(5) It yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness (Heb. Not only did Christ die for our sin as the Lamb of God (John 1:29), but He died to break the reign of sin in the lives of those who put their trust in Him as their Savior. (c) There are two views: (1) The believer who fails to abide is made to feel shame by the Lord, i.e., the Lord puts him to shame. (8) It is a time of utter negative volition and rebellion (2 Thess. 1 Corinthians 4:5 ESV / 106 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. A number of things occur at this time. In Revelation 20, John mentions a place called the Lake of Fire. (4) The Crown of Life (Jam. The judgment seat of Christ might be compared to a commencement ceremony. 12:1-2; Matt. 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. (1) In Luke 14:12-14, reward is associated with the resurrection and the rapture is when the church is resurrected. 12:15b). (5) Loss of Desire and Motivation for Service. Soon, however, 144,000 will come to Christ from the nation of Israel and will evidently become the evangelists of the world who lead people to Christ from every tongue, tribe, and nation (Rev. 32:3-5). And not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming (presence). Please note several things here. 3:1-13; Tit. How many times is the son of man mentioned in the Bible? This is a serious matter with consequences both for time and eternity since the failure to do so leads not only to the loss of rewards, but the judgment of Gods discipline of His believing children as a loving Father and as the Vine Dresser who must prune the vine for production (Heb. The Rock! (NIV). (2) The second book will be the book of works or deeds. 12:5f and 1 Cor. The Tribulation will witness Satans wrath and the persecutions of his man, the Beast (Rev. 10 Lewis Sperry Chafer, Systematic Theology, Vol. 6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him. The graduates do not leave the auditorium weeping because they did not earn better grades. Awards are handed out to every Christian. Whats the basis on which the Bema is conducted? Everything about this time will be unprecedented (Zeph. The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. Because this is a completely different matter. Key Scriptures: Heb. 3:23; Hab. A Christian believes in a God they have never seen through faith. Therefore, as the Scripture says, And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment (Hebrews 9:27). Again, for the church this means the event of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. (1) Loss of Fellowship With the Lord. Crowns are given as rewards for faithfulness to appropriate Gods grace and Christs victory in the Christian life. The regathering of those Israelites who were left after the tribulation judgments, both believing and unbelieving Jews (Matt. It will occur somewhere in the heavenlies in the presence of the Lord. No amount of good living will get us to heaven or give us eternal life. 6:17). Explain the nature of Gods judgment of believers in this life. Knowing and having the hope of the resurrection and all that this means to the Christian, the Apostle spoke of his commitment to maintain a clear conscience, one cleared by confession and the forsaking of all known sin (1 John 1:9; Prov. (3) A time of trouble or distress (Daniel 12:1). 2:8), but a reward for enduring trials and overcoming temptation. (a) The verb is what we call in Greek an aorist subjunctive, and with the basic meaning of this verb, the grammar points to a future act, but not a continuous state. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. 6:1; 9:14), of unfruitful deeds (Eph. Those judged are the dead, great and small, those who had no part in the first resurrection (Rev. Revelation 22:12 Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. While bema is used in the Gospels and in Acts of the raised platform where a Roman magistrate or ruler sat to make decisions and pass sentence (Matt. This always results in moral devolution and degeneration. Further, the words awake or asleep of verse 10 refer to a spiritual or moral condition, not whether one is alive or dead when Christ returns as in 4:13-14. (2) The believer who fails to abide experiences shame by the revelatory nature of Christs presence at the Bema. The Books: The identity of the books is not specifically revealed and we can only speculate from a comparison of other passages of Scripture and from the nature of these verses. 11:28-32. Though ones primary focus might be on the future judgments, this study will also cover the judgments of the past and the present because they are related and form a part of the total picture revealed in Scripture. Eph. 15 But the free gift is not like the transgression. Whoever sheds mans blood,By man his blood shall be shed,For in the image of GodHe made man. 1 Cor. How do we know who falls into the category of swine, those incapable of appreciating the truth, if we do not make certain judgments? 3:10; 6:10; 8:13; 11:10; 13:8, 14; 17:8 and Isa. 1 Corinthians 11:27-32 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son. Sin requires a penalty, the penalty of death as Gods holy judgment on sin. So, it is only fitting that He also judge the old earth and heavens that has been the arena of Satans activity and mans sin and rebellion. But those who are not killed by these judgments will be gathered, judged, and the rebels removed with only believers going into the millennial kingdom. This is not the final judgment mentioned in Revelation 20:11-15 which is limited to only the unbelieving world. Scripture teaches that all sins, both confessed and unconfessed, have been forgiven and taken care of by the work of Christ on the Cross so the Christian will never face those sins again at the judgment. When they enjoyed each other and the fruit trees and blessings of the garden, they acted in their self-interest but they did so in dependence on and in obedience to the Lord. 24:27-30). Daily forgiveness of those who are within the family of God is distinguished from judicial and positional forgiveness which was applied forensically to all of a persons sins the moment he believed in the Lord Jesus Christ.14 We need to distinguish between fellowship forgiveness and legal or forensic forgiveness that justifies us and gives us a standing before God through Christ. Instead, it should be defined as the pursuit of our self-interest in our own way, rather than in Gods way. Yet Ryries Notes Say Otherwise. 9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, that whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him. (1) Daniel, who wrote concerning the termination of Gods program for Israel in chapter 9, places the resurrection of the righteous in Israel as occurring after a time of distress such as never occurred Clearly this is the Tribulation, Daniels Seventieth Week, or the time of Jacobs Distress mentioned by Jeremiah (Jer. 1:9-16; Gal. (3) It is an expression and a proof of Gods love (Heb. The Lords return and what this means not only to the world but to us individually is a very prominent subject of the New Testament. Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. I can do nothing on My own initiative. but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. 12:10). For those ideas Paul would have most likely used kalos, good, and kakos, evil. For good works, those valuable like good fruit, we will receive back rewards, but for bad works, those rotten and worthless, we will receive no rewards or the loss of rewards. Mary is a virgin in the accounts of Matthew (1:16; 18-25) and Luke (1:26-38). The text reads: Acts 24:15-16 having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a re This is further confirmed by the message of the book of Romans where the Apostle shows Israels problem to be one of seeking to establish her own righteousness by keeping the Law rather than accept Gods righteousness by faith in Christ (Rom. 2:9; 5:3; 8:35; 12:12; 1 Thess. The judgment of the Nation of Israel (Matt. (5) It is a day of extreme lawlessness, sin, and demonic activity (Rev. Remember that all of our crowns will be cast at the feet of Christ, for only He is worthy (Rev. WebThe Archangel* Gabriel is mentioned in the Holy Bible at least four explicit and possibly two implicit times: Daniel 8:1527. It is not punitive. 2:2 the ruler of the kingdom of the air, NIV [air is the Greek, aer, the atmospheric heavens]). But the fact still remains that the Bible promises us rewards. 5:11), and of works of the Law (Rom. In the eternal state there will be no place for that which reminds men of the rebellions of Satan and man with all its wickedness and sorrow (Rev. 8:18-22; Eph. 14:7, 10; 19:2). and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged. But this will only be momentary or short-lived at best in view of passages like Revelation 7:17; 21:4 and Isaiah 65:17. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. (4) Loss of Opportunities. The Lord Jesus is the victor, and our victory is really His victory which is appropriated by faith. The Judgment Seat of Christ is not a place and time when the Lord will mete out punishment for sins committed by the child of God. 19:17-19; 22:29-30; Rev. Specifically, this is the dead of the second resurrection, the resurrection of the unjust, the resurrection unto the second death mentioned in Revelation 20:5-6, 12-14, and John 5:29b. Compare also Ephesians 4:17-19: This I say therefore, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; 19 and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality, for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, Have nothing to do with that righteous Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him.. Titus 3:5-7: He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by His grace we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 14:10-11; 1 Cor. The deeds of the unbeliever are only examined to show that the person, no matter how much good they have done, falls short of Gods holy demands. The judge at the Bema bestowed rewards to the victors. This condition is the expression of Gods wrath (vs. 18) and twice we have the statement that this moral breakdown occurs because God gave them over (vss. He would just be delighted to be there and do what he was doing. Therefore it should be each believers impelling desire to be well-pleasing to the Lord in all things. 9:24-25). In other words, it was a reward seat and portrayed a time of rewards or loss of rewards following examination. The refusal to accept the truth destroys the power to discriminate between truth and error.1. 16 G. Abott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, T & T Clark, Edinburgh, 1937, p. 252. (2) Diadem. For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly. The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many transgressions resulting in justification. He said to the judges, Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the, but a terrifying expectation of judgment and, the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. 26:10; Mark 14:6; Rom. What then is the solution? What are they and how are they described in Scripture? This results in the works of the flesh and their awful and fruitless consequences (Gal. 24:17). the word - (12) It is a time of martyrdom of believers (Rev. Since the Savior has died for the sin of the world (1 John 2:2), the ultimate issue is the sin of unbelief or rejection of Christ. The awesome fact is that salvation is through faith in Jesus Christ. 4:13-18). 2:12-13), but the decision to serve, and the diligence employed in doing so, are our responsibility and our contribution and God sees this as rewardable. After our glorification, there will be no sinful nature to produce envy, or jealousy, or resentment, or feelings of dissatisfaction. The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no one. 19:2, 5). They, therefore, have no righteousness and cannot be accepted before God, but must be cast into the eternal Lake of Fire. Why is possession of Gods Son necessary to have eternal life? 5:2). At graduation there is some measure of disappointment and remorse that one did not do better and work harder. This is clear from the context and the analogy to the Greek athletic games. 10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, that we may share His holiness. While 1 John 5:11 and 12 are written to Christians to give them assurance of their salvation based on the testimony of Gods Word, this passage also highlights the key issue in Gods plan of salvation as it is centered in the person of Jesus Christ. 18); militarily (Joel 3:2, 9-14; Rev. Undoubtedly, then, the Scripture will be used to demonstrate the clearness of the plan of God and that man is without excuse. Verses 13 and 14 state that the unbelieving dead will be judged according to their deeds (works). Both Romans 14:10 and 2 Corinthians 5:9 speak of the judgment seat. This a translation of one Greek word, the word bema. the word - judge - appears 191 times. In the King James version. 14 If any mans work which he has built upon it remains, he shall receive a reward. 1:12; Rev. 8:24f). Similarly, Paul tells rich people that God gives us richly all things to enjoy. (1 Tim. Thank you for giving me eternal life through faith in your Son. 3:13-15: each mans work will become evident; for the day will show it, because it is to be revealed with fire; and the fire itself will test the quality of each mans work. Other Bible teachers espouse a mediating position. 19:17; 1 Cor. 24:21. 9 Lewis Sperry Chafer, Major Bible Themes: 52 Vital Doctrines of the Scripture Simplified and Explained, rev. (2) Daniels Seventieth Week (Daniel 9:24-27). The next prophetic event in Gods timetable will be the rapture or the catching up of the body of Christ, the church, as described in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. The emotional condition of the redeemed is that of complete and unending happiness. They maintain the seriousness of the examination and yet emphasize the commendation aspect of the judgment seat. Hope will at last become reality for all those who are delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God (Rom. The believer will forfeit rewards which he could have received, but he will not be punished in the judicial sense of paying for his sins. (3) To reward the believer for all the good he or she has done as portrayed by the symbols of gold, silver, and precious stones, that which is valuable and can stand the test of fire without being consumed. 59:2). To love His appearing is to live in the light of it. The details of this will be developed in a summarized fashion in the material that follows. But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. The Judgment Seat of Christ is not related to salvation but to the bestowal of rewards, and every Christian is assured that he will receive some reward (1 Cor. See answer (1) Best Answer. Adam and Eve died spiritually and began to die physically. The word "judgment" is 28:11-19; Rev. It is a gift through faith, but He rewards us for good works. also 1 John 5:16-17). While the following is not exhaustive, it demonstrates that sin in the life of a believer is not a small issue. 6:2-4; 16:14; 19:14f; Joel 3:2, 9f; Rev. Some will reign with Him, but, because of loss of rewards, evidently some will not. The believer is seen by the Father as clothed in the righteousness of Christ. Since love is a preeminent virtue in Christianity, true selfishness often involves a pursuit of self-interest that violates the law of love.12. Will the Lord reject forever?And will He never be favorable again? If you would like to receive and trust Christ as your personal Savior, you may want to express your faith in Christ by the following prayer: Dear God, I know Im a sinner and that nothing I do can gain heaven or eternal life. Unconfessed sin stands as a barrier to fellowship with the Lord and His control over ