The Judgment After Death -- -- what then?
The Judgment What happens at death? be present with the Lord.” 1. Only the body dies. 1 Peter 3:4 “the hidden man is incorruptible.” Daniel 12:2 “going back to dust” 2. Spiritual part of the saved returns to its Creator. 2 Cor. 5:8 “to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.” 3. Unsaved spirits go into hell where there is tornment. Luke 16:23 “In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.
Between Death and Resurrection Paradise With Christ Forever 2 COR 5:8 Believer RAPTURE AIR (CLOUDS) SPIRIT BODY Death Unbeliever Believer 1 Th. 4:17 1 Th. 4:16 GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT Life Unbeliever Believers Body of 2nd Resur- rection Grave ALL BELIEVERS ALL UNBELIEVERS Body of Unbelievers Rev. 20:15 O.T. Luke 16:23 Lake of Fire Hades WAITING PLACE OF TORMENT SPIRITS OF UNBELIEVERS SHEOL 8
No General Resurrection The Judgment All will be resurrected Acts 24:15; John 5:28-29 But No General Resurrection Rev. 20:6 (NKJV) 20 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power…..
The Judgment Image of the Harvest The 1st Resurrection 2nd Resurrection The Resurrection of the Righteous The Resurrection of the Unrighteous Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Firstfruits General Harvest Gleanings Great White Throne Resurrection Church-Age Saints Resurrection of Tribulation and O. T. Saints Resurrection of the Unrighteous all at once Resurrection of Jesus The Tribulation 7-Years The Church Age The Millennium 1000-Years Rapture 2nd Coming 15
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (NKJV) The Judgment Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (NKJV) 13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His command-ments, for this is man’s whole duty. 14 For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil. Romans 2:16 (NKJV) 16. ….God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ…..
The Judgment How many judgments? 1. The Judgment of a Believer’s sins On the cross 2. The Judgment of a Believer’s Walk Our daily life 3. The Judgment of a Believer’s Walk Jacob’s Troubles 4. The Judgment of Gentile Nations Christ’s 2nd Coming 5. The Judgment of Fallen Angels ? End of the world 6. The Judgment Seat of Christ BEMA After the Rapture 7. The Great White Throne Judgment End of Millennium