Righteous judgment made by Christ will take place at the beginning of the one thousand year reign. Tribulation saints will likewise reign with Christ until the one thousand years expire.
*Please note at the Judgment seat of Christ…Saints (who have no evil works) are rewarded according the good works they have done in this life. Sinners (who have no good works) are punished according to the evil works they done in this life. Punishment begins in Hell and is further condemned by God at Judgment seat of the Great White Throne.
· Rom 14:10-12…for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
· 2 Cor 5:10…For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
· 2 Tim 4:1…I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom*.
*This Kingdom on Earth is where the saint’s reign with Christ for a thousand years. This Kingdom is Biblically termed as the “Kingdom of Heaven”. The Kingdom of Heaven is a future Kingdom upon physical Earth where Christ and the saints reign. The Kingdom of God is already here spiritually, in the hearts and lives of those who trust in Christ for the forgiveness of sins.
In relation to the Divine Judgment of God, two significant resurrections are taught in the Bible. These are the resurrection of the righteous dead and the resurrection of the wicked dead. Both resurrections are an execution of Judgment made by Christ upon the just and the unjust. The first resurrection called the resurrection of life, are those taken out from among the wicked. Like Christ these are the firstfruits.
· John 5:27-29…And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
· Acts 24:14-15…so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets: And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
Secondly, the resurrection of damnation upon the wicked dead is the Eternal damnation pronounced by Christ upon the physical bodies of the wicked dead. All the wicked dead in the history of mankind since Adam are resurrected at the end of the one thousand year reign of Christ. All souls from Hell are united with their physical bodies through bodily resurrection. These are condemned by God into a physical and everlasting damnation, called the second death. All those who partake in second death are cast by God into the Lake of Fire for everlasting and final punishment and torment.
· Rev 20:11-14…And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
· Jude 14-15…And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him
“Final Judgment” takes place upon the wicked dead from the Great White Throne. Why final Judgment? After final Judgment there is no more need for redemption of the soul or physical bodies of men. The Devil is judged at the Great White Throne. Death and Hell is judged at the Great White Throne. All men and women upon the entire Earth will be holy and physically eternal after that Judgment. There will be no more sin, no more sickness, and no more sorrow.
Then, the Bride of Christ descends from Heaven to Earth where Christ will unite with His Bride (the Church in Heaven) and reign as King from His earthly Throne in Jerusalem. At that time Eternity will be restored (like in the Garden of Eden) and time as we know it, will cease to exist.
· Rev 19:7-8…Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
· Rev 21:2-5…And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new
Inspired by the Spirit of God, foundation laid by Hubert Lindsey, an Apostle by the resurrection of Christ
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