PROPHECY: The Throne of Judgment.

All those who refuted the offering of Christ’s Life through a born-again experience will be judged for their condemnation OF Christ.

THE THRONE OF JUDGMENT

In a world where the word “judgment” is offensive and dismissed, God, has warned the masses throughout the ages that this tragic finality is irrevocable and certain to occur. Today, we will unfold the ultimate tragedy that will front all who did not and do not turn to Jesus Christ for Salvation.  

John, the writer of Revelation, makes it clear to us. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:15)

As for me, this passage is the most devastating proclamation in the Bible. As odd as it is, it is the most ignored warning in God's Holy Word. The masses not only ignore this warning, but most consider it fiction cut from a mysterious movie script. I can assure you; this is no man-made or demonic-inspired fantasy.

Everyone must face death – even the two witnesses brought back from being taken up in the Old Testament. Jesus, Himself had to face this requirement. Likeminded, all must face Judgment, except for Jesus. 

And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment.  (Hebrews 9:27)

Judgment is simple. All those who refuted the offering of Christ’s Life through a born-again experience will be judged for their condemnation OF Christ. Those who made claims to the offering of Christ’s portal to salvation through the Holy Spirit, known as Christians, will be weighed by their good deeds - to test whether their deeds were in Christ or that of replicating Jesus’ principles. Judgment will separate the fake Christians from the authentic. The results of Judgment will be either rewards or consequences of condemnation.

While the condition of our position during the Great White Throne of Judgment is sealed upon our physical death, many will die believing they are sealed with authentic salvation – when in actuality, they never received the Holy Spirit into their mortal lives. On the day of Judgment, followers of Christ’s principles will discover this eternal difference.

An unknown fact to many Christians. Two separate judgments take place within the End Times. The first is the Judgment seat of Christ; the second is the Great White Throne of Judgment. All authentic indwelt Christians will be judged in the first court, which will happen seconds after the Rapture. Before the Bride of Christ can partake in the wedding feast, this phase of eternity must occur first.

It says in 2 Cor. 5:10,  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

While some might suspect guilt or condemnation, this is not the case for this judgment. This occurrence evaluates the level of rewards according to their deeds in Christ. Grace dismisses all self-propagated good deeds. All deeds by releasing Christ’s deeds through the believer are rewarded. All unbelievers and following fake Christians will be judged in the second court, the Great White Throne of Judgment. In the second court, the emphasis is not on deeds; it is solely based on the refusal to accept God’s Truth through His Son, thus denying the passageway to God through Jesus Christ alone. This is the moment for all haters of God, those who refused the Gospel message of receiving the Holy Spirit, and those who thought they were saved through church doctrines or manmade platitudes. 

Neither of these events is set aside only for the living but for those past and present souls. John 5:28-28 tells us, "Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.

Real-deal Saints will experience resurrection life in two phases. Phase one, preexisting Saints, is the Rapture, when Spirit-filled believers will meet their Husband in the air. The second is the 144,000 pure-bloodline Jews, who are put to death and resurrected during the seven-year reign of the antichrist to enter the 1,000-year reign of Jesus Christ. Once both groups are united in the resurrection, Jesus will rule the earth in perfect peace. 

One more resurrection is stated in the Word of God – the resurrection of condemnation. All the dead unbelievers will be raised from the dead to face eternal damnation and punishment. The big question becomes, “when does this happen?”

John tells us in Revelation 20:5, 12-15…

The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection. 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 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. 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. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

There you have it. The Great White Throne of Judgment does not happen until Jesus fulfills His thousand-year reign. Once Jesus’ Sabbath has been concluded, all the unsaved, dead or alive, from creation to the last hour of Christ’s reign, will be fronted with the final condemnation – hellfire and damnation.

So, where does this final judgment take place?

It is not on the earth. Count on that. Since Rev. 20:11 reveals that the earth and heaven fled away after the thousand-year reign concluded, most likely, it will occur in the dimension of the dead. Since God did not clarify those details, it is honorable to leave this mysterious location in the hands of our Lord.

The person sitting on the great white throne is none other than Jesus. As odd as it sounds, Jesus’ Father judges no one. John 5:22-23 tells us this, "For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son, so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.”

The people facing Jesus for this judgment, according to Rev. 20-13, it is all the souls called forth from Death and Hades (pre-Hell). We do know that each attempt to justify their position. Remember when Jesus said in Matt. 7:22-23, "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'

It doesn’t get any more sobering than that.

The lion's share of the dead will attempt to justify their refusal to come unto God through His Son. The rich, small, famous, noble, and wanna-be Christians will stand on equal footing, and not one will be ushered into the Kingdom of God. Everyone will suffer the consequences of refusing to allow the Truth to set them free when they had the chance to receive the person of Truth.

While most through the ages disregarded this Truth, every thought, deed, and spoken word was recorded in “the books.” Each person has a book containing the items I just mentioned. Each book is opened as the individual approaches the throne of Jesus. One by one, Jesus reveals the secrets contained in their book. Judges them according to the Law of the Father and then sends them off to damnation. A place filled with torment, flames, wailing, and gnashing of teeth – according to Mark 9:48, a place where worms do not die and the fire is not quenched.

Now comes our reality check. After disclosing all these Biblically sound warnings and proclamations, few will be moved, convicted, or challenged to receive Jesus Christ as their indwelling Savior. Satan has already moved in upon our global culture, so that passivity and ambivalence will dominate the masses' souls. Some will show interest but no conviction. Others will label this message as doomsday poppycock. However, a few will be struck to the core, plead with Jesus to save them, and walk in redemption until the day of the Rapture. Which are you? 

If, and I mean if, Christ is knocking at your door for salvation, choose to open that door at this very hour. I will close with John’s words.

Listener, it is your responsibility to make the right choice. Our next and final episode will detail the New Heaven & Earth. Our final message will reveal the glorious ultimate reward for all His Saints who past the greatest test of all – those who endured to the end, those He saved. Until next time…