It is used of the seven diadems of the Beast in Revelation 12:3 and 13:1. 1 Cor. 2 For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. They insist that the tribulation is not the judgment of God, but comes from man and Satan bringing persecution to all. We may rule over galaxies, celestial bodies, the heavens, and definitely over angels, and the world (cf. 19:17-19; 22:29-30; Rev. It is so important to note the emphasis here. God banished the first couple from the Garden of Eden for violating His clear command not to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 2 Tim. John 3:16-18 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. (Rev 20:11-13) The people at the White Throne Judgment have rejected Christ's Sin Atonement & are judged according to the Law. It is a family matter. What are they and how are they described in Scripture? The only exception is the person of Jesus Christ who, through the virgin birth, escaped the sin problem that is normally passed down from generation to generation. The Judgment Seat of Christ is not a place and time when the Lord will mete out punishment for sins committed by the child of God. 14 And death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. (Emphasis mine.). Let each man be fully convinced in his own mind. John 12:31 with Rev. Rev. 9:1f; 13:2-3, 11f; Dan. 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). In Romans 14:10 the Apostle called this examining time the Bema of God while in 2 Corinthians 5:10 he called it the Bema of Christ. Why is possession of Gods Son necessary to have eternal life? May the reality of this judgment cause us to carefully reflect on the serious consequences of this passage on a Christ-rejecting world. Some Bible teachers view the judgment seat as a place of intense sorrow, a place of terror, and a place where Christ display all the believers sins (or at least those unconfessed) before the entire resurrected and raptured church. 5:11), and of works of the Law (Rom. 2:9; 5:3; 8:35; 12:12; 1 Thess. Jesus Christ, the sinless and perfect Son of God, the only one who could qualify as our substitute, died to satisfy the demands of Gods absolute holiness. When Jesus returns, there will be a judgment dividing sheep from the goats. (Matthew 25:31-46) At this judgment those who survived the Tribulation will be separated into two groups. There were also divisions and factions and the focus on personalities rather than the Savior. The Rock! Declare it is deloo which means to make evident, clear. Be revealed is apokalupto and means to unveil. Test is dokimazo and means to test for the sake of approval. The quality is hopoios, a correlative and qualitative pronoun meaning of what sort or kind.. 9:24-25). 2:12). This crown is a reward promised to Elders for faithfulness in the discharge of their responsibilities in shepherding the people. 1:18-21), a revelation man has ignored. 4:8). Scripture teaches that Christs death was all-sufficient, completely satisfying Gods wrath toward sin in the believer. It came about the next day that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood about Moses from the morning until the evening. While 1 John 5:11 and 12 are written to Christians to give them assurance of their salvation based on the testimony of Gods Word, this passage also highlights the key issue in Gods plan of salvation as it is centered in the person of Jesus Christ. 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. 8:13; 1 Cor. It will begin with an apparent time of prosperity and peace created by this one world government under the deceptions of the man of lawlessness. A number of things occur at this time. 14 If any mans work which he has built upon it remains, he shall receive a reward. Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. (2) Divine Discipline From the Lord Here in Time. 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. Our rewards may be likened to our spiritual gifts. I believe Jesus Christ died for me and rose from the grave. 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. The Judgment Seat of Christ is not related to salvation but to the bestowal of rewards, and every Christian is assured that he will receive some reward (1 Cor. 24:31-46). Such would be inconsistent with the finished work of Christ on the cross because He totally paid the penalty for our sins. Daniel 9:24-27 shows us that the Tribulation, Daniels Seventieth week, is seven years. 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. You are now one of Gods children by faith in the Savior. Known sin in ones life causes a loss of intimate fellowship with the Lord with the consequent loss of His joy and peace (Ps. Furthermore, we are called upon to make judgments in the sense of evaluations when it comes to selecting elders and deacons, or in dealing with those who have fallen into sin (1 Tim. 4:5 Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of mens hearts; and then each mans praise will come to him from God. 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. (12) It is a time of martyrdom of believers (Rev. 5:4). Compare Isaiah 13:6-22 = judgment; but 14:1-3 the result which is peace, Israel regathered and in blessing (Joel 1:15f 2:1f, 12-18f; 3:1f). Return to Me, for I have redeemed you. The judgment seat of Christ might be compared to a commencement ceremony. The Bible describes one judgment that takes place at the return of Jesus and two judgments that people will face after death. John 5:24 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. Though salvation is by grace and through faith, the saved who come out of the Great Tribulation will be identified by their works in befriending their Jewish brothers. While the Bema is going on in heaven (with the church in the Lords presence) a series of terrible judgments will begin to unfold on the earth for a period of seven years to be culminated by the return and manifestation of Christ to earth as the Great White Horse Rider of Revelation 19. How do we know who falls into the category of swine, those incapable of appreciating the truth, if we do not make certain judgments? 17 Fritz Rienecker, Linguistic Key to the Greek New Testament, Cleon L. Rogers, Jr., editor, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, 1980, p. 468. 