Hebrews 10:17-18 And their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more. At the other end of the spectrum another group, which holds to the same eschatological chronology, views this event as an awards ceremony. They are described in terms of generalities. He said to the judges, Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the Lord who is with you when you render judgment. Some go even further by stating that Christians must experience some sort of suffering for their sins at the time of this examination. When we fail to deal with our sinful ways through honest confession, we grieve the Spirits person and quench His power in our lives. Self-interest in Gods way is legitimate. 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. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 24). The Bible teaches us that God loves all people and wants to bring them into a harmonious relationship with Himself. But man is separated from God by the problem of Sin. 0. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; 26 for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. Self-centeredness or selfishness is preoccupation with self at the expense of others and Gods will in ones life. There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. Rather, the Judgment Seat of Christ is for the body of Christ, the church. 1:30; Eph. 32:3-5). The Lord performs righteous deedsAnd judgments for all who are oppressed. Terms used of this period. Some Bible teachers view the judgment seat as a place of intense sorrow, a place of terror, and a place where Christ display all the believers sins (or at least those unconfessed) before the entire resurrected and raptured church. 4:10, 11). 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. Our rewards may be likened to our spiritual gifts. II, Abridged Edition, John F. Walvoord, Editor, Donald K. Campbell, Roy B. Zuck, Consulting Editors, Victor Books, Wheaton, 1988, p. 501. For the non-Christian, the one who has never trusted in the person and work of Jesus Christ, it should cause him to want to search out the truth regarding Jesus Christ, to embrace Him in faith as the Savior from his sin and eternal doom. See Appendix B for more on the Judgment Seat (Bema) of Christ. The text reads: Acts 24:15-16 having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. 12:9; Rom. (3) A time of trouble or distress (Daniel 12:1). The Judgment Seat of Christ is not a place and time when the Lord will mete out punishment for sins committed by the child of God. (1) Unconfessed sin relates to fellowship in this life, not ones relationship or standing with God. For example, Moses lived forty years in Egypt and forty years in the desert. Study now. (11) It is a time of unprecedented apostasy and blasphemy against God (Rev. Elimination of the curse, pain and death will also remove sorrow, tears and crying (Rev. 18 Samuel Hoyt, The Judgment Seat of Christ in Theological Perspective, Part 2, Bibliotheca Sacra, electronic media. 11:31-32; Ps. The message of scripture was that Jesus Christ was both God and man. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. The Tribulation will witness Satans wrath and the persecutions of his man, the Beast (Rev. Carnality causes broken relationships and pain to those around usour families, friends, associates, and co-workers in the body of Christ (Gal. There will be no need for forensic punishment, for Christ has forever borne all of Gods wrath toward the believers sins.11. So Christians need to examine their hearts and actions for sin according to the Scripture and then judge the sin they find as sin and confess it to the Lord. 18 He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. But Jesus said to him, No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.. 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. 25:31-46). 6:9; 7:14f). The judgment of the antediluvian world (Genesis 7:1724). This crown is a reward given for faithfulness to use our gifts and opportunities in the service of the Lord and for loving His appearing. 5:1-14). All fall short of the glory of Godthe immoral, moral, and religious (Rom. The emotional condition of the redeemed is that of complete and unending happiness. 6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him. While bema is used in the gospels and Acts of the raised platform where a Roman magistrate or ruler sat to make decisions and pass sentence (Matt. The Bible declares, we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory (the perfect holiness) of God. In other words, our sin separates us from God who is perfect holiness (righteousness and justice) and who must therefore judge sinful man (Rom. (2) To destroy and remove unacceptable production portrayed in the symbols of wood, hay, and stubble. The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. was a 1966 graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary and a former pastor of 28 years. WebThe number forty is mentioned 157 times in Scripture. 24:41). The abundant in years may not be wise,Nor may elders understand justice. To execute on them the judgment written;This is an honor for all His godly ones.Praise the Lord! A spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment. Do not judge so that you will not be judged. 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. He said to the judges, Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the, but a terrifying expectation of judgment and, the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. As the loving Father that He is, God must break out the board of discipline in His loving commitment to bring us back to Himself. 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. 11:1f; 13:1f; 2 Thess. 9:24-25). 