Understanding Christian Judgment: Cross vs. Great White Throne
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Believers, upon death, are immediately in the presence of the Lord, bypassing the Great White Throne Judgment because their sins were judged at the cross. This assurance provides comfort and hope for eternal life. [00:02:37]
The ultimate judgment of God, what we sometimes call the Great White Throne Judgment from Revelation chapter 20 verse 11, happens later. It happens at some time in eternity future. Here's what it says in Revelation chapter 20 verse 11: "Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face heaven and earth fled away. [00:05:25]
Many, if not most, Bible scholars believe that Christians never appear before this Great White Throne. Now it isn't because we can hide from the Great White Throne. Nobody can hide from the Great White Throne of God's judgment. But the idea is this: we are spared from this awesome throne of judgment because our sins are already judged in Jesus at the cross. [00:07:45]
Christians will have to stand before another throne, the throne we call the Judgment Seat of Christ. Second Corinthians chapter 5 verse 10 says this: "For we must all appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, either good or bad." [00:09:20]
At the Judgment Seat of Christ, what we have done or not done will be judged, but that's not all. Also, our motives for what we have done will be judged. Paul presented essentially the same idea in First Corinthians chapter 3, starting at verse 12, where he spoke of a coming assessment of each one's work before the Lord. [00:10:06]
The Judgment Seat of Christ is not punishment for the things we have not done rightly. In other words, the things we did not truly do unto the Lord. No, the Judgment Seat of Christ, at that place, the things that we have not done unto God's glory, both in action and motive, will simply be burned up. [00:12:35]
God says to humanity, "You can pick your judgment day. Repent of your sins, put your faith in Jesus Christ as your Savior and your Lord. Do that, and your judgment day can be 2,000 years ago at Golgotha, where Jesus paid the penalty for your sins." [00:07:45]
Christians are not under the law, and the Ten Commandments are part of the law. Now, most everything in the Ten Commandments is repeated in the New Testament as something for us to observe and do, absolutely. But we do it because this is what we have under God in the New Covenant, shown to us by the heart of God in the Old Covenant. [00:22:52]
Repentance is a great and vital message that needs to be brought to the church again and again. Repentance is a word of hope. We don't have to continue on in the same way we've been going. We can have new life and victory over sin in Jesus Christ. Believers need to repent. [00:27:30]
In Jesus Christ, we are redeemed from the curse of the law, it says there in Galatians. And I believe that Jesus had the power to free us from any kind of curse like that. Now, I do believe that, in a sense, there are generational curses, not in things that have inherent spiritual power. [00:30:57]
The Jewish people are chosen, but they are not chosen unto salvation universally. In other words, God's choosing of the Jewish people does not mean that all of them are going to go to heaven. Now, I know that that has been the teaching of some rabbis throughout history. [00:36:02]
Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. That's what it says in Romans chapter 10. So read your Bible, meditate deeply on what the Bible says, talk about the Bible, fill your heart and mind with God's word. That will build your faith because it says in Romans chapter 10, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. [00:45:47]
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The ultimate judgment of God, what we sometimes call the Great White Throne Judgment from Revelation chapter 20 verse 11, happens later. It happens at some time in eternity future. Here's what it says in Revelation chapter 20 verse 11: "Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face heaven and earth fled away. [00:05:25]
Many, if not most, Bible scholars believe that Christians never appear before this Great White Throne. Now it isn't because we can hide from the Great White Throne. Nobody can hide from the Great White Throne of God's judgment. But the idea is this: we are spared from this awesome throne of judgment because our sins are already judged in Jesus at the cross. [00:07:45]
Christians will have to stand before another throne, the throne we call the Judgment Seat of Christ. Second Corinthians chapter 5 verse 10 says this: "For we must all appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, either good or bad." [00:09:20]
At the Judgment Seat of Christ, what we have done or not done will be judged, but that's not all. Also, our motives for what we have done will be judged. Paul presented essentially the same idea in First Corinthians chapter 3, starting at verse 12, where he spoke of a coming assessment of each one's work before the Lord. [00:10:06]
The Judgment Seat of Christ is not punishment for the things we have not done rightly. In other words, the things we did not truly do unto the Lord. No, the Judgment Seat of Christ, at that place, the things that we have not done unto God's glory, both in action and motive, will simply be burned up. [00:12:35]
God says to humanity, "You can pick your judgment day. Repent of your sins, put your faith in Jesus Christ as your Savior and your Lord. Do that, and your judgment day can be 2,000 years ago at Golgotha, where Jesus paid the penalty for your sins." [00:07:45]
Christians are not under the law, and the Ten Commandments are part of the law. Now, most everything in the Ten Commandments is repeated in the New Testament as something for us to observe and do, absolutely. But we do it because this is what we have under God in the New Covenant, shown to us by the heart of God in the Old Covenant. [00:22:52]
Repentance is a great and vital message that needs to be brought to the church again and again. Repentance is a word of hope. We don't have to continue on in the same way we've been going. We can have new life and victory over sin in Jesus Christ. Believers need to repent. [00:27:30]
In Jesus Christ, we are redeemed from the curse of the law, it says there in Galatians. And I believe that Jesus had the power to free us from any kind of curse like that. Now, I do believe that, in a sense, there are generational curses, not in things that have inherent spiritual power. [00:30:57]
The Jewish people are chosen, but they are not chosen unto salvation universally. In other words, God's choosing of the Jewish people does not mean that all of them are going to go to heaven. Now, I know that that has been the teaching of some rabbis throughout history. [00:36:02]
Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. That's what it says in Romans chapter 10. So read your Bible, meditate deeply on what the Bible says, talk about the Bible, fill your heart and mind with God's word. That will build your faith because it says in Romans chapter 10, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. [00:45:47]
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