation 20:11)
The great white throne judgment will follow the thousand year reign of Christ on earth. This is the final judgment, and only the wicked dead are to be judged.
The great white throne judgment will follow the thousand year reign of Christ on earth. This is the final judgment, and only the wicked dead are to be judged.
According to Revelation 20:5, the believers
were resurrected a thousand years before this judgment, and their works were
judged at the "judgment seat of Christ" (2 Corinthians 5:10).
01) At this judgment, the wicked dead will seek a hiding place from the face of the Lord Jesus Christ, the judge. But there is no hiding place.
02) At this judgment, the "dead, the great and the small" will stand before God. But the greatness of the great will be of no value. "There is none who does good, there is not even one" (Romans 3:12).
03) At this judgment, the "book of life" will be opened. Why the "book of life" if there are no saved at this judgment? The wicked will be shown that God in His mercy provided space for them in the "book of life" so that they are without excuse (Romans 1:18-20).
04) At this judgment, the dead will be judged "according to their deeds." God is a just God; and since there are degrees of punishment in hell, some will be punished more than others (Luke 12:42,48).
05) At this judgment, there will be no acquittal, no higher court to which the lost may appeal. It is lost, and lost forever; it is damned to all eternity, and that without hope. There is a Hades (Luke 16:19-31), and in Hades, there is no hope, no sympathy, no love; even the love of God does not extend beyond the portals of Hades."
Praise God for His mercy and loving kindness to us, that because of Jesus, we will not stand before God at the great white throne judgment. Thank You Lord!
(From : Bible Foundation Course Lesson 06-06)
01) At this judgment, the wicked dead will seek a hiding place from the face of the Lord Jesus Christ, the judge. But there is no hiding place.
02) At this judgment, the "dead, the great and the small" will stand before God. But the greatness of the great will be of no value. "There is none who does good, there is not even one" (Romans 3:12).
03) At this judgment, the "book of life" will be opened. Why the "book of life" if there are no saved at this judgment? The wicked will be shown that God in His mercy provided space for them in the "book of life" so that they are without excuse (Romans 1:18-20).
04) At this judgment, the dead will be judged "according to their deeds." God is a just God; and since there are degrees of punishment in hell, some will be punished more than others (Luke 12:42,48).
05) At this judgment, there will be no acquittal, no higher court to which the lost may appeal. It is lost, and lost forever; it is damned to all eternity, and that without hope. There is a Hades (Luke 16:19-31), and in Hades, there is no hope, no sympathy, no love; even the love of God does not extend beyond the portals of Hades."
Praise God for His mercy and loving kindness to us, that because of Jesus, we will not stand before God at the great white throne judgment. Thank You Lord!
(From : Bible Foundation Course Lesson 06-06)
