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The Seven
Judgements
The Bible talks about 7 judgments and
seven groups of people who will be
subjected to them.
1. The sins of the
believers are judged by the death of
Jesus on the cross
John12:32
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth,
will draw all men unto me. Jesus paid
the penalty for our sins on the cross
through his death.
Hebrews 9:28
So Christ was once offered to bear the
sins of many.
Hebrews 9:26
But now once in the end of the world
hath he appeared to put away sin by the
sacrifice of himself.
Hebrews 9:15
And for this cause he is the mediator of
the new testament, that by means of
death, for the redemption of the
transgressions that were under the first
testament, they which are called might
receive the promise of eternal
inheritance. The sins of all humanity
was judged when Jesus died on the cross.
The sacrifice of himself resulted in him
bearing the judgment for our sins and
resulting in our freedom from the power
of sin - Romans 6:18 reveals being then
made free from sin . Hallelujah we are
free from sin.
Romans 6:14
For sin shall not have dominion over you
2. Self Judgment
by the believer
1 Corinthians 11:31
For if we would judge ourselves, we
should not be judged.
1 Corinthians 11:32
But when we are judged, we are chastened
of the Lord, that we should not be
condemned with the world. This is
something which should be done by every
believer every day. Examining and
finding out whether his relationship
with the Lord has been affected by his
doing something which is displeasing to
the Lord. A believer examining himself
can live a life of continuous fellowship
with the Lord
Failure to do so may result in
chastisement by the Lord (1 Corinthians
11:32)
Such chastisement may be grievous
Hebrews 12:11
The chastisement of the Lord for taking
part unworthily in the Lord’s table may
take the following forms (1 Corinthians
11:30 )
Weakness of the body
Sickness
Death before the time
3. Believers works
to be Judged
Romans 14:10
For we shall all stand before the
judgment seat of Christ
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.
The place where this judgment takes
place is in heaven. The time of this
judgment will be the time phase between
the rapture and the second coming of
Jesus Christ.
4. Judgment of
Israel
Ezekiel 20:37-38
And I will cause you to pass under the
rod, and I will bring you into the bond
of the covenant: [38] And I will purge
out from among you the rebels, and them
that transgress against me: I will bring
them forth out of the country where they
sojourn, and they shall not enter into
the land of Israel: and ye shall know
that I am the Lord. Israel will be
judged for her many centuries of
rebellion
5. Judgment of
Rebellious Angels
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;
Jude 1:6
And the angels which kept not their
first estate, but left their own
habitation, he hath reserved in
everlasting chains under darkness unto
the judgment of the great day. What sin
the angels committed is not mentioned .
It could have been the sin of joining
with Lucifer in his rebellion against
God. Jude talks about the angels who
kept not their first estate. Jude 1:6
And the angels which kept not their
first estate, but left their own
habitation, he hath reserved in
everlasting chains under darkness unto
the judgment of the great day. Whatever
it may be the fact is clear that as per
2 Peter 2:4 they sinned and God did not
spare them but cast them down to hell
Facts on the fallen angels
The angels sinned and left their first
habitation
They are kept in everlasting chains
They are awaiting unto the judgement of
the great day
Hell = tartaroo
Thayer Definition
1) the name of the subterranean region,
doleful and dark, regarded by the
ancient Greeks as the abode of the
wicked dead, where they suffer
punishment for their evil deeds; it
answers to Gehenna of the Jews
2) to thrust down to Tartarus, to hold
captive in Tartarus
Tartaros (the deepest abyss of Hell)
Facts about Tartarus
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It is a prison for angels (2 Peter
2:4)
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It is located under the earth (2
Peter 2:4)
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It is a place of confinement for
angels until the judgment (2 Peter
2:4; Revelation 20:11-15; Jude 1:6)
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It is a place of darkness (Jude
1:6-7)
The word is used only here, but in Greek
writings tartarus was held to be a place
in the earth lower than hades where the
Titans, the primeval deities or the
giants who were supposed to be the first
children of the earth and even older
than the Greek gods, were cast when they
lost their war with Zeus
6. Judgments of
the gentile Nations
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:
Matthew 25:32
And before him shall be gathered all
nations: The time when this will take
place is when the Son of man comes in
his glory alongwith all his holy angels.
Jesus revealed when this would be . It
would be immediately after the
tribulation shall appear the son of man
with power and great glory
Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of
those days shall the sun be darkened,
and the moon shall not give her light,
and the stars shall fall from heaven,
and the powers of the heavens shall be
shaken:
Matthew 24:30
And then shall appear the sign of the
Son of man in heaven: and then shall all
the tribes of the earth mourn, and they
shall see the Son of man coming in the
clouds of heaven with power and great
glory.
The subjects would be the living nations
The test would be, How they treated
those who Jesus calls as "My bretheren"
- Matthew 25:40 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.
Great White Throne
Judgment
This is the judgment of the wicked dead
Revelation 20:11-15-very clearly
describes about this.
The people who will be judged are the
wicked dead
Revelation 20:12
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. The subjects are the dead
who are not judged at the judgement of
the nations 1000 years earlier. It
includes all the dead irrespective of
where they are. Revelation 20:13 reveals
" And the sea gave up the dead which
were in it; and death and hell delivered
up the dead which were in them".
These include all wicked people from
Adam to end of Millennium whether they
be small or great. They will stand
before the great judge God . God is
seated on a great White throne. The
period is after the Millennium
(Revelation 20:7-15) and after the devil
is cast into the lake of fire and
brimstone
The basis of judgement is whether their
names are found written in the Book of
life
Revelation 20:12
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.
Revelation 20:15
And whosoever was not found written in
the book of life was cast into the lake
of fire. This judgment decides their
final place of abode which is forever
and ever. Today child of God do you know
that there are millions of people who
are not saved and whose names are not
written in the Lamb’s book of Life . Is
it not your duty to go and tell the
gospel to the perishing millions who do
not know the truth about Jesus. Jesus
said in Mark 16:15 - Go ye into all the
world, and preach the gospel to every
creature.
Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is
baptized shall be saved; but he that
believeth not shall be damned.
Understand that Jesus is speaking these
words to you. Go and tell the gospel
according to the words of Jesus , see
them saved and rejoice in the fact that
their names are written in the Book of
Life. May God bless you as you obey his
words
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