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SEVEN MAJOR JUDGEMENTS OF GOD
(Eschatology : Doctrine Of End Times)
SECTION 1: JUDGEMENT AT CALVARY
Subject: Christ Bearing Our Sin
Time: AD 30, When Christ Was On The Cross
Place: Calvary, Where Jesus Died On The Cross
Basis: The Law
Result: Physical Death For Christ And Justification For Believers
1. Sin Has A Price, Sin Must Be Paid And Judged
a. Wages Of Sin Is Death
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
b. All Souls Belongs To God, Soul That Sin Shall Die
Ezekiel 18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
c. God's Wrath Is Against All Ungodliness And Unrighteousness
Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
d. We Are Judged By The Law
James 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
2. Christ Is The Solution For Our Sin
a. Jesus Took The Sin And Judgement For Us So We Don't Have To Go Through The Judgement Of Our Sin
John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
b. Jesus Taste Death For Every Man And He Is Crowned With Glory And Honour
Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
c. Jesus Is The Saviour Of All Men
1 Timothy 4:10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
d. Jesus Became Sin For Us, How Much Jesus Suffered When He Took Our Sin Problem
2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
e. Christ Sacrifice Is Once And For All And He Does Not Need To Do It Again
Hebrews 9:26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
SECTION 2: DAILY SELF JUDGEMENT
Subject: The Saints Judge Themselves
Time: Anytime
Place: Anyplace
Basis: Sonship / Fellowship - Our Walk With God
Result: Purging Delivered From Weakness, Sickness And Death
* Everyday we have to judge ourselves
1. The Judgement For Believers Is We Are To Be Punished Or Killed By God
a. When We Are Judged, God Chastens Us So That We Will Not Be Condemned With The World
1 Corinthians 11:32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
b. God Chastens Us Because We Are His Children
Hebrews 12:5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
c. God Can Also Destroy And Cause Us To Die
1 Corinthians 3:17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
2. We Should Judge Ourselves If We Dont Want To Be Judged By God
1 Corinthians 11:31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
3. David Asked God To Judge Him
Psalms 26:1-2 Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
4. We Are To Examine Our Sin
1 Corinthians 11:28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
5. After We Examine Our Sin, We Should Confess Them And Ask Jesus Christ To Wash Them Away With His Blood
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.
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
6. Confession Of Sin Is Not Salvation, After We Get Saved, We Sin Again And We Have To Confess Again For The Reason Of Fellowship So That We Can Be Close To God
1 John 1:3, 6-7 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
SECTION 3: JUDGEMENT SEAT OF CHRIST
Subject: Saints Are Being Judged For Their Works
Time: Before The 2nd Coming Of Christ
Place: Heaven
Basis: The Believers Works
Result: Rewards And Crowns For The Faithful And Lost To The Unfaithful
1. All Our Works And Secret Will Be Judged At The Judgement Seat Of Christ
a. Our Good And Bad Works Will Be Judged
2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
b. Every Work And Secret Whether Good Or Evil Will Be Judged
Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
c. Christians Shall Be Judged At The Judgement Seat Of Christ
Romans 14:10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
* New bibles versions take away the word "Judgement Seat Of Christ" because they take the idea that christians are not going to be judged by God or they only think there is only one judgement that is the "Great White Throne Judgement"
2. What is God Going To Do With That Work?
a. Reward The Faithful And Loose Reward For The Unfaithful. The Unfaithful Is Still Saved
1 Corinthians 3:12-15 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
* The works do not save us from hell however they determine our rewards at the judgment
