9 Lewis Sperry Chafer, Major Bible Themes: 52 Vital Doctrines of the Scripture Simplified and Explained, rev. (2) The Incorruptible Crown (1 Cor. The judge at the Bema bestowed rewards to the victors. Because Scripture declares all men to be sinful. 5:2). There were also divisions and factions and the focus on personalities rather than the Savior. 6:8; 2 Tim. This is the basis of rewards or the cause of their loss, the abiding, Christ-dependent life. (6) The Crown of Glory (1 Pet. In the King James versionthe word - judgment - appears 294 timesthe word - New American Standard Bible Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. When we are in charge of our lives rather than the Lord, we become insensitive to people and opportunities of ministrywe lack vision. It is the word used of the crowns promised to believers for faithfulness in the Christian life. Terms used of this period. Rom. 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. Then all opposing powers against the Lord will be dealt with in judgment (Rev. Some go even further by stating that Christians must experience some sort of suffering for their sins at the time of this examination. In other words, it is a reward seat and portrays a time of rewards or loss of rewards following examination, but it is not a time of punishment where believers are judged for their sins. In one sense, the Thessalonians will be Pauls crown, and the effect at the Bema and throughout eternity will be rejoicing or exultation over their presence in heaven. (1) Unconfessed sin relates to fellowship in this life, not ones relationship or standing with God. Eph. 2 Peter 3:7 But by His word the present Hampton wrote many articles for the Biblical Studies Foundation and on More, Getting Spiritually Fit 1 ( Corinthians 9:24-27), Steps to Biblical Reconciliation (Luke 17:1-4; 2 Corinthians 5:15-21). Perhaps this is a good place to discuss the concept of selfishness and rewards for some see an appeal to rewards as selfish and therefore carnal. 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? 26:10; Mark 14:6; Rom. 12:7). Key Verses on Rewards: Rom. Yet Ryries Notes Say Otherwise. 24:29-31). 9:6). 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. Romans 6:4-11 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. In the King James version. 19:28; 24:45-47; 25:21, 23; Lk. Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned. 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. And not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming (presence). Please note several things here. and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment. 20:4). (4) The Promises to Overcomers. (10) It is a time of extreme anti-Semitism (Rev. How Many Times Is The Virgin Mary Mentioned In The Bible? (3) A time of trouble or distress (Daniel 12:1). Because of this, He cannot have fellowship with anyone who does not have perfect righteousness (Hab. (Rev 20:11-13) The people at the White Throne Judgment have rejected Christ's Sin Atonement & are judged according to the Law. 31 But if we judged ourselves rightly, we should not be judged. These are: (1) The Promise of Crowns. This would be somewhat punitive and does not fit the concept of the Bema nor the promises of the Lord that we will not come into judgment. There are a number of passages that refer to the negative aspects of the Bema which need to be mentioned and explained. Its the message of the gift of Gods own Son who became man (the God-man), lived a sinless life, died on the cross for our sin, and was raised from the grave proving both the fact He is Gods Son and the value of His death for us as our substitute (Rom. 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. In Scripture, the Day of the Lord is often associated with this time of great judgment which God will pour out on earth against Israel and the nations, but it is also associated with the time of millennial blessings which follow when the Lord will rule on earth. This evidently takes place after the resurrection of the unbelieving dead from the grave and Hades. 24 and 25). Will any punishment be meted out? 20:34-38; Matt. It is particularly a time of judgment on those who dwell upon the earth which seems to be a technical term in Revelation meaning earth dweller, a reference to those who have no interest in the things of God (cf. 8:18-22; Eph. Our rewards may be likened to our spiritual gifts. Therefore, at the judgment seat of Christ forensic punishment will not be meted out for the believers sins.15. This book also reveals that even when men do not have the written Word, they have the law of God written in their hearts (Rom. 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. When we fail to deal with our sinful ways through honest confession, we grieve the Spirits person and quench His power in our lives. 9-11). 1 Cor. In Revelation 20, John mentions a place called the Lake of Fire. 6:17). How many times does judgment appear in the Bible? 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. 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. He wants those who have not trusted in Christ to understand the judgments that this might motivate them to trust in Christ as their personal Savior because He bore the judgment for their sin in their place. At a Thanksgiving dinner, each person eats a different amount, but each is satisfied. 24:4-26). 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. (3) The resurrection (rapture) and Bema of the church concludes this parenthesis, the church age, but Old Testament saints (the righteous dead) are not resurrected and rewarded until after the seventieth week when God concludes His program with Israel as far as the seventy weeks of Daniel are concerned. Gods wrath against mans sin and rebellion will be withheld no longer. 3:9-10, 23). Key Scriptures: Heb. 20:1-3, 7-10; 2 Pet. 1:30; Eph. This is the heritage of the servants of the, And their vindication is from Me, declares the. This indication is also clear that it does occur in the new heavens and earth which are not created until after this event (cf. 2:2 the ruler of the kingdom of the air, NIV [air is the Greek, aer, the atmospheric heavens]). The following verses demonstrate the basic principle of the complete and finished nature of Christs work: Hebrews 10:14 For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. The Lords return and what this means not only to the world but to us individually is a very prominent subject of the New Testament. The judge at the Bema bestowed rewards to the victors. 