Judgment Day - Lake of Fire - The Rock of Offence

The most fundamental purpose of the Last Day is salvation and judgment. Salvation is to be rescued from the wrath of God (Rom 5:9). ‘Judgment’ is the determination that Christ makes on the Last Day. Judgment Day in the Bible is the determination as to who will be in eternity with God forever (saved) and who will not (unsaved). Jesus (as the Word of God) is the Judge (2 Tim 4:1, John 5:22, John 5:27). Judgment will be by the Word of God (John 12:48). Other symbols for the Last Day (e.g., battle, winepress of God’s wrath, etc.) also refer to the judgment of the Last Day, but add a different perspective to the nature and significance of judgment.

On the Last Day, all will be resurrected; some to the resurrection of life, others to the resurrection of damnation (John 5:25-30). Christians will stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ (2 Cor 5:10, Ro 14:10), but will not be judged because their names are written in the Book of Life (Rev 3:5, Rev 20:12, Rev 20:15). Christians are holy in spirit because they have been made spiritually alive (Eph 2:1-5), are indwelt by the Holy Spirit (Ro 8:16, 2 Tim 1:14) and have hearts without blame in holiness in the Last Day coming of the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Th 3:13). However, the unsaved will be judged according to their works on the Last Day (Great White Throne Judgment), found guilty and cast into the Lake of Fire (Rev 20:11-15). On the Last Day, the soul dos the unsaved are destroyed (Mat 20:28) and their spirits are sent into the outer darkness (Mat 8:12, Mat 22:13, Mat 25:30).

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You Tube Video Links on Judgment

Last Day Judgment – Book of Revelation Passages

Great White Throne Judgment

Jesus (as the Word of God) is the Judge

Christians at the Judgment

Christians are not Judged (Condemned)

Judgment of God based on Works

Christians Cannot Practice a Lifestyle of Sin (due to indwelling Holy Spirit)

Damnation (unsaved) due to Sin

Resurrection of Life, Resurrection of Damnation (Judgment)

You Tube Video Links on Judgment

The 5th Seal: The Souls under the Altar (Rev 6:9-11)
The 6th Seal – People Hide from Judgment (Rev 6:15-17)
God Destroys those who Destroy the Earth (Rev 11:18)
1st Angel – Gospel / Hour of Judgment (Rev 14:6-7)
2nd Angel – Fall of Babylon / Fornication (Rev 14:8)
You Tube Video Playlist – 7 Bowls of God’s Wrath (Judgment) (Rev 15-16)
Double Judgment on Babylon (Rev 17:1,18:1-2,6-16)
Great Millstone – Babylon’s Final Judgment (Rev 18, Rev 19:2)
Mourning for Babylon (Rev 18:8-19)
Rejoicing (Alleluia) for Judgment on Babylon (Rev 19:1-6)
The Supper of the Great God (Rev 19:17-21)
The Lake of Fire (Rev 19:20, 20:10-15, 21:8)
Great White Throne Judgment / Book of Life (Rev 20:11-15)

Last Day Judgment – Book of Revelation Passages

5^th Seal – Appeal for Judgment to be Done:
- And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? (Rev 6:10)
7^th Trumpet – The Last Day:
- And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. (Rev 11:18)
Angel of Judgment:
- Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. (Rev 14:7)
Bowl Judgments:
- Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. (Rev 15:4)
- And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. (Rev 16:5)
- And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. (Rev 16:7)
- Judgment on Babylon:
- And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: (Rev 17:1)
- Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. (Rev 18:8)
- Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. (Rev 18:10)
- For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. (Rev 19:2)
Rider on White Horse:
- 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. (Rev 19:11)
Great White Throne Judgment:
- 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. (Rev 20:12)
- 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. (Rev 20:13)

Great White Throne Judgment

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. (Rev 20:11)

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. (Rev 20:12)

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. (Rev 20:13)

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. (Rev 20:14)

And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Rev 20:15)

