6.1 Who will be judged?

Judgement of God

The Book of Revelation is the only Book that says that anyone who reads what is written in it will be bless. And it is mentioned twice, once at the beginning and another time at the end of the Book.

This book basically reveal the details of the events of the Day of Judgement. Those who understand what is going to happen on judgement day have the means to follow God's instruction and escape from the judgement that is coming upon the whole earth.

Paul Before the Areopagus Acts 17:30-32
…30"Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent,31because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead." 32Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some began to sneer, but others said, "We shall hear you again concerning this."…

Why is God sending judgement upon the earth?

Isaiah 26:9-11

When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.

But when grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and do not regard the majesty of the Lord.

Lord, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame; let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.

The Day of the Lord Is Coming 2 Peter 3:1-7

3 This is my second letter to you, dear friends, and in both of them I have tried to stimulate your wholesome thinking and refresh your memory. ² I want you to remember what the holy prophets said long ago and what our Lord and Savior commanded through your apostles.

³ Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires. ⁴ They will say, “What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created.”

⁵ They deliberately forget that God made the heavens long ago by the word of his command, and he brought the earth out from the water and surrounded it with water. ⁶ Then he used the water to destroy the ancient world with a mighty flood. ⁷ And by the same word, the present heavens and earth have been stored up for fire. They are being kept for the day of judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed.

Who will be destroyed in the Lake of Fire

Revelation 19:20 - 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.

Revelation 20:15 - And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:14 - And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Revelation 20:10-15 - And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet [are], and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.   (Read More…)

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.

2 Thessalonian 1:5-10

⁵ All this is evidence that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. ⁶ God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you ⁷ and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels. ⁸ He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. ⁹ They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might ¹⁰ on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed.

Who will be judged? 

2 Corinthians 5:10 - For we must ALL appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that EVERYONE may receive the things [done] in [his] body, according to that he hath done, whether [it be] good or bad.

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 20:13 - 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.

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.

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;

2 Peter 2:19-22
¹⁹ They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you. ²⁰ And when people escape from the wickedness of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin again, they are worse off than before. ²¹ It would be better if they had never known the way to righteousness than to know it and then reject the command they were given to live a holy life. ²² They prove the truth of this proverb: “A dog returns to its vomit.”^[g] And another says, “A washed pig returns to the mud.”

Hebrews 9:27 - And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

When will we be Judged?

The state of the dead is just nothing. Time stands still for someone who is dead, and it will make no difference to them if they have been dead 2 days or 2 thousand years, it will just be like waking from a night's sleep. When Jesus went to Martha and Mary, he described their dead brother Lazarus as being 'asleep'. (John 11:11-14)

Ecclesiastes 9:5
"For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even the memory of them is forgotten."

The first thing anyone who has died will know, is being resurrected to stand before the Judgment seat of Jesus Christ.

"Multitudes that sleep in the dust of the earth will awake; some to everlasting life, and some to everlasting contempt." Daniel 12:2
"....Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom," 2 Timothy 4:1 That is when people will receive eternal life or eternal death .

When Will You Be Judged?

by Wayne Blank http://www.keyway.ca/htm2003/20030719.htm

The Holy Bible plainly describes two major Resurrections of all humanity that are coming, the first resurrection at the time of The Return Of Jesus Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17), the second resurrection 1,000 years later (Revelation 20:5), after Christ has ruled the earth during the "millennium" along with those of the first resurrection (Revelation 20:6). The time of the two major resurrections is not their only difference, or their most significant difference. Those in the first resurrection will be to spirit life, while those in the second resurrection will be back to physical life, which means that their time of Judgment is also different.

"Having It Made" versus "Having To Make It"

The purpose of each individual's Judgment is to decide whether they will be granted eternal spirit life (only the provenrighteous and obedient will be granted spirit life - there will be no more "Satans"), or whether they will be cast, physically, into the lake of fire where they will be completely obliterated to ashes forever (Malachi 4:3, see also Planet On Fire!).

Those of the first resurrection will have made it at that instant, based on the Judgment of how they responded to the Truth during whenever it was in human history that they lived their lives - their Judgment will have been made prior to their resurrection, otherwise they would not be resurrected as spirit. Those of the second resurrection will awaken to physical life, and face their judgment after that time.

The first resurrection at the return of Jesus Christ, to spirit, over whom "the second death has no power" i.e. they can no longer be condemned:

"For this we declare to you by the word of The Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of The Lord, shall not precede those who have fallen asleep. For The Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the archangel's call, and with the sound of the trumpet of God [see also The Feast Of Trumpets]. And the dead in Christ will rise first; then we who are alive, who are left, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air." (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 RSV)."This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and they shall reign with Him a thousand years." (Revelation 20:5-6)

The second resurrection 1,000 years after the return of Jesus Christ, in which the Spirit of God will bring them back to physical life:

"The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended." (Revelation 20:5 RSV)"the bones came together, bone to its bone. And as I looked, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them ... and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet ... And you shall know that I am The Lord, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people" (Ezekiel 37:7-8,10,13 RSV)

The obedient from all times, from both resurrections, will be granted glorious eternal spirit life, while the disobedient from all times (including those who could have been awakened at the first resurrection but weren't because they refused to repent when they had the knowledge and opportunity to do so), will be cast into the lake of fire where they will be completely destroyed forever:

"Then I saw a Great White Throne and Him who sat upon it [see also The Throne Of God, From Heaven To Earth]; from His presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the Throne, and books were opened. Also another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, by what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead in them, and all were judged by what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire; and if any one's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.""Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God [see The City To Come], prepared as a bride adorned for her husband; and I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling of God is with men. He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be with them; He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away."
"And He who sat upon the Throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." Also He said, "Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true." (Revelation 20:11-21:5 RSV)

Repent or Perish Luke 13:1-9

13 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. ² Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? ³ I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. ⁴ Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?⁵ I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”

⁶ Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. ⁷ So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down!Why should it use up the soil?’

⁸ “‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. ⁹ If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’”

The Narrow Door Luke 13:22-30

²² Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem.²³ Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?”

He said to them, ²⁴ “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. ²⁵ Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’

“But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’

²⁶ “Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’

²⁷ “But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’

²⁸ “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out. ²⁹ People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. ³⁰ Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”