JUDGMENT

In the scriptures, we are instructed to rightly divide the word of truth (II Tim. 2:15) this is most essential when studying the judgments. Do not endeavor to make all judgments conform to the theory of one General judgment. "The general judgment" theory is the invention of religion. And is not taught in the Word of God. There are five separate judgments revealed in the Bible, and they differ as to times, place, and purpose, yet, they all have one thing in common: the Lord Jesus Christ is the judge (John 5:22) everyone - from Adam to the last man to be born on this earth - will stand before the Lord Jesus Christ to be judged.

     In the first judgment, the sins of the believers have already been judged in Christ on the Cross: In the second judgment, the believer is to judge self. Or be judged by the Lord Jesus Christ and discipled, in the third judgment, all believers must appear at the "Judgment Seat of Christ" where their works are to be judged. In the fourth judgment, all nations are to be judged at the second coming of Christ: In the fifth judgment the wicked dead are to be judged at the great White Throne.

I.) THE JUDGMENT OF THE BELIEVER'S SINS:                         (John 5:24)

(V.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.

(1) In the above verse, Our Lord Jesus Christ tells us that the believer's "cometh not into condemnation" (Judgment). The word "condemnation" is the same word rendered Judgment (Matt. 10:15) our sins were judged in Christ on Calvary and every believer, hath passed out of death into life. This is present salvation Christ paid for our sins, He was judged in the believers' stead, the believer will not come into Judgment because:

      (A) Jesus Christ paid the penalty, and on the grounds of His substitution death, the believer is separated from his sins forever (Ps. 103:12).

     (B) The sins of the believers' have been "Blotted out" and God has promised that He will not remember thy sins (Isa. 43:25).

     (C) Our Lord suffered for our sins! "The just for the unjust" that we might be saved and never come into judgment as sinners (I Peter 3:18).

II.) THE JUDGMENT OF THE BELIEVER'S SELF:                            (I Cor. 11:31).

(V. 31) For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

     (2) The judgment of the believer's self is more than judging things in the believer's life, when the believer judges self, the good and the bad things and actions in his life comes to light, and he will confess the bad (I John 1:9) and forsake it (Isa. 55:7) However, It is not enough just to judge sin in the believers: he must judge self.

      (A) To judge self is to practice self-abnegation for when the believer sees self as God sees him, he will renounce self. It is replacing the self-life with the Christ-life, (Col. 3:4) Christ is the believer's life.

     (B) To judge self is to deny self, this is more than self-denial, self-denial is denying one's self of the gratifications of the flesh, if we practice self-denial only, it is treating the symptom and not the cause, but when we deny self, we are attacking the cause, for in self (that is, in the flash) dwelleth no good thing (Rom. 7:18) to deny self is to take up our cross and follow Christ (Mark 8:34-38).

     (C) To judge self is to lose the self-life, and find the Christ-life. (Gal. 2:20).

     (D) To judge self is to no longer be self-conscious, but becomes Christ conscious (Matt. 28:20).

     (E) To judge self is to no longer be self-controlled, but become Christ-controlled (Acts 9:6).

     (F) To judge self is to no longer practice self-esteem, but others better than self (Phil 2:3) to judge self is to become

                                            ( SELFLESS ).

III. THE JUDGMENT OF THE BELIEVER'S WORKS:           (II Cor. 5:10).

(V. 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 hath done, whether it be good or bad.

IV. THE JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS:                              (Matt. 25:31-46)

(V.31) When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the Holy angels with Him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory.

(V.32) And before Him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

(V. 46) And these shall go away into every lasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

This is not the judgment of the great White Throne (Rev. 20:11-15).

V. THE JUDGMENT OF THE WICKED:                                 (Rev. 20:11-15).

(V.11) And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and heavens fled away: and there was found no place for them.

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

The wicked will be shown that God in His mercy provided space for them in the "BOOK OF LIFE" so that they are without excuse (Rom. 1:18-20).

HE WHICH TESTIFIETH THESE THINGS SAITH, "SURELY I COME QUICKLY," AMEN, EVEN SO,

               COME,

                                  LORD JESUS.

              THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST BE WITH YOU ALL. AMEN!

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