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. At the Judgment Seat of Christ believers works will be evaluated to demonstrate whether they are good or bad, and rewards will be conferred (2 Cor. 2:1-3:23). (13) It is a time of global and universal war, human and angelic (Rev. 9:24-25). 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. What becomes the issue for us today? 14 And death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. (2) The second book will be the book of works or deeds. 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. 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. Some will reign with Him, but, because of loss of rewards, evidently some will not. The Point: Jesus who is God is our examiner and rewarder. Rewards become one of the great motives of the Christians life or should. 1:13a). 9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, that whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him. 1:15). What follows below is a fuller explanation of both terms. Throughout history God has revealed Himself in creation (Rom. It is significant that among the final words of Revelation, the last book of the Bible, we find these words of the Lord: Rev. and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged. 5:15; Heb. (6) Broken Relationships and Disharmony. 4 Or how can you say to your brother, Let me take the speck out of your eye, and behold, the log is in your own eye? Of course all sickness, weakness, or suffering is not a product of sin, but it can be and often is (1 Cor. 2:22; 7:14). See answer (1) Best Answer. 19:12). The word "judgment" is Colossians 1:29 And for this purpose also I labor, striving according to His power, which mightily works within me. However, Scripture does call us to show what we might call critical discernment on certain matters. 14 If any mans work which he has built upon it remains, he shall receive a reward. The Books: The identity of the books is not specifically revealed and we can only speculate from a comparison of other passages of Scripture and from the nature of these verses. They teach us the basic cause of discipline is failure to examine and confess known sins because that hinders our fellowship with God. IV: Ecclesiology-Eschatology, Dallas Seminary Press, Dallas, TX, 1948, p. 406. The order is: At the end of the Tribulation, the Lord Jesus will return personally to earth (Zech. This condition is the expression of Gods wrath (vs. 18) and twice we have the statement that this moral breakdown occurs because God gave them over (vss. Whoever sheds mans blood,By man his blood shall be shed,For in the image of GodHe made man. This last view I believe to be the one that is in accord with Scripture. In order to be accepted by God, we must be as good as God is. 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. The goal of the Christian in his life is to be pleasing to God whether in time or eternity. Gods wrath against mans sin and rebellion will be withheld no longer. Then all opposing powers against the Lord will be dealt with in judgment (Rev. 6:17, italics added). 16 G. Abott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, T & T Clark, Edinburgh, 1937, p. 252. Therefore, as the Scripture says, And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment (Hebrews 9:27). Do you not know that we will judge angels? Discipline from God is the gracious work of a Father to train and develop His children. 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. Unconfessed sin stands as a barrier to fellowship with the Lord and His control over ones life. There were also divisions and factions and the focus on personalities rather than the Savior. Note that the text says and the books (plural) were opened, and another book (singular) was opened, which is the Book of Life. We have two sets, the books and the book which is mentioned again in verse 15a. But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no one. We may rule over galaxies, celestial bodies, the heavens, and definitely over angels, and the world (cf. Q. Charles Lee Feingberg [Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1968], p. 29). He would just be delighted to be there and do what he was doing. To overdo the sorrow aspect of the judgment seat of Christ is to make heaven hell. But how? 2 One man has faith that he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats vegetables only. 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. Compare Isaiah 13:6-22 = judgment; but 14:1-3 the result which is peace, Israel regathered and in blessing (Joel 1:15f 2:1f, 12-18f; 3:1f). WebAs it will be shown below, though it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications, the judgment seat of Christ is not a place and time when the Lord will mete out punishment for sins committed by the child of God. Isaiah 44:22 I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud, And your sins like a heavy mist. Declare it is deloo which means to make evident, clear. Be revealed is apokalupto and means to unveil. Test is dokimazo and means to test for the sake of approval. The quality is hopoios, a correlative and qualitative pronoun meaning of what sort or kind.. The resurrection program and the thus the reward of Old Testament saints occurs after the tribulation, after church age saints are already seen in heaven and rewarded and returning with the Lord to judge the earth (cf. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things. 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. 24:9, 21, 29; Mark 13:19, 24; Rev. English strikes a proper balance on this subject. It is called great because of the awesome intensity and the degree of its importance. 