Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases?īy this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.Īnd if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile.įor it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?īut they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.įor if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.
Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. “For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” “I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak.” Mercy triumphs over judgment.įor we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. Here are the 40 best Bible scriptures on judgment.įor judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. It begins with Genesis in the top left and concludes with Revelation in the bottom right. The graph below shows the locations of each appearance. What did each one do in relationship to what he or she knew to be right or wrong according to the revelation they had of God's will?Įxcerpt taken from Answers to 200 of Life's Most Probing Questions, Copyright 1984 by Pat Robertson.The word “judgment” appears 246 times throughout the books of the Bible. In each case, the accuser or excuser of the individual will be his or her own conscience (see Romans 2:15). He will allow each person to come before Him and present his case. But God, who is the judge of all the world, is going to judge by the standard of righteousness. This is extremely doubtful, because the Bible says none has lived righteously (see Romans 3:10). Some people think there may be those who lived before Christ, or who never had a chance to hear of Christ, who will be judged worthy of heaven. None of these true believers, however, will face eternal condemnation at the Great White Throne, because Jesus Christ has already paid for their sins at Calvary.Įveryone else will have to come before God and account for the way he or she has lived. All of these people, according to the apostle Paul, will answer for their Christian service and stewardship at the "judgment seat of Christ" at that time (see Romans 14:10, II Corinthians 5:10). We therefore must conclude that those who have been "born again" by receiving Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior will be transformed into a heavenly state when Jesus Christ comes back again.
However, Jesus taught that anyone who believes in Him "shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life" (see John 5:24). This experience is called "the second death" to distinguish it from mere physical death. Those people whose names were not recorded in the "book of life" will be cast into the lake of fire reserved for the devil and his angels. According to the Bible, the great books recording the deeds of all mankind will be opened. This will be the final and irreversible judgment of Satan and his angels and of all the redeemed.
The Great White Throne Judgment (see Revelation 20:11-15), according to the book of Revelation, will take place at the end of the Millennium, prior to the time when God will "make all things new" (Revelation 21:5).
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