Lesson
12
The
Great White Throne Judgment
V. The Great
White Throne Judgment
After one thousand
years reign of Jesus Christ upon the earth, the Great White Throne Judgment
will take place. This will be a judgment of all the dead from the beginning of
man's existence on the earth. The only people who
will not be there to be judged will be the redeemed church (both dead and the
living) which arose to meet the Lord at the rapture.
"And
I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it from whose face the earth
and the heaven fled away, and there was found no place for them. And I saw the
dead, small and great, stand before God, and the books were opened"
(Revelation 20:11-12).
A. Elements in this
judgment
1. The Throne
John saw an impressive
large white throne.
2. The Judge
Jesus Christ will sit
upon the throne.
3. The Judged
The Dead from all
walks of life.
"And the sea
gave up the dead that were in it, and death and hell delivered up the dead that were in them" (Revelation 20:13).
4. The Evidence
"The books were
opened, and another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead
were judged out of those things which were written in the books according to
their works" (verse 12). Those books are:
- The Bible God's plan for mankind.
- The recorded history of mankind.
- The Book of Life, the book with the names of the
righteous of all ages.
5. The Witnesses
The Saints of the
church who will be there with Jesus judging the world (I Corinthians 6:2).
6. The
Judged
Those
whose names were not in the book of life were cast in the lake of fire (verse
15).