(2) Diadem. There is the glorification of living believers in glorified bodies, the resurrection of those believers who have died in the Lord also in glorified bodies, and the translation of both to meet the Lord in the air. 6:9; 7:14f). 1:13), that all have sinned and come short of Gods glory (Rom. Sin always has its consequences and the Doctrine of the Judgments calls our attention to both the reality and nature of the consequences of sin. 13; 17); economically (Rev. As the victorious Grecian athlete appeared before the Bema to receive his perishable award, so the Christian will appear before Christs Bema to receive his imperishable award. 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. And follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes. (b) It is also a special crown given for faithfulness in running the race and exercising self-control in order to serve the Lord and finish the race. (3) The Promise of Accolades or Commendations. 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 1) Judgment seat of Christ = believers only. Within the church, there exists a good deal of confusion and disagreement concerning the exact nature of the Bema. They are resurrected, gathered before the throne and actually behold the dissolution of heaven and earth as a foreboding preparation for their judgment. (2) Daniels Seventieth Week (Daniel 9:24-27). It is significant that among the final words of Revelation, the last book of the Bible, we find these words of the Lord: Rev. 6:10-12; 1 Pet. 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. 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. The Tribulation judgments (Matt. but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. In other words, it was a reward seat and portrayed a time of rewards or loss of rewards following examination. 1 Corinthians 4:5 ESV / 106 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. 24:9, 21, 29; Mark 13:19, 24; Rev. 1-2; 1 Cor. At a Thanksgiving dinner, each person eats a different amount, but each is satisfied. 20:1-3, 7-10; 2 Pet. It is a doctrine often ignored or, when taught, it is misrepresented because of the term judgment that is used in translating the Greek text. We may have confidence. Confidence is parrhesia and means courage, boldness to speak. Point: Though none of us are perfect or ever will be, still, faithfulness to abide and obey the Lord will give confidence of rewards. This is clear from the context and the analogy to the Greek athletic games. 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. 4:4-6, 22). Confession means we agree with God concerning our sin and want to get back under Gods control. John 12:31 with Rev. Although Christians apparently will reflect on this earthly life with some regret, they will also realize what is ahead for them in the heavenly life. 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. 26:10; Mark 14:6; Rom. If so, how do we reconcile this with passages like Revelation 7:17, God shall wipe away every tear from their eye, and Revelation 21:4, and He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there shall no longer be any death; there shall no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away, or with Isaiah 65:17, For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind? 24:31; Ezek. The Queen of the South will rise up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. He did not whip the losers.3 We might add, neither did he sentence them to hard labor. According to Romans 1:18-32, when men turn away from the knowledge of God revealed so vividly in creation, God, as an expression of His holy wrath, turns men over to their own devices and foolish imaginations. (1) Jacobs Trouble or distress (Jer. (4) It is a day of destruction and global catastrophes (Joel 1:15; 2:3; 1 Thess. 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. A spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin, once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. (See Appendix A for an explanation of how to become a Christian.). Elimination of the curse, pain and death will also remove sorrow, tears and crying (Rev. 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. The main point to see here is that this entire period is the expression of Gods wrath in increasing degrees of judgment to be poured out on the world. These verses show we cannot come into judgment. In these passages we read such things as give account of himself, suffer loss, shrink away from Him in shame, and recompense for his deeds whether good or bad.. The dead, great and small emphasizes that no one is exempt. 2:8), but a reward for enduring trials and overcoming temptation. 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. The judgment of Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:1424). 2:22; 7:14). The moral man, the religious man, and the immoral and non-religious are all in the same boatthey all fall short of the glory of God (Gods perfect righteousness). Eph. He used the Greek katheudo in 5:10 rather than koimao, the word he used metaphorically in 4:13-14 of physical death. If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to constitute the smallest law courts? There the laurel wreath was placed on his head as a symbol of victory (cf. Adam and Eve died spiritually and began to die physically. 20:34-38; Matt. Rewards become one of the great motives of the Christians life or should. Any young man who loves baseball would probably be thrilled to be a bat boy in the World Series, but he would not be jealous or resentful because he was not one of the stars of the game. 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. 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. