2nd Coming of Christ, 3of5

~ The Dead Will Rise For Judgment ~

Consider the judgment of the dead at the Second Coming of Christ…

The Judgment Throne  ~  “Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.  He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished.  But after these things he must be released for a little while” (Revelation 20:1-3). 

“Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; mercy and truth go before Your face” (Psalm 89:14). 

The Seated Judge  ~  Jesus said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.  Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live.  For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man.  Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice  and come forth — those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.  I can of Myself do nothing.  As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me” (John 5:24-30). 

“For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness” (Psalm 9:4). 

“Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever.  The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this” (Isaiah 9:7). 

The Resurrected Culprits  ~  Jesus said, “Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth — those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation” (John 5:28-29).

“And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God” (Revelation 20:12a). 

The Opened Books  ~  “And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened.  And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life.  And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books” (Revelation 20:12). 

“For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil” (Ecclesiastes 12:14).   

The Final Sentence  ~  “And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire” (Revelation 20:15).

“But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death” (Revelation 21:8).    

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW

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