8/17/2020 updated 9/19/2022
There is a Judgement for those who follow Christ, along with those who claim to be "Christian", and a different Judgement for those who do not. 1st Thessalonians 4:16,17 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the "dead in 'Christ' will be the first to "rise". (First Resurrection) Then, we who are alive who are left, will be caught up (Harvest/rapture) together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. The First Judgement ("Sheep") Matthew 25:31-46 hen the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. (The Marriage Supper of the Lamb: Revelation 19) For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? When did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?’ And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these "brothers" of Mine, (Matthew 12:48-50) you did for Me.’ The First Judgement ("Goats") (Matthew 7:21 Not everyone who says to Me Lord, Lord, will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in Heaven.) Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. (It's possible that the goats will be thrown into the Lake of Fire with the Beast and the False Prophet. Revelation 19:20) For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’ (Faith without "good works" is dead) And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” The Second Coming Revelation 19:11 Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war... ...19. Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army. But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And, all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. The White Throne Judgement Revelation 20:11-15 And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide. I saw the "dead", (Second Resurrection) both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And "the dead" (not the dead in Christ) were judged according to what they had "done", as recorded in the books. The sea gave up its dead, and death and the grave gave up their dead. And all were judged according to their deeds. Then death and the grave were thrown into the Lake of Fire. This Lake of Fire is the Second Death. 1st Corinthians 14:1 Pursue Love (Galatians 5:22,23) and Desire Spiritual gifts. (1st Corinthians 12-14) May God's will be done, in the name of His Son, Jesus our Lord and Christ, Amen.
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