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. (5) It is a day of extreme lawlessness, sin, and demonic activity (Rev. There used to be a sign in the registrars office at Dallas Seminary which read, Salvation is by grace Graduation is by works.. A very interesting, enlightening, and important passage to this subject is 1 Corinthians 11:27-32 for in this passage we have a reference to both the self-judgment of the believer and the discipline judgment of God on believers. Reasons for this will be set forth and developed as we study the nature, purpose, and basis for the Bema. The judge at the Bema bestowed rewards to the victors. The penalty for the believers sins has been fully paid for by Christ, the believers substitute. Some will reign with Him, but, because of loss of rewards, evidently some will not. They remind us of our responsibility to abide in the vine. 15:24-26). This event will occur immediately following the rapture or resurrection of the church after it is caught up to be with the Lord in the air as described in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. The very desire to escape eternal damnation is a legitimate and urgent self-interest. As Paul declares in Romans 5:1-2: Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. 24:31-46). These and only these are accepted by God and will spend eternity with Him (cf. 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. Crowns are given as rewards for faithfulness to appropriate Gods grace and Christs victory in the Christian life. 4:8). Some crucial questions are: Why are we brought before the Bema? It is not to judge believers for sin of any kind, confessed or unconfessed. So the order of events will be (a) the rapture which includes our glorification or resurrection bodies, (b) exaltation into the heavens with the Lord, (c) examination before the Bema, and (d) compensation or rewards. 3:1-13; Tit. How many times is the son of man mentioned in the Bible? Some today refuse to distinguish between the general tribulations of this age that the church will endure, and the unique, universal, and unprecedented Tribulation that will come. 1:6; Col. 2:10; Heb. And now little children. John is writing to believers. How many times is the word judgment mentioned in the Bible? (3) A time of trouble or distress (Daniel 12:1). The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. What then is the solution? 1 Cor. 3 For what does the Scripture say? Though believers are saved and justified by faith in Christ as the crucified Saviour, the Scriptures assume that Christians will battle with sin and will not always be victorious. A similar judgment will occur for resurrected Old Testament and Tribulation saints, but probably not until after the Tribulation (cf. 7:15-24), the believers union with Christ in His death provides for divine forgiveness for the fact of the sin nature and for victory over its reigning power. 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. Paul teaches us that the varied forms of the awful sinfulness of man have their beginnings in the rejection of the revelation of God in creation. Throughout the centuries as anticipated in the enmity mentioned in Genesis 3:15, there has been constant warfare between the holy angels who minister to Gods people and Satan and his unholy angels, the demonic spirits. Micah 7:19 He will again have compassion on us; He will tread our iniquities under foot. Since the church is gone, caught up to be with the Lord (1 Thess. Isaiah 53:4-6 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. The believer will forfeit rewards which he could have received, but he will not be punished in the judicial sense of paying for his sins. 1 Cor. Do you not know that we will judge angels? (5) The Promise of Special Responsibilities and Authority of the Lords Possessions (cf. 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. Though katheudo was used of physical sleep and even death, it was also commonly used of spiritual apathy or carnal indifference to spiritual matters, and this is clearly the context of chapter 5. 8:18-22; Eph. We are all sinners. Sin calls for judgment and the cross of Jesus Christ became that place of judgment. These are: (1) The Promise of Crowns. For a summary of three major views, let me quote Samuel L. Hoyt from Bibliotheca Sacra. There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. The Point: Jesus who is God is our examiner and rewarder. The judgment seat of Christ might be compared to a commencement ceremony. Though some of them were not living as they should, looking ahead and seeing them in glory brought joy and would bring great rejoicing. The word throne is used more than 30 times in Revelation, but this throne, the great white one, is to be distinguished from all others as the most significant one of all. (5) Loss of Desire and Motivation for Service. (6) The Crown of Glory (1 Pet. 3:9-14; 9:24-27). 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. The crown is not eternal life which is a gift through faith alone in Christ alone (Jn. 18); militarily (Joel 3:2, 9-14; Rev. This time he calls it simply, the day of Christ. While the following is not exhaustive, it demonstrates that sin in the life of a believer is not a small issue. 29 For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he does not judge the body rightly. Isaiah 38:17 Lo, for my own welfare I had great bitterness; It is Thou who hast kept my soul from the pit of nothingness, For Thou hast cast all my sins behind Thy back. Speaks of Christs work on the cross and stands for His victory over sin, Satan, and death. 