16 In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. Key Scriptures: Heb. 19:17-19; and Dan. In the King James version. When we are in charge of our lives rather than the Lord, we become insensitive to people and opportunities of ministrywe lack vision. Known sin in ones life causes a loss of intimate fellowship with the Lord with the consequent loss of His joy and peace (Ps. This always results in moral devolution and degeneration. 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. They remind us of our responsibility to abide in the vine. The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. Scripture teaches that for the believer Gods justice has already been fully and forever satisfied at the Cross in relation to the believers sins. (Emphasis mine.). 12:4-11; John 15:1-7). This was the victors crown, the wreath given to the victorious athlete before the judge at the Bema. But (2) Scripture also uses it of a very special and future time of tribulation that is to come upon the whole earth (Matt. Though believers are under no condemnation in respect to their sins, having been justified by faith (John 3:18; 5:24; Rom. As to the immediate consequences, some were weak (feeble, a loss of energy), some were sick (probably chronic disease), and some were asleep (physical death, sin unto death) (11:30). This means that rather than operating by faith in Gods provision, we end up operating in the energy of the flesh. The judgment of God is also described in the Bible as a process, not strictly the rendering of a verdict or passing of a sentence. For example, Peter tells us that "the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God" ( 1 Peter 4:17 1 Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? What we know about rewards is given in terms that are more general than specific. 11:28f; cf. 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. 6:2-3; 4:8). 1 James M. Stifler, The Epistle To The Romans, Moody Press, Chicago, 1960, p. 31. At the judgment of the Gentiles Christ will separate the sheep, representing the saved, from the goats, representing the lost (Matt. How much more matters of this life? 5:11), and of works of the Law (Rom. How can a person possess or have the Son of God? 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. You are now one of Gods children by faith in the Savior. 15 If any mans work is burned up, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as through fire. Biblically, the word tribulation comes from the Greek word thlipsis which means affliction, distress. In the Bible it is used (1) in general of any kind of testing or affliction or distress which people experience throughout life, and especially of the church and her problems in this world (John 16:33; Rom. Her single-mindedness is seen in the events which relate her to her son Jesus on almost every occasion in which she is mentioned in the New The judge at the Bema bestowed rewards to the victors. 2:8), but a reward for enduring trials and overcoming temptation. Because Christ alone is worthy and because we can only be fruitful when we abide in Him allowing His life to fills ours, we will all cast our crowns before Him in recognition that all we have done is by His grace. 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. 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. 7:18, 22, 27. The visible return of Jesus Christ (Matt. Also, Matthew 25:21, 23 and Luke 19:17-19 show us our rewards consist of authority over either many things or many cities. However, at such an event the overwhelming emotion is joy, not remorse. 1:13; Isa. 19:28; 24:45-47; 25:21, 23; Lk. 15:24-26). 2:19-20; 1 Tim. 1:10; Rev. The result of this judgment will be that each Christian will be grateful for the reward which he receives, and he will have little or no shame. 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. This will be answered as we consider the basis on which rewards are given or lost. 2:9-12; Rev. 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. As the Shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep, Jesus said, I have come that they (all mankind) may have life, and have it abundantly, a life with meaning and purpose. 6:8; 2 Tim. The victor of a given event, who had participated according to the rules, was led by the judge to the platform called the Bema. This is caused by (1) the removal of the church and (2) increase in demonic activity. A strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate. Actually an evaluation is going on every day by the Lord (cf. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you. 1 Peter 3:18: For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit. 6:1-5; 2 Thess. 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. 13:12; Eph. 32:3-4). Romans 4:1-5: What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found? 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. (5) 1 John 2:28. God is perfect righteousness. 1:13), that all have sinned and come short of Gods glory (Rom. This is his term of endearment for his readers as born again people. 6:17). the word - judge - appears 191 times. 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. 8:24f). The Lord Jesus is the victor, and our victory is really His victory which is appropriated by faith. Rather, God disciplines us as a father disciplines his sons to bring us back into fellowship that we might be conformed to His Son. I can do nothing on My own initiative. 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. As a child of God, you are, however, a babe in Christ and you need to grow and be spiritually nourished and built up in the things of Christ. 