2:15). Study now. God graciously supplies the means by which we may serve Him. 28:13). The number forty symbolizes a period of testing, trial or probation. Now, the word "judge" in its various forms (judgeth, judging, judgment, judges, 25:41; Isa. 4:8; Rev. How can a person possess or have the Son of God? 11:31-32; Ps. 6; 9:15, 18; 11:13). Though, in this passage the Apostle does not say he would receive a crown, this is suggested, if not here certainly in other passages. The abundant in years may not be wise,Nor may elders understand justice. 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. But Israel is first gathered at the borders, outside the land of Israel, called in Ezekiel 20:35 the wilderness of the peoples, for judgment, face to face, one by one as sheep pass under the shepherds rod. For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly. 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. 6:17). (1) A Thanksgiving Dinner. Or, to put it another way, it is a record of those who have not rejected Gods plan of salvation and have responded to Christ in faith; for these their faith is reckoned for righteousness and their sins have not been imputed to them (Rom. They are resurrected, gathered before the throne and actually behold the dissolution of heaven and earth as a foreboding preparation for their judgment. Eph. This is the second death, the lake of fire. The penalty for the believers sins has been fully paid for by Christ, the believers substitute. Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? But to me it is a very small thing that I may be examined by you, or by any human court; in fact, I do not even examine myself. It is literally if He appears. The conditional clause does not question the reality of Christs coming, only the time of it and thereby points to its imminency. To sin means to miss the mark. The goal of the Christian in his life is to be pleasing to God whether in time or eternity. IV: Ecclesiology-Eschatology, Dallas Seminary Press, Dallas, TX, 1948, p. 406. Emotion proceeds from the realization of facts in personal experience. 39:28). Therefore, at the judgment seat of Christ forensic punishment will not be meted out for the believers sins.15. While the following is not exhaustive, it demonstrates that sin in the life of a believer is not a small issue. It is from Goda time of divine wrath. 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. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy; but who are you who judge your neighbor? Carnal believers are occupied and controlled by their own self-centered desires (Gal. 19:2, 5). Sometimes this comes in the form of various kinds of testing, trials, failure, and predicaments which He uses to correct us, to train us, and, if we have been going our own stubborn way, to increase our misery. All believers will live in the millennium and in eternity with the Lord. 9:25). The rebels of unbelief must be removed so that only believing Israel will enter into the kingdom (cf. All judgment has been placed into His hands as the perfect Son of man, Son of God, the one qualified to judge by virtue of his sinless humanity and defeat of Satan and sin through the cross (Rev. 11:32); in his standing before God, and on the ground that the penalty for all sinpast, present, and future (Col. 2:13)has been borne by Christ as the perfect Substitute, the believer is not only placed beyond condemnation, but being in Christ is accepted in the perfection of Christ (1 Cor. 24:27-30). While, for Gods own purposes, Satan has been allowed to continue his nefarious schemes, Scripture speaks of three sure events regarding the activity of Satan and his demonic forces: his binding during the millennium, his short release, and his final incarceration in the Lake of Fire. (1) Jacobs Trouble or distress (Jer. The victor of a given event who participated according to the rules was led by the judge to the platform called the Bema. 2 Lewis Sperry Chafer Systematic Theology, Vol. A few verses after Phil 1:6, Paul mentions the day of Jesus Christ again. The real issue is whether ones name is in the Book of Life, not ones deeds. 6:9; 7:14f). 20:3-5), together with (4) the resurrection of Old Testament saints (Dan. In other words, when we fail to honestly judge sin in our lives it spills over in one area after another. (3) The Promise of Accolades or Commendations. 20:34-38; Matt. Such would be inconsistent with the finished work of Christ on the Cross because He totally paid the penalty for our sins. Her blessedness is extolled by Elizabeth (Lk 1:45). (1) The sea, a reference to all those who died at sea and were not buried in the earth. 3:7, 10-12). Awards are handed out to every Christian. 6-19). 24:9, 21, 29; Mark 13:19, 24; Rev. 15:23); (2) the resurrection of the church age saints at the rapture (1 Thess. 4 Or how can you say to your brother, Let me take the speck out of your eye, and behold, the log is in your own eye? No amount of human goodness is as good as God. (7) The Casting of Crowns (Rev. 22:12 Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. Isaiah 44:22 I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud, And your sins like a heavy mist. 5:9f; 1 John 2:28; 1 Thess. It is called great because of the awesome intensity and the degree of its importance. 7:25; Rev. The judge is the Lord Jesus Christ (John 5:22-23, 27). The judge at the Bema bestowed rewards to the victors. To underdo the sorrow aspect is to make faithfulness inconsequential.18. 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. 7:18, 22, 27. Because of His love, grace and mercy He has not left us without hope and a solution. Though we will not be judged in the sense of punished for sin at the Bema since the Lord has born that for us, we must never take sin lightly because there are many consequences. 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. The world seeks to find answers to its problems through the one world movement of the last days and apart from the true God as He has revealed Himself in Christ. The believer is seen by the Father as clothed in the righteousness of Christ. However, at such an event the overwhelming emotion is joy, not remorse. 15:24-26). Some people are troubled by the doctrine of rewards because this seems to suggest merit instead of grace, and because, it is pointed out, we should only serve the Lord out of love and for Gods glory. 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. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. The order of Gods resurrection program which includes the judgment of rewards would seem to be: (1) the resurrection of Christ as the beginning of the resurrection program (1 Cor. 3:9-10, 23). For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many. This word was taken from Isthmian games where the contestants would compete for the prize under the careful scrutiny of judges who would make sure that every rule of the contest was obeyed (cf. and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged. Wiki User. (3) It is a day of utter darkness, gloom, and extreme cloudiness (Joel 2:2; Zeph. Before the Last Supper, Judas is said to have gone to the chief priests and agreed to hand over Jesus in exchange for 30 silver coins, and to have attempted to return the money afterwards, filled with 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. He will, likewise, be without guilt because he has been declared righteous. 6-19; Zech. He did not whip the losers.3 We might add, neither did he sentence them to hard labor. All their hopes and dreams had been placed in an earth and system that was passing away (1 John 2:17), and now they see it dissolve before their very eyes. This is further confirmed by the message of the book of Romans where the Apostle shows Israels problem to be one of seeking to establish her own righteousness by keeping the Law rather than accept Gods righteousness by faith in Christ (Rom. So, it is only fitting that He also judge the old earth and heavens that has been the arena of Satans activity and mans sin and rebellion. Friend, have you put your trust in the person of Christ as the God-man Savior who died for your sin? Now these facts will become evident to each individual and proven without question. By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world. 24:4-26). This is clear from both the context of 5:4-8 and by the fact he changed the words he used for sleep. Since the Savior has died for the sin of the world (1 John 2:2), the ultimate issue is the sin of unbelief or rejection of Christ. In view of his use of crown (stephanos, the victors wreath) in other places, and the fact believers will cast their crowns before the Lord (Rev. The very desire to escape eternal damnation is a legitimate and urgent self-interest. For instance, Matthew 7 which tells us not to judge, is immediately followed with the command, Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces (Matt. The Christian will not face the final judgment because Christ was judged for us, but all believers will face a judgment called the Judgment Seat of Christ, the nature of which will be covered in the material to follow. Matthew 24-25 set the chronology and thus the time. They remind us of our responsibility to abide in the vine. And why does God judge believers for unconfessed sin as with Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5 and some of the believers in Corinth in 1 Corinthians 11:28f? 3:1-13; Tit. (2) The Promise of Heavenly Treasure (Matt. Jn. 12:11). But how? (1) The Crown of Thorns (Matt. 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. Following are those six judgments: The judgment of the cross Jesus said in John 12:31-33, "Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. Whoever sheds mans blood,By man his blood shall be shed,For in the image of GodHe made man. If you have not, may I encourage you to read Appendix A, investigate the claims of Christ, and receive Him as your Savior by faith. 14:12-14; Ezek. The text reads: Acts 24:15-16 having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a re When Adam and Eve chose to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they acted in self-centered independence which was idolatry and sin. 1 Cor. 24:31; Ezek. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. 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. Similarly, Paul tells rich people that God gives us richly all things to enjoy. (1 Tim. If God were to punish the believer judicially for his sins for which Christ has already rendered payment, He would be requiring two payments for sin and would therefore be unjust. But for now, lest we draw some wrong conclusions, we need to be ever mindful that Gods Word clearly teaches there are specific and very serious consequences, both temporal and eternal, for sin or disobedience. 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. 12 Zane Hodges, Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society, Autumn, 1991, p. 7. (14) It is a time of unprecedented evangelism (Rev. The Lord Jesus is the victor, and our victory is really His victory which is appropriated by faith. 4:13-18). He said to the judges, Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the, but a terrifying expectation of judgment and, the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. It means to remain in Him from the standpoint of drawing on His life as the source of ours and then to obey Him out of that relationship of dependence. Scripture also teaches us that no amount of human goodness or human works or human morality or religious activity can gain acceptance with God or get anyone into heaven. 5:1-14). 5:1; 8:1; 1 Cor. Undoubtedly, then, the Scripture will be used to demonstrate the clearness of the plan of God and that man is without excuse. 3:24; 5:15-17; 6:23; Eph. Hope will at last become reality for all those who are delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God (Rom. 1:15). Bring to light is photizo, to bring to light, make visible. Disclose is phaneroo, to manifest, reveal. The issue should be extremely clear from these two verses: The Lord will evaluate the quality and nature of every persons work. The elements of remorse, regret, and shame cannot be avoided in an examination of the judgment seat of Christ. 5 For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, that our body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin; 7 for he who has died is freed from sin. So that points us to the purpose, the return of the Savior and what it will mean. 3:10-15 with 9:24-27). The Lord performs righteous deedsAnd judgments for all who are oppressed. So, the book of works will contain a record of all the unbelievers deeds, good and bad, to demonstrate the truth of Romans 3:23, for all have sinned and fall (continually miss the mark) short of the glory (perfect holiness) of God. All fall short of Gods perfect righteousness and have therefore no basis upon which to stand accepted (justified) before a holy and just God. 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