2 Tim. Rather, the Judgment Seat of Christ is for the body of Christ, the church. Matthew 7:1-5 Do not judge lest you be judged. Carnal believers have no vision other than their own personal agendas and selfish goals (cf. God is not only perfect holiness (whose holy character we can never attain to on our own or by our works of righteousness) but He is also perfect love and full of grace and mercy. As mentioned above, this is not only contrary to the finished work of Christ who once and for all paid the penalty for our sins, but it is contrary to the teaching of 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11. 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. The order is: At the end of the Tribulation, the Lord Jesus will return personally to earth (Zech. But (2) Scripture also uses it of a very special and future time of tribulation that is to come upon the whole earth (Matt. However, Scripture does call us to show what we might call critical discernment on certain matters. It is from Goda time of divine wrath. At this resurrection the soul and body are reunited and the person is brought before the throne. English strikes a proper balance on this subject. (2) It is a time of Gods wrath or indignation and the vindication of Gods holinessZeph. 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. Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. When the Bible speaks of the last judgment, it is not similar to taking a final test to see whether we pass or fail. That type of judgment has already taken place. This last judgment is the public recognition of decisions long-since made. The last judgment is also known as the Great White Throne judgment. 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 believer is seen by the Father as clothed in the righteousness of Christ. 5:8). 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. These passages: (2) God does not judge us for our sin in the sense of making us pay the penalty for that sin. When we fail to deal with our sinful ways through honest confession, we grieve the Spirits person and quench His power in our lives. 4:5f; 2 Cor. (Rev 20:11-13) The people at the White Throne Judgment have rejected Christ's Sin Atonement & are judged according to the Law. 10:1-4; Phil. See also Colossians 2:10-13; Galatians 2:20; and Romans 8:1-2. Now these facts will become evident to each individual and proven without question. This means that, through coidentification with Christ in His death on the cross, the believers sin nature was also judged, crucified, with Christ in His death so that its power has been broken or neutralized. 7:6). (4) The Crown of Life (Jam. 12; 14). (5) 1 John 2:28. Then all opposing powers against the Lord will be dealt with in judgment (Rev. (3) It is a day of utter darkness, gloom, and extreme cloudiness (Joel 2:2; Zeph. 15 And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. 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. This is the heritage of the servants of the, And their vindication is from Me, declares the. 3:12f; 2 Cor. When God put Adam and Eve in the garden, He furnished them with every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food (Gen. 2:9). This judgment proves them sinners and in need of the righteousness which God freely gives through faith in Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. 6:8; 2 Tim. As Amos 3:3 says, can two walk together unless they be agreed? Obviously the answer is no. 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. Abide in Him. Abide is a synonym for fellowship which is the subject of the book (1:3-7). To love His appearing is to live in the light of it. Commenting on this Samuel Hoyt writes: Within the church today there exists considerable confusion and debate regarding the exact nature of the examination at the judgment seat of Christ. (3) The recompense (NASB) or the receive back (KJV) of 2 Corinthians 5:10 refers to the dispensing of rewards or their loss. 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. 24:4-26). 8:24f). 3:13-15: each mans work will become evident; for the day will show it, because it is to be revealed with fire; and the fire itself will test the quality of each mans work. All believers will live in the millennium and in eternity with the Lord. 5:11), of ungodly deeds (Jude 15), of deeds of darkness (Rom. A spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment,A strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate. No amount of good living will get us to heaven or give us eternal life. 3:10). Carnal believers are occupied and controlled by their own self-centered desires (Gal. 1 Cor. There were also divisions and factions and the focus on personalities rather than the Savior. He will, likewise, be without guilt because he has been declared righteous. How then do we receive Gods Son that we may have the eternal life God has promised us? 30 For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep. This is a plain indication of Gods righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering. 2:14-16), and the revelation of God-consciousness in creation so that they are without excuse (Rom. 16 G. Abott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, T & T Clark, Edinburgh, 1937, p. 252. The emotional condition of the redeemed is that of complete and unending happiness. (Rom 14:10 & 2 Cor 5:10) 2) White Throne Judgment = non-believers only. A great deal of confusion exists with respect to the subject of Gods judgments and particularly regarding the final judgment. