Blessed is he
that readeth, and they that hear the
words of this prophecy, and keep
those things which are written therein:
for the time is at hand. Revelation 1:3
The Judgment
Lesson 23
Marking Code: J
Marking Color: Orange
Key Text: Romans 14: 10-12
- Romans
14:10-12. Every human
being must stand before the
judgment seat of Christ. It
is a solemn event, but we
don’t need to be afraid
because our judge is Jesus,
who loves us and died for us.
2 Corinthians 5:10.
- Acts 17:31.
God has appointed a day
for the judgment. There is a
definite time when the
judgment will take place.
- Revelation
14:7. In the last days,
the first angel announces to
the world that the hour of
God’s judgment “has
come.”
- Daniel
7:9,10. Daniel saw the
judgment-taking place in
heaven at the end of time.
Daniel 8:14 indicate that the
judgment began in heaven in
1844 (see Lesson 22,
“The 2,300-Day
Prophecy”).
Revelation 11:18,19.
The judgment takes place while there
are people living on the earth.
Revelation 20:11,12.
We are judged by the deeds we have
done as recorded in God’s of
life.
- 1 Peter
4:17. The judgment begins
with the investigation of the
lives of God’s people.
- Ecclesiastes
12:14. Nothing will be
missed or overlooked.
Matthew 12:36, 37.
1 Corinthians 4:5.
- Exodus
32:31-33. It is possible
that some who have accepted
Jesus and whose names have
been written in His book of
life will have their names
blotted out of His book
because they have turned from
Him to a life of sin.
- James 2:12.
God’s law will be the
standard of the judgment.
Ecclesiastes 12:13.
Revelation 22:14.
- Hebrews
7:25. All of us are
guilty of breaking God’s
law (Romans 3:23; 6:23), so
our only means of salvation
in the judgment is to hide
our lives in Christ, our
Intercessor. His
righteousness will cover us.
1 John 2:1.
Colossians 3:3.
Matthew 10:32.
- Revelation
3: 5, 20. Jesus appeals
to us to invite Him into our
hearts and let Him live out
His life in us-before the
verdict of the judgment is
pronounced.
J-End.
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