22:3; 21:4; Isa. 5:4). Such a concept (punishment for sin) erroneously disparages the all-sufficiency of Christs death on the cross.13 Christ paid the penalty for the believers pre- and post-conversion sins. (4) It is a day of destruction and global catastrophes (Joel 1:15; 2:3; 1 Thess. To underdo the sorrow aspect is to make faithfulness inconsequential.18. 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. This is clear from the context and the analogy to the Greek athletic games. Dan. In all of these passages, Paul was picturing the believer as a competitor in a spiritual contest. May the reality of this judgment cause us to carefully reflect on the serious consequences of this passage on a Christ-rejecting world. WebThe number forty is mentioned 157 times in Scripture. Is it sin, good works, or just what? 1:15). 4:4-6, 22). He did not whip the losers.3 We might add, neither did he sentence them to hard labor. See answer (1) Best Answer. 8:18-25). Unconfessed sin stands as a barrier to fellowship with the Lord and His control over ones life. (9) It is a time of internationalism: religiously (Rev. 16 G. Abott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, T & T Clark, Edinburgh, 1937, p. 252. The details of this will be developed in a summarized fashion in the material that follows. 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. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. Two things: (a) This describes all the crowns. Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord;For He is coming to judge the earth. 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. And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment. Unfortunately, this condition had continued because some of these believers had failed to examine their hearts and judge their sin by honest confession followed by a commitment to deal with it in the power of the Spirit (11:28, 31). Some believe in a partial rapture theory which says that only those in fellowship with the Lord will be raptured as a form of punishment for their sin. But those who are not killed by these judgments will be gathered, judged, and the rebels removed with only believers going into the millennial kingdom. But when men reject the knowledge of God and His plan of salvation, they in essence determine to stand on their own merit, or in their own righteousness. 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. John 12:48 is very pertinent here: He who rejects Me, and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day. This will be followed by their examination before the Judgment Seat of Christ. Matt. Other Bible teachers espouse a mediating position. While many would place the resurrection and reward of Old Testament saints with that of the church at the rapture, a number of factors favor this at the conclusion of the tribulation at the same time as the resurrection and reward of tribulation saints mentioned in Revelation 20:4. This is the good news of the Bible, the message of the gospel. But Scripture shows that even this is a manifestation of Gods wrathful judgment that He will cause to rain on the earth. 6:2-3; 4:8). Do you not know that we will judge angels? All the graduates are there and excited about graduating, yet at the time of rewards, some sorrow might be experienced, but it is quickly overcome by the joy of the event. Q. 2:10f; Rev. 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. The subject receives the action, that is, he is made to feel shame. Soon, however, 144,000 will come to Christ from the nation of Israel and will evidently become the evangelists of the world who lead people to Christ from every tongue, tribe, and nation (Rev. This vision of the Great White Throne describes the last and final judgment of history. 8 But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. 2 Tim. 3:12f; 2 Cor. (2) The disqualification mentioned in 1 Corinthians 9:27 means disqualified from rewards, not loss of salvation. A few verses after Phil 1:6, Paul mentions the day of Jesus Christ again. 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. 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. For the Lord will execute judgment by fireAnd by His sword on all flesh,And those slain by the Lord will be many. Copy. Not with Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing. 3 Let not him who eats regard with contempt him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats, for God has accepted him. 6:14f; 9:20; 11:10, 18). The Principle. Specifically, this is the dead of the second resurrection, the resurrection of the unjust, the resurrection unto the second death mentioned in Revelation 20:5-6, 12-14, and John 5:29b. 2:12-14 [note the emphasis on good works]). 4:13-18), the Tribulation begins with only unbelievers. Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. God gives us salvation. Deeds is the Greek word, ergon, which refers to anything that is done, a deed, action, or work. It is used of good deeds (Matt. 9:1f; 13:2-3, 11f; Dan. 24:14). The basis of Satans judgment and final disposal is the finished work of Christ on the cross first anticipated in the protevangelium of Gen. 3:15. 19:12). Carnal believers have no vision other than their own personal agendas and selfish goals (cf. 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? Biblical Verses related to The Day Of Judgement. 24). Although there is undeniably some measure of remorse or regret, this is not the overriding emotion to be experienced throughout the eternal state. (2) To destroy and remove unacceptable production portrayed in the symbols of wood, hay, and stubble. (8) The Day of the Lord (Joel 1:15; 2:1; 1 Thess. 18 Samuel Hoyt, The Judgment Seat of Christ in Theological Perspective, Part 2, Bibliotheca Sacra, electronic media. The judgment of the Nation of Israel (Matt. If It Is During The Millennium How Will There Not Be Pain And Tears When The Devil Is Released To Deceive The Nations? Here each unbelievers eternal destiny is declared and determined with ample proof and reason. 2:3f). 4:8). In the first stage, we are all judged from the books according to our works. Both Romans 14:10 and 2 Corinthians 5:9 speak of the judgment seat. This a translation of one Greek word, the word bema. 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. They are resurrected, gathered before the throne and actually behold the dissolution of heaven and earth as a foreboding preparation for their judgment. However, this is not the picture that the New Testament gives of heaven. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 9:27). 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. But the fact still remains that the Bible promises us rewards. 11:30). 14:10-12; 1 Cor. Why is possession of Gods Son necessary to have eternal life? Wiki User. 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