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 11:29-30; 1 John 5:16-17; Prov. 1 Cor. Biblical Verses related to The Day Of Judgement. But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God? Friend, have you put your trust in the person of Christ as the God-man Savior who died for your sin? Yes, Thou wilt cast all their sins Into the depths of the sea. 12:10). Emphasis is placed on the fact that each Christian must give an account of his life before the omniscient and holy Christ. This is the second death, the lake of fire. Of course we should serve the Lord out of love and for Gods glory, and understanding the nature of rewards will help us do that. The idea is not good in the sense of righteousness versus bad in the sense of evil or sinfulness. This is not the final judgment mentioned in Revelation 20:11-15 which is limited to only the unbelieving world. 1 Cor. How do we know who falls into the category of swine, those incapable of appreciating the truth, if we do not make certain judgments? Rev. Indeed, He works in us both to will and to do as we volitionally appropriate His grace (Phil. 1:9; 2:9, 10). It is called a throne because here the Lord Jesus Christ will sit in absolute majesty and sovereign authority to consign a Christ-rejecting world to the eternal Lake of Fire. 27:29; Mk. Heaven and earth are seen fleeing from the face of Him who sits on this throne (20:11). 2-3). In Revelation 4:2 John beheld a throne set in heaven from which the Tribulation judgments proceeded. 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. What becomes the issue for us today? Now, the word "judge" in its various forms (judgeth, judging, judgment, judges, 7:9; Matt. 27:19; John 19:13), its use in the epistles by Paul, because of his many allusions to the Greek athletic contests, is more in keeping with its original use among the Greeks. As a result, a number of things occurred: (1) they were making a mockery of the significance and meaning of the Lords supper (11:27); (2) they were experiencing personal discipline by the Lord which existed in three conditions, evidently progressively so (11:30, 32); and though not mentioned here, (3) they were producing wood, hay, and stubblethey were losing rewards (1 Cor. He did not whip the losers.8 We might add, neither did he sentence them to hard labor. Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the. This is no more a punishment than when a student turns in a worthless assignment and receives an F or a D. His poor work results in a just grade or recompense. 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. Confession of sin restores us to fellowship and to the Spirits control. The abundant in years may not be wise,Nor may elders understand justice. 20:10). With the Spirit back in control and the believer in fellowship (in the state of abiding in the Vine) he or she can then produce fruit for which they will receive rewards at the Bema. God wants Christians to understand the truth of the judgments to both comfort and motivate them to godly living. In Revelation 20, John mentions a place called the Lake of Fire. This is caused by the realization of what his own failure and sin has cost him in terms of the loss of rewards and loss of glory to the Lord. (1) Stephanos. 6-19). Wiki User. This day of judgment, also known as the Final Judgment, is when Jesus, the Son of God, will judge the living and the dead before destroying the old heaven and earth, which are corrupted of sin. Sin can be defined as anything that opposes Gods will and law. To engage in sin is to disobey or abuse His laws. 2:2 the ruler of the kingdom of the air, NIV [air is the Greek, aer, the atmospheric heavens]). 25:31-46). But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. 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. All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God. The graduates do not leave the auditorium weeping because they did not earn better grades. (2) In Revelation 19:8, when the Lord returns with His bride at the end of the tribulation, she is seen already rewarded. 22:12 Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. The context suggests that Paul has in mind the return of Christ for the churchthe rapture (1 Thess. This would mean that the finest of Christians could be sorrowful throughout eternity. Her blessedness is extolled by Elizabeth (Lk 1:45). 1:18-21), a revelation man has ignored. Two things: (a) This describes all the crowns. This means that rather than operating by faith in Gods provision, we end up operating in the energy of the flesh. Just as He judged the Jews still alive at the end of the Tribulation when Christ personally returns to earth, so He will also judge those Gentiles who remain (Matt. The message of scripture was that Jesus Christ was both God and man. This judgment affected all of creation (Genesis 3:1718; Romans 8:2022). 6-19; Zech. (1) In Luke 14:12-14, reward is associated with the resurrection and the rapture is when the church is resurrected. 24:14). For example, Moses lived forty years in Egypt and forty years in the desert. 13:12; Eph. This passage teaches: (a) that God has given us eternal life and this life is in His Son, Jesus Christ, and (b) that the way to possess eternal life is to possess Gods Son. (14) It is a time of unprecedented evangelism (Rev. Charles Lee Feingberg [Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1968], p. 29). 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). Scripture teaches that all sins, both confessed and unconfessed, have been forgiven and taken care of by the work of Christ on the Cross so the Christian will never face those sins again at the judgment. Sin requires a penalty, the penalty of death as Gods holy judgment on sin. 28:11-19; Rev. In actuality, the New Testament reveals six distinct judgments which will impact current and 2 Lewis Sperry Chafer Systematic Theology, Vol. Some go even further by stating that Christians must experience some sort of suffering for their sins at the time of this examination. 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