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Basic Bible Study Course
ETERNAL
JUDGMENT
LESSON
#15, (Part #2)
OUTLINE:
1.
JUDGMENT MORE TOLERABLE?
2. JUDGMENT ON JEWS AND GENTILES
3. MAN'S JUDGMENT
4. FEAR OF GOD/JUDGMENT
5. REJOICE BECAUSE OF GOD'S JUDGMENTS
6. MERCY AND DESERVE
7. HEARERS AND DOERS
8. NO RESPECT OF PERSONS
9. JEALOUS GOD
10. JUDGMENT GIVEN TO JESUS
11. JUDGMENT BY JESUS
12. JUDGMENT HERE SO WE WON'T BE CONDEMNED THEN
13. WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT
1. JUDGMENT
MORE TOLERABLE?
Judgment
will be "more tolerable" for some, but eternal damnation,
hell, and the lake of fire are for ALL who die as sinners.
God rained fire and brimstone from heaven on Sodom and Gomorrah
(Genesis 19:24)! Read Matthew 10:15, Matthew 12:42, Mark 6:11,
Mark 12:40, and Luke 20:47.
Woe unto
you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows'
houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye
shall receive the greater damnation. Matthew 23:14.
Read
Luke 12:42-48 about the servants. Are there degrees of punishment
for sin? Read Matthew 23:14-15, John 19:11, Deuteronomy 32:22,
and Psalm 86:13.
2. JUDGMENT
ON JEWS AND GENTILES Read Matthew 12:18 and Jeremiah 9:25.
(28)
For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that
circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: (29) But he is
a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of
the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise
is not of men, but of God. Romans 2:28-29.
3. MAN'S
JUDGMENT
A. Jesus
is our example. He had to face man's judgment. He was questioned
by many. Read John 18:19 and 1 Peter 2:23. Read about Christ's
arrest and crucifixion in Matthew Chapters 26-28. Man's judgment
did not stop the resurrection of Jesus; He was innocent. His
resurrection is recorded in Mark Chapter 16, John Chapter
20 & 21, and Luke Chapter 24.
Man's
judgment can be very wrong, if not guided by the Holy Ghost.
Jesus faced man's judgment, and we will also, BUT, it is God's
judgment that will give you eternal life or eternal death.
Read John 18:28. They did not realize that they were actually
killing the PASSOVER that God was sending them. They were
not going to be defiled according to the law of Moses, yet
they made a horrible mistake, because their heart was not
right with God.
B. We
all face man's judgment. Some think their secret lives are
hid but God sees all. Read Luke 8:17 and 1 Timothy 5:24-25.
How are we able to face all these judgments? Live clean and
trust God. We are not to lean on our own understanding (Proverbs
3:5). Read Romans 14:4.
But before
all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute
you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons,
being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
Luke 21:12.
There
is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art
thou that judgest another? James 4:12.
And this
I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge
and in all judgment; Philippians 1:9.
God has
given us a conscience and the ability to choose right from
wrong. He has given us Matthew 7:15-23. He said in Verse 16,
"Ye shall know them by their fruits. . . ." Those that don't
do the will of God will not enter the kingdom of heaven. John
7:24 says, "Judge not according to the appearance, but judge
righteous judgment."
You don't
get so spiritual in God that you can sin and get by. There
is no respect of persons with God. There is a place in God
BY HOLINESS that few obtain. When you do get to the spiritual
place that you suffer as Paul suffered and obey God as he
obeyed God, perhaps you can say what he said about being able
to judge and yet he himself is judged of no man. Because of
the abundance of revelations, God made sure he was not exalted
above measure. Read 2 Corinthians 12:7-10.
But he
that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged
of no man. 1 Corinthians 2:15.
For if
we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. 1 Corinthians
11:31.
Paul
had already attained a place in God by judging himself by
God's word. He knew he had confidence in God (1 John 3:20-21)
because his heart was not condemned by sin. Therefore he knew
the LORD was his judge, above all.
(1) Let
a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and
stewards of the mysteries of God. (2) Moreover it is required
in stewards, that a man be found faithful. (3) But with me
it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or
of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. (4) For
I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but
he that judgeth me is the Lord. 1 Corinthians 4:1-4. Read
Galatians 2:20.
Do ye
not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the
world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the
smallest matters? 1 Corinthians 6:2. Read 1 Corinthians 6:1-11.
4. FEAR
OF GOD/JUDGMENT
The Bible
has many references on the fear of God. Read Psalm 19:9, Psalm
119:120, and 2 Peter 3:9.
Because
sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore
the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Ecclesiastes 8:11.
Felix
said (Acts 26:28) "almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian"
to Paul. When you WAIT when God is calling you to salvation,
you let the devil get a hold.
And as
he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to
come Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time;
when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. Acts
24:25.
(For
he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the
day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the
accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) 2 Corinthians
6:2.
(26)
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge
of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
(27) But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery
indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. (28) He that
despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three
witnesses: (29) Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye,
shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the
Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith
he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite
unto the Spirit of grace? Hebrews 10:26-30.
Read
Matthew 5:29-30 and Mark 9:43-50. Read Matthew 10:24-28 and
Luke 12:5-7 about man fear. Read Matthew 16:26 about losing
your soul.
5. REJOICE
BECAUSE OF GOD'S JUDGMENTS
If you
love and fear God enough to serve him in holiness then you
will be READY to meet him with a clean heart (John 14:15 and
Hebrews 12:14). You will rejoice in his judgments because
you will not be condemned with the unjust, but will receive
the reward of the righteous (Matthew Chapter 25 and 1 Corinthians
11:31-32). Read James 2:13 and 1 John 4:17. We can overcome
sin. Read 1 John 5:4-5, Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 26, Revelation
3:5, 11, 12, 21, Revelation 21:6-8.