Great (Greek: megas)
- … behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. (Rev 4:2-3)
- … I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up … Woe is me! for I am undone … for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. (Isa 6:1,5)
Sovereignty of God:
- Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all. Both riches and honor come of thee, and you reign over all … (1Ch 29:11-12)
Why is God’s Throne White?
- White (without sin)
- Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. (Psa 51:7)
- Come now, and let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow … (Isa 1:18)
- Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. (Psa 89:14)
- … righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. (Psa 97:2)
Why do Heaven and Earth Flee Away?
- But the heavens and the earth, which are now … are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. (2Pe 3:7)
- Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him … (Psa 50:3)
- … the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. (Isa 51:6)
- Great White Throne Judgment – Determines who will live in New Heavens, New Earth and New Jerusalem
A New Creation for Eternity
- For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. (Isa 65:17-18, see also Rev 21:1-2)
- Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God … and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying … for the former things are passed away. (Rev 21:3-4)
The First Death
- And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God … and they were judged every man according to their works. (Rev 20:12-13)
- Small and great – God is not a respecter of persons
- But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that you eat thereof, you shall surely die. (Gen 2:17)
- Spiritual death (First Death):
  - Even when we were dead in sins … (Eph 2:5)
  - And you, being dead in your sins … (Col 2:13)
  - … And whosoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this? (Joh 11:25-26)
- Salvation – New Birth / New Spirit
  - Made alive – Eph 2:1-5
  - Born again – John 3:3-8, 1 Pet 1:3,21-23
  - Resurrected (raised) – Col 2:12, Col 3:1, Ro 6:4-6
  - A new man – Eph 4:22-24, Col 3:9-10
  - A new creation – 2 Cor 5:15-17, Gal 6:15
  - A new spirit / a new heart – Eze 11:19, 18:31, 36:26
  - Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus … For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God (Eph 2:5-8)
- The Second Death
  - And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Rev 20:15)
  - Second death – Lake of Fire (eternal separation from God)
  - And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. (Mat 10:28)
  - Spirit in eternal fire / outer darkness (See Part 158)
- The Sea Gave up its Dead
  - And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them … (Rev 20:13)
  - Sea – symbol for place of judgment / death:
    - Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. (Exo 15:4)
    - Jonah thrown into sea (type of Christ) – Jonah 2:1-5 w/ Mat 12:39-41
    - Noah’s Flood – Gen 6-9 (whole world became a sea)
  - Death and Hell Gave up its Dead
    - … and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them … (Rev 20:13)
    - Death – physical / spiritual
    - For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Rom 6:23)
    - … for in the day that you eat thereof, you shall surely die. (Gen 2:17)
    - Hell (Greek: Hades) – abode of the souls of the dead
    - See You Tube video: https://youtu.be/YOovVzqecfM
    - … And whosoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this? (Joh 11:25-26)
  - Christians Not to be Judged
    - … He that hears My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. (Joh 5:24)
    - Condemnation – literally, a judgment (Greek: krisis)
    - And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. (Joh 5:29)
    - Damnation – literally, a judgment (Greek: krisis)
    - Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever lives and believes in me shall never die … (Joh 11:25-26)
  - Christians Present on Judgment Day
    - But why do you judge your brother? or why do you set at nothing your brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. (Rom 14:10)
    - 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 has done, whether it be good or bad. (2Co 5:10)
    - … He has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love … (Eph 1:4)
    - So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. (Jas 2:12)
  - Flesh versus the Spirit
    - … I am carnal, sold under sin. For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I … I consent unto the law that it is good. Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwells in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwells no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not … Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwells in me. (Rom 7:14-20)
      - Flesh is not saved – saved in the spirit:
    - There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit. For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. (Rom 8:1-2)
      - Condemnation – literally, judgment
      - Law of Liberty
    - Christians are Holy (in our Spirit)
      - If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves … (1Jn 1:8)
      - Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1Co 1:8)
      - That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. (Eph 5:27)
      - In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: (Col 1:22)
      - That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world (Php 2:15)
    - God’s Work of Sanctification
      - … the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God … Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers … shall inherit the kingdom of God. (1Co 6:9-10)
      - … but ye are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. (1Co 6:11)
      - Justified – literally, made righteous
      - For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. (Eph 2:10)
      - … God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth (2Th 2:13)
    - Books and the Book of Life
      - … 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. (Rev 20:12)
      - Books – ‘document’ the works of the spiritually dead
      - Book of Life – ‘documents’ those who are saved
      - And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Rev 20:15)
      - … help those women which labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellow-laborers, whose names are in the book of life. (Php 4:3)
    - Book of Life – Foundation of the world
      - Beast / Kingdom of Satan Worshippers:
      - And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (Rev 13:8)
      - … they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world … (Rev 17:8)
      - Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began (2Ti 1:9)
      - … He has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will (Eph 1:4-5)
    - Judged According to Works
      - … and the books were opened … and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. (Rev 20:12)
      - … put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness (which is idolatry), on account of which things’ sake the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience (Col 3:5-6)
      - Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, reveling, and such like … they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. (Gal 5:19-21)
    - Summary – Great White Throne Judgment
      - Great White Throne Judgment – Justice and righteousness
      - Earth and heaven flee away
      - Judgment of who will be in new heavens / new earth
      - Dead (unsaved) judged out of books that document their sins
      - Saved – resurrected to Life (in the spirit, blameless)
      - Book of Life – Christians judged by the law of liberty