14:10-11; 1 Cor. 14 If any mans work which he has built upon it remains, he shall receive a reward. All judgment has been placed into His hands as the perfect Son of man, Son of God, the one qualified to judge by virtue of his sinless humanity and defeat of Satan and sin through the cross (Rev. (1) Christs judgment for sin, dying in the place of the sinner, bearing his sin and judgment on the cross as the sinners substitute. Those judged are the dead, great and small, those who had no part in the first resurrection (Rev. 6-19). 9-11). 2:4; Jude 6; 1 Cor. 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). (7) The Casting of Crowns (Rev. When Jesus returns, there will be a judgment dividing sheep from the goats. (Matthew 25:31-46) At this judgment those who survived the Tribulation will be separated into two groups. So, the book of works will contain a record of all the unbelievers deeds, good and bad, to demonstrate the truth of Romans 3:23, for all have sinned and fall (continually miss the mark) short of the glory (perfect holiness) of God. All fall short of Gods perfect righteousness and have therefore no basis upon which to stand accepted (justified) before a holy and just God. 3:10; 6:10; 8:13; 11:10; 13:8, 14; 17:8 and Isa. 12:1-2; Matt. 3:23; Hab. 14:10-12; 1 Cor. Rom. What are they and how are they described in Scripture? (2) The disqualification mentioned in 1 Corinthians 9:27 means disqualified from rewards, not loss of salvation. The only exception is the person of Jesus Christ who, through the virgin birth, escaped the sin problem that is normally passed down from generation to generation. Matthew 25:1-30 shows that God will judge living Israel to separate the saved from the unsaved. This word was taken from Isthmian games where the contestants would compete for the prize under the careful scrutiny of judges who would make sure that every rule of the contest was obeyed (cf. Compare also Romans 16:20; Ephesians 1:20-21; Colossians 2:14-15; Hebrews 2:14-17. This is clear from both the context of 5:4-8 and by the fact he changed the words he used for sleep. For instance, many do not understand that instead of one final judgment, the Bible teaches that there are a series of five to seven future judgments (depending on how they are categorized) that differ in respect to time, purpose, subjects, and circumstances. 4:5f; 2 Cor. 12 Zane Hodges, Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society, Autumn, 1991, p. 7. 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. There the laurel wreath was placed on his head as a symbol of victory (cf. The Bible describes one judgment that takes place at the return of Jesus and two judgments So, much as we see in Romans 1:18f, God turns the world over to the consequences of its choices. 6:2-4; 16:14; 19:14f; Joel 3:2, 9f; Rev. A Christian believes in a God they have never seen through faith. Emotion proceeds from the realization of facts in personal experience. Our tendency is to rationalize and excuse our sins, but God says we are to judge them as sin to God. This evidently takes place after the resurrection of the unbelieving dead from the grave and Hades. I believe we have two books here. 18 Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin. 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. 7 Trumpet Judgments Unnamed Books of Judgment. 19:12). John 5:24 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. (4) It is a day of destruction and global catastrophes (Joel 1:15; 2:3; 1 Thess. 1:9; 2:9, 10). Still others today see only the very tail end of the events of Revelation to be the outpouring of the judgment of God and assert that the rest of the events constitute only the wrath or wickedness of man. We are all sinners. All believers will live in the millennium and in eternity with the Lord. 11:29-30; 1 John 5:16-17; Prov. God wants Christians to understand the truth of the judgments to both comfort and motivate them to godly living. Because of this, He cannot have fellowship with anyone who does not have perfect righteousness (Hab. 2:9; 5:3; 8:35; 12:12; 1 Thess. Part of this removal occurs through the Tribulation judgments themselves (Rev. It occurs 107 times in the Old Testament, but 93 times in the book of Ezekiel. All their hopes and dreams had been placed in an earth and system that was passing away (1 John 2:17), and now they see it dissolve before their very eyes. It is from Goda time of divine wrath. 29 For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he does not judge the body rightly. 1:15, 18; Rev. The rapture is the means of our deliverance from the wrath he discusses in chapter 5:1-3. (1) The Crown of Thorns (Matt. (8) The Many Crowns or Diadems (Rev. Because Christ has born our judgment by being made a curse in our place: Romans 5:1 Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 59:2). Those who hold this view believe that the Christian will stand glorified before Christ without his old sin nature. But we shall rejoice also as we realize that the rewards given will be another example of the grace of our Lord; for at best we are unprofitable servants (E. Schuyler English, The Church At the Tribunal, in Prophetic Truth Unfolding Today, ed. 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. It is so important to note the emphasis here. To underdo the sorrow aspect is to make faithfulness inconsequential.18. They maintain the seriousness of the examination and yet emphasize the commendation aspect of the judgment seat. 4:5; cf. The Bible describes one judgment that takes place at the return of Jesus and two judgments that people will face after death. The same thing happens in the life of believers, but God brings discipline to stop the process. (7) It is a time of death (Rev. 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. 1-2; 1 Cor. 6:18-19; Tit. 10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, that we may share His holiness. 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