If you
don't fear him enough to serve him, then you will fear him
when his wrath is poured out on the ungodly. The Bible says
every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord. Read Colossians 3:6, Romans 14:11-12, and
Philippians 2:9-11. Read also Revelation 11:18, Psalm 97:8,
and Psalm 119:164.
6. MERCY
AND DESERVE
I know,
O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness
hast afflicted me. Psalm 119:75. Read Hosea 5:15.
O LORD,
correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou
bring me to nothing. Jeremiah 10:24. Read Psalm 119:124.
The king
shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation,
and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled:
I will do unto them after their way, and according to their
deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the
LORD. Ezekiel 7:27.
And after
all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great
trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than
our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance
as this; Ezra 9:13.
And that
he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double
to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee
less than thine iniquity deserveth. Job 11:6.
7. HEARERS
AND DOERS. Read James 4:17 and Romans 1:32.
8. NO
RESPECT OF PERSONS
For there
is no respect of persons with God. Romans 2:11. Read 2 Corinthian
5:10, Romans 14:10, and 1 Peter 1:17.
9. JEALOUS
GOD
God will
not allow you to put ANY thing before him. If you put your
will and desire before the will and desire of God for your
life, you have made your own will an idol in your heart. Submit
your will to God so you can be saved. Holiness is required
and without it you cannot have eternal life. Read Ephesians
2:3, 2 Peter 1:3-4, and James 3:6. Read Exodus 20:3-5, Deuteronomy
4:24, Nahum 1:2, and Deuteronomy 6:14-15.
For thou
shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous,
is a jealous God: Exodus 34:14.
10. JUDGMENT
GIVEN TO JESUS
(22)
For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment
unto the Son: (23) That all men should honour the Son, even
as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth
not the Father which hath sent him. (24) Verily, verily, I
say unto you, He that heareth 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. (25) Verily,
verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when
the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they
that hear shall live. (26) For as the Father hath life in
himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
(28) And hath given him authority to execute judgment also,
because he is the Son of man. (28) Marvel not at this: for
the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves
shall hear his voice, (29) 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. (30) I
can of mine own self do nothing; as I hear, I judge: and my
judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the
will of the Father which hath sent me. John 5:22-30.
Read
also Jeremiah 23:5, Isaiah 11:1-5, John 8:16, John 9:39, Acts
10:42, Matthew 17:5, Jude 1:14-15, John 12:48. Read John Chapter
1 about the Word.
And not
as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment
was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences
unto justification. Romans 5:16. Read Romans 5:12-21.
Adam
sinned and therefore judgment came upon all (Genesis Chapter
3). Jesus came and became the atoning sacrifice to reconcile
"whosoever" back to God (Revelation 22:17).
11. JUDGMENT
BY JESUS
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. 2 Corinthians
5:10. Read 2 Timothy 4:1-2.
Jesus
makes intercession to the Father for us (Romans 8:34). Read
Luke 13:6-9. Jesus tells a parable about the fig tree. He
told how one interceded for the tree that bore no fruit, and
how that one was willing to work on that tree. If the tree
then bore no fruit, it would be cut down. Read James 5:7.
We are the tree and Jesus is the one willing to intercede
to God for us and work with us.
MERCY
SEAT: Read Leviticus Chapter 16 about the day of atonement
and the sacrificing within the veil. The mercy seat was behind
the veil. When Jesus was crucified, the veil of the temple
was ripped apart, letting us closer to God through Jesus (Matthew
27:51). Jesus is our atoning sacrifice to God and our mediator.
Be sure to read Hebrews Chapter 10. Verse 20 speaks of his
flesh being the veil by which we can enter the holiest. Read
Isaiah 53:5 and John 19:34-37.
(14)
Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed
into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our
profession. (15) For we have not an high priest which cannot
be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in
all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. (16) Let
us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we
may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:14-16.
It is
important that you read Hebrews 9:24-28. Read also 1 Peter
5:4, 1 John 2:28, 1 John 3:2, and Titus 3:4-8.
12. JUDGMENT
HERE SO WE WON'T BE CONDEMNED THEN
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? 1 Peter 4:17.
It is
better to let Jesus judge you while there is time for you
to repent. Don't wait till God judges you at the last day.
God sends judgments and afflictions here (so we will repent)
to cleanse and purify us so we won't be condemned with sinners
at the final judgment (Hosea 5:15). Read Hebrews 12:5-13.
(31)
For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
(32) But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord,
that we should not be condemned with the world. 1 Corinthians
11:31-32.
13. WHITE
THRONE JUDGMENT
(JUDGMENT
BY GOD)
Read
Revelation Chapters 20-22. Revelation 20:11-15 tells about
the white throne judgment.
(11)
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. (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. (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. (14) And death and hell were cast into the
lake of fire. This is the second death. (15) And whosoever
was not found written in the book of life was cast into the
lake of fire. Revelation 20:11-15.
Sinners
will be resurrected to receive the second death. Read Revelation
Chapter 20 and Chapter 21:1-8 about the first resurrection,
the second death, the lake of fire, and the great white throne
judgment.
(7) He
that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his
God, and he shall be my son. (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. Revelation 21:7-8.
14. WHEN
IS THE END? Read 1 Corinthians 15:24-28, Matthew Chapter 24,
Revelation Chapter 22, Mark 8:36-37, and Luke 9:24-25.
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