3. We Are Not Saved By Works, But We Are Supposed To Do Good Works After We Are Saved
Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
SECTION 4: JUDGEMENT OF THE JEWS
Subject: The Jewish Nation Or People
Time: During The Tribulation
Place: Jerusalem And Its Vicinity
Basis: Their Rejection Of Their King
Result: The National Conversion Of Jews
1. History
a. When the Jews Started As A Nation, They Have God With Them As Their King
Numbers 23:21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
b. They Rejected God As Their King
1 Samuel 8:6-7 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
7 And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
* So God used man to rule over them
2. When Does God Become Their King Again? When Jesus Came Down To Earth. What Is Purpose Of Jesus Birth?
a. The Purpose Of Jesus Being Born Is To Be King
Luke 1:30-33 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
b. Jews Rejected Jesus As Their King
John 19:15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
c. They Will Finally Accept God As Their King Again In Tribulation
Revelation 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
* they sing the song of Moses the servant of God,
d. We Know They Are Jews Because Children Of Israel Have The Song Of Moses
Deuteronomy 31:22 Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.
3. God Will Cause The Jews To Return And Build Them As The First. God Will Cleanse And Pardon Them From All Their Iniquity
Jeremiah 33:7-9 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
8 And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.
9 And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.
SECTION 5: JUDGEMENT OF NATIONS
Subject: The Gentile Nations
Time: At The 2nd Coming Of Christ
Place: The Valley Of Jehoshaphat In The Region of Israel
Basis: Treatment of The Jews During The Tribulation
Result: Punishment For The Goat Nations While Blessing For The Sheep Nations
* God calls the people who do not treat the jews well as goats and those who treat the jews well as sheep
1. When Jesus Comes He Will Sit Upon The Throne Of His Glory
Matthew 25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
2. When Will It Happen?
a. After tribulation, Jesus Is Going To Come Down On Earth To Wipe Out All The Gentile Army
Revelation 19:11-16, 19-21 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
3. What Is Going To Happen?
a. All Nations Shall Be Gathered Before Jesus And Be Divided Into Sheep And Goats
Matthew 25:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
4. Who Are The Sheep? What Happen To The Sheep?
a. The Sheep Are Those Who Helped And Took Care Of The Brethren. They Will Be Able To Inherit The Kingdom
Matthew 25:33-40 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
5. Who Are The Brethren?
a. In The Book Of Matthew, The Brethren Always Refers To The Jews
Matthew 23:7-8 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
6. Who Are The Goats? What Happens To The Goats?
a. The Goats Are Those Who Did Not Help And Take Care Of The Jews. They Will Be Damned To Hell
Matthew 25:41-46 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
SECTION 6: JUDGEMENT OF FALLEN ANGELS
Subject: The Fallen Angels
Time: At The Great White Throne
Place: At The Great White Throne
Basis: Their Rebellion Against God
Result: The Will Be Cast Into The Lake Of Fire
1. The Fallen Angels Who Stand With Satan Will Fight With Michael And His Angels In Heaven. They Will Loose And Be Cast Out Of Heaven
Revelation 12:7-9 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
2. Angels That Sinned Against God Are Cast Into Hell, Chained Up And To Be Reserved Unto Judgement
2 Peter 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
3. Their Judgment Will Occur At The Great White Throne Judgement
Revelation 20:11-13 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.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
* The people who were in hell, they come out of hell and are judged by God
* Who are the people who come out of hell?
* The lost people and the fallen angels (2 Peter 2:4) which are cast down to hell in chains and reserved to judgement
4. We Will Judge Angels At The Great White Throne Judgment
1 Corinthians 6:3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?
SECTION 7: JUDGEMENT OF LOST PEOPLE
Subject: Lost People
Time: After The Millenium
Place: In Outer Space
Basis: Their Rejection Of Salvation
Result: 2nd Death, Cast Into Eternal Burning In Hell
1. After They Die, Someday They Will Be Judged
Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
2. Every Work And Secret Whether Good Or Evil Will Be Judged
Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
3. Every Word That Lost Man Say Will Be Judged
Matthew 12:36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
4. How Do We Know Great White Throne Judgement Is For Lost People?
a. Lost People Will Go To Lake Of Fire
Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
b. Lost People Are Those Whose Names Are Not Found In The Book Of Life And Will Be Cast Into The Lake Of Fire
Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
5. They Will Be Judged At The Great White Throne Judgement
Revelation 20:11-15 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.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.