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Judgments – Part 5

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In review – the first four parts of this series on judgments covered:

  1. The judgment of the believer’s  sins
  2. The judgment of the believer’s self
  3. The judgment of the believer’s works
  4. The judgment of the nations

This fifth and final study on the judgments will cover the judgment of the wicked.

IN THE FIFTH JUDGMENT THE WICKED DEAD ARE TO JUDGED AT THE GREAT WHITE THRONE WHICH TAKES PLACE AFTER THE 1,000 YEAR REIGN OF KING JESUS CHRIST ON EARTH

AT THIS JUDGMENT, THE WICKED DEAD WILL SEEK  A HIDING PLACE FROM THE FACE OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.  NO HIDING PLACE WILL BE FOUND FOR THEM.  Rev. 20:11 –  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.

AT THIS JUDGMENT, THE “DEAD, SMALL AND GREAT,” WILL STAND BEFORE GOD.  THE GREATNESS OF THE PERSON WILL BE WORTHLESS.  Romans 3:12 – They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

AT THIS JUDGMENT, THE “BOOK OF LIFE,” WILL BE OPENED .  IF THERE ARE NO SAVED AT THIS JUDGMENT – WHY IS THE “BOOK OF LIFE” OPENED?  THE WICKED WILL BE SHOWN THAT GOD IN HIS MERCY GRANTED SPACE FOR THEM WITHIN THE “BOOK OF LIFE,” SO THAT THEY ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE.  Romans 1: 18-20 –

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

20 For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.

AT THIS JUDGMENT THE WICKED WILL BE JUDGED “ACCORDING TO THEIR WORKS.”  BECAUSE GOD IS JUST, AND THERE ARE DEGREES OF PUNISHMENT IN HELL, SOME WILL BE PUNISHED MORE THAN OTHERS.  Luke 12: 42,48 – 42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?  /  48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

AT THIS JUDGMENT THERE CAN BE NO ACQUITTAL, NO PAROLE, NO PURGATORY, NO HIGHER COURT IN WHICH TO APPEAL.  LOST – AND LOST FOREVER!  DAMNED TO ALL ETERNITY WITHOUT HOPE.  NO SYMPATHY, NO LOVE, NO ESCAPE.  NOT EVEN THE GREAT LOVE OF GOD EXTENDS PAST THE PORTALS OF HELL.  Luke 16: 19-31

19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:

28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

All the unbelievers who have died and are in Hell will be resurrected and stand before the Great White Throne!  Hell will be emptied and the wicked will stand in a court of LAW before the only righteous Judge of the Universe where they will be sentenced to the Lake of Fire. 

The “Book of Life,” is there in case anyone claims innocence!  None of the wicked dead will be wearing the proper attire – the Blood of Jesus Christ! 

REVELATION 20:14

 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

great white throne judgment

If you are not sure  your name is in the Lamb’s book of life, you need to make sure by trusting in Christ as your Savior.  The future does not end here. . . think about eternity . .

JOHN THEN SEES AN UNINHABITABLE EARTH

REVELATION 21:1

 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

new heaven and new earth

TIME ON EARTH IS FINISHED BUT ETERNITY CONTINUES!

The Nature of Sin – Part 4

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At this point in our study we have covered:

  1. The origin of sin
  2. What sin is
  3. How sin entered the world

We now will reckon  what follows 1,2, and 3 – the results of sin.  The very fruit of sin is death! 

The wages of sin is death.

As a result of man’s sin, there are actually three deaths!  It is essential that we realize that death does not annihilate , as the Jehovah’s Witnesses believe; it only separates.  Man was created with a soul that lives forever. . .

In the Garden of Eden, Adam’s sin separated mankind from God spiritually; this is spiritual death. 

In natural death, sin separates the spirit and the soul from the body.  This is the death that everyone is aware of – physical death.

The final death separates man from the mercy of God forever; this is eternal death. 

The wages of sin is spiritual death. In the same way that sin separated man from God spiritually and drove him from the presence of God at the Garden of Eden; so does sin separate us from God.  Isa. 59: 1,2 – Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither His ear heavy, that it cannot hear:  2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you, that He will not hear.  The only way back to God is to confess your sins to Him.  1 John 1:9 – If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

The wages of sin is physical death.  All physical death is of sin.  Yes – even the deaths of children.  Death had no claim on mankind until man sinned -now ALL die, because all are in sin.  Death is also universal, because we have a universal effect, we therefore must have a universal cause – UNIVERSAL SIN. This cause and effect will continue until Jesus Christ destroys sin and death.  1 Cor. 15:16 – The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.  1 Cor.: –  54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.  55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?  56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.  57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

The wages of sin is eternal death.  Ezek. 18:20 – The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.  This is eternal separation from the love of God.  Rev. 20:14 – And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.  Once the soul passes beyond the portal of hell he is lost and lost forever.  There is no hope in the Mormon “Baptism of the dead,” nor in the candles and intercessory prayers for the souls of the dead of the Roman Catholics.  The lost will continue to exist!  But this existence is without hope – being damned,  and damned to  eternal separation from God.  Luke 16: 19-31 –

19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:

28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

water in a weary land

Eternal separation from the Love of God, is such a bleak, terrifying,  and dreadful thing, that we must ask – how can we ever refrain from sharing the Gospel?  Can we honestly say that we care about other people – and not make every attempt to save them from that future?  Is that not the single most important thing in the entire world?  More important than the evil enterprises of corrupt elites?  More important then who is nominated for Academy Awards? More important than our comfort zone, our pride, and our sluggishness?  More important than anything?

After reading this, please make a list of all the unsaved people in your orbit.  It will be distressing, but needs vigilant attention.

Galatians 6:9

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Are There Two Gospels?

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The real question here is – did Old Testament saints achieve salvation, and go to heaven by keeping the Law?  The answer to that is a resounding NO!

There has always been, and always will be, only one Gospel, only one means of Salvation. The same from the Garden of Eden till today.

Jesus Christ.

Only two people are named in the entire O.T. as being taken to heaven – Enoch and Elijah.  Even David, a “man after God’s own heart,” did not go to heaven when he died.  Where did the Old Testament saints go? 

1 Kings 2:10So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

1 Kings 11:43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father:

1 Kings 14:20 And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers,

1 Kings 14:31 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David.

It goes on and on.  No where, at any point, does it say that these people went to a heavenly reward.  The Law never saved anyone.  No one.  The Law is a  picture of Christ, Something so perfect that only He could keep it. 

Romans 3:20

Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in His sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

By the law is the “knowledge” of sin – not “deliverance” from sin!

So, where did Shem, and Moses, and Samuel, etc. go? Abraham’s Bosom, or Paradise. . .

19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.  Luke 16: 19-26

Only the Blood of the Lamb of God can save anyone – even Abraham – God’s friend.  The two divisions of hell described in this passage are Torments and Paradise.  One for the righteous dead, and one for the unrighteous dead.

How did the righteous dead get saved then – if there was no one to witness to them in Paradise?  Jesus Christ Himself descended into hell to witness and proclaim victory to His own! (those that died in hope of the Savior.)

Ephesians 4:9-10

9 (Now that He ascended, what is it but that He also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that He might fill all things.)

1 Peter 3:19-20

19 By which also He went and preached unto the spirits in prison;

20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

This was followed by His bodily resurrection.  Some sleeping saints rise with Christ.

Matthew 28:6

6 He is not here: for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

1 Corinthians 15:3-8

3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures;

4 And that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures:

5 And that He was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

6 After that, He was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

7 After that, He was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

8 And last of all He was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

Matthew 27:51-53

51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

53 And came out of the graves after His resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

Christ ascends into heaven.  The remaining righteous dead are swept up.

Luke 24:51

51 And it came to pass, while He blessed them, He was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.

Acts 1:9-11

9 And when He had spoken these things, while they beheld, He was taken up; and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven.

Ephesians 4:8-10

8 Wherefore He saith, When He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

Matthew 8:11

11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

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John 14:6-7

6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.

7 If ye had known Me, ye should have known My Father also: and from henceforth ye know Him, and have seen Him.