Rev 20 The Great White Throne of Judgment
Revelation 20 The Judgment
Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds.14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
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Why do you think talking about hell has fallen out of practice in contemporary culture? among many Christians?
How does the cross show us that Jesus believed in the reality of hell?
Why is eternal punishment for sins just on God's part?
What is the connection between hell and the glory of God?
How would your life look different if you lived in light of eventually giving an account to God for every thought, word, and deed?
What does it mean that "revelation brings responsibility" in regards to eternal punishment?
In what sense is God absent from hell if He is omnipresent?
How should Christians preach the doctrine of hell to unbelievers?
Akin: Christ-Exalting on Revelation
Rogers: The Final Judgment of the Unsaved Dead
The SOLEMN SUMMONS (Revelation 20:12-13)
Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds.
The people who are called to the judgment:
12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne,
All Sinners Will Be There
All Self-righteous Will Be There
All Self Satisfied Will Be There
All Slow-deciders Will Be There
They intend to be saved one day.
They know they are sinners and are not antagonistic to the Gospel, but they just do not intend to give their hearts to Jesus today.
All Sunday Christians Will Be There
The places from which they are called: Revelation 20:13
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds.
Death has the body; Hell has the soul.
The graves and tombs will give up their dead.
Out of the seas and desert sands they will come.
Wherever men have died, they will be raised.
When someone dies without Jesus Christ, his soul immediately goes to Hell, but he is not yet at the judgment.
THE SECRETS DISPLAYED (Revelation 20:12)
12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.
Our lives are recorded in God's book.
Nothing has escaped His knowledge.
Secrets that have been repressed:
Secrets that have been recorded:
Matthew 12:36 We will give an account for every idle word, every time we have taken the Lord's name in vain. Exodus 20:7
Secrets that will be revealed:
There is coming a judgment day when we will face the record.
THE SOBER VERDICT
Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
Hell Is An Awful Place
Hell Is An Agonising Place
Hell Is An Always Place
No Excuse
No Exception
No Exemption
No Escape
THE SEVERITY OF THE SENTENCE (Revelation 20:14-15)
Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
The Sureness of the final sentence:
The Severity of it
The Sadness of it.
Settle out of Court.
Romans 8:1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Chist Jesus.
Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?33 Who will bring a charge against God's elect? God is the one who justifies;34 who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
Romans 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
11 And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
John 3:16,17 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.18 He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
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