All who have scoffed at God, denied His being, rebelled at His rule, or rejected His sovereigntyand in the process, also rejected His Son, the Lord Jesus Christmust at this time stand before this throne to be condemned to eternal judgment. 2 Corinthians 5:21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 1:13; Isa. While the following is not exhaustive, it demonstrates that sin in the life of a believer is not a small issue. In other words, when we fail to honestly judge sin in our lives it spills over in one area after another. 1 Peter 2:24 and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. (5) The hour of testing which shall try the whole earth (Rev. As with all Christians, you need fellowship with other believers in a Bible teaching church, personal time daily in Gods Word and regularly with other believers in a Bible teaching setting during the week. After which God selected him to lead his people out of slavery. Rev. Some believe in a partial rapture theory which says that only those in fellowship with the Lord will be raptured as a form of punishment for their sin. This may indicate something of our authority. (6) The Crown of Glory (1 Pet. The judge at the Bema bestowed rewards to the victors. Such would be inconsistent with the finished work of Christ on the cross because He totally paid the penalty for our sins. Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. This indication is also clear that it does occur in the new heavens and earth which are not created until after this event (cf. (10) It is a time of extreme anti-Semitism (Rev. Whats the basis on which the Bema is conducted? Study now. Do not judge so that you will not be judged. (1) Though the Tribulation begins as a time of peace, it soon becomes a time of unprecedented troubleJoel 2:2; Matt. Although this burning lake is only mentioned in the last book of the Bible, it is a significant place that Christians need to know about since it reminds us of the consequences of sinfulness, Jesus sacrifice to save us from everlasting punishment, and the need to tell the gospel. Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord;For He is coming to judge the earth. In the King James version. 6:2-3; 4:8). If the believer remains unrepentant, this can lead to the sin unto death as with Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5), and some of the believers at Corinth who were failing to confess their sin and get right with the Lord (1 Cor. 3:10). He wants those who have not trusted in Christ to understand the judgments that this might motivate them to trust in Christ as their personal Savior because He bore the judgment for their sin in their place. 4 Who are you to judge the servant of another? 17); politically (Rev. 24:17). Without the abiding life, the life of faith and obedience to the Savior, we can do nothing (John 15:1-7). 2:26). The subject receives the action, that is, he is made to feel shame. The Bible describes one judgment that takes place at the return of Jesus and two judgments that people will face after death. We should not think of discipline as punishment. Key Scriptures: Heb. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be Romans 5:19 For as through the one mans disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. 14 If any mans work which he has built upon it remains, he shall receive a reward. This is why earlier the Apostle called them fleshly (the Greek sarkikos, adapted to, controlled by the flesh) (3:3). Abide in Him. Abide is a synonym for fellowship which is the subject of the book (1:3-7). Undoubtedly then, one book is the book of works which contains a record of every persons deeds as a witness of the true nature of their spiritual condition. Though anticipated as certain and viewed as accomplished, this sentence against Satan and his evil host will not be carried out until after the millennial reign of Christ (cf. 8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him. Scripture teaches that Christs death was all-sufficient, completely satisfying Gods wrath toward sin in the believer. However, Scripture does call us to show what we might call critical discernment on certain matters. Because of what Jesus Christ accomplished for us on the cross, the Bible states that He that has the Son has life and we can receive the Son, Jesus Christ, as our Savior by personal faith, by trusting in the person of Christ and His death for our sins. (7) It is a time of death (Rev. Our rewards may be likened to our spiritual gifts. The word "judgment" is 1:6; Rev. Because this is a completely different matter. 5:9-10; 1 John 2:28; Rev. The judgment of God is also described in the Bible as a process, not strictly the rendering of a verdict or passing of a sentence. For example, Peter tells us that "the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God" ( 1 Peter 4:17 1 Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? The principle here is that Jesus Christ died for their sins no matter how evil that He might forgive them and give them a righteousness from God that they may have a perfect standing before God. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through Him. This would be somewhat punitive and does not fit the concept of the Bema nor the promises of the Lord that we will not come into judgment. The word judgments refers to the decrees or the decisions of God that make up His plan. Gods judgments lead to Gods will, which in turn achieves His purpose. God, knowing our sinful state and having the wisdom to design a plan to bring about our salvation, has made certain decrees, decisions, and judgments to institute His plan. This judgment proves them sinners and in need of the righteousness which God freely gives through faith in Jesus Christ. 20:5-6). The Book of Life contains the names of believers, those justified by faith and who have a righteousness from God imputed to their account. Gods discipline is patterned after the principles of Proverbs 13:24 which read: He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him diligently. Discipline is an evidence of love. Soon, however, 144,000 will come to Christ from the nation of Israel and will evidently become the evangelists of the world who lead people to Christ from every tongue, tribe, and nation (Rev. Before God, we all stand naked, helpless, and hopeless in ourselves. It is discipline designed to train and bring believers back to a walk with God. Rather, it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has used his or her life for the Lord. Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day, And Jesus said, For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind., Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.. 4:13-18), the Tribulation begins with only unbelievers. For example, Moses lived forty years in Egypt and forty years in the desert. 2 Lewis Sperry Chafer Systematic Theology, Vol. (2) All believers, regardless of their spiritual state, will be raptured and will stand before the Bema to give an account of their lives and will either receive rewards or lose rewards. Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. 2:7; 2:11, 17, 26. However, at such an event the overwhelming emotion is joy, not remorse. 6:8; 2 Tim. the word - judge - appears 191 times. They often see any future tribulation as merely the Devils wrath poured out against Christians. (2) It is part of the training process by which Gods children are brought into the experience of Gods holiness (Heb. Confession of sin restores us to fellowship and to the Spirits control. As seen in the above section dealing with self-judgment, the New Testament clearly teaches us that one of the ministries of our heavenly Father is the ministry of loving discipline. Nor are pleasure and enjoyment illegitimate experiences. 14 And death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. They are resurrected, gathered before the throne and actually behold the dissolution of heaven and earth as a foreboding preparation for their judgment. Rather, they are thankful that they have been graduated, and they are grateful for what they did achieve. 0. Why? 26:10; Mark 14:6; Rom. 2 Tim. 7:1-9). In 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20, the Apostle Paul drew courage and was motivated by the fact of rewards at the return of the Lord for the church which he mentions in every chapter in this epistle and becomes the primary subject of 2 Thessalonians. 8:24f). The order is: At the end of the Tribulation, the Lord Jesus will return personally to earth (Zech. 3:14-15). 2 Corinthians 5:21: He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. To underdo the sorrow aspect is to make faithfulness inconsequential.18. Therefore do not pronounce Rom. The Book of Life: This book contains the names of all believers, of all who have put their faith in Christ and Gods plan of salvation or righteousness through the substitutionary death of Christ. 4:10), Paul may also have in mind a personal crown or reward that he will receive because of their presence at the return of the Lord. (2) The disqualification mentioned in 1 Corinthians 9:27 means disqualified from rewards, not loss of salvation. Because Christ has born our judgment by being made a curse in our place: Romans 5:1 Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 But the free gift is not like the transgression. The goal, however, is always to bring us back to Him (Heb. 12:15b). 3:10; 6:10; 8:13; 11:10; 13:8, 14; 17:8 and Isa. The message of scripture was that Jesus Christ was both God and man. 9-11). However, this is not the picture that the New Testament gives of heaven. What follows below is a fuller explanation of both terms. It is a family matter. Yet Ryries Notes Say Otherwise. The resurrection of the just mentioned in verse 15 will be followed by the Judgment Seat of Christ or the Bema, the place and time when believers will be examined for rewards or their loss (see discussion below). A number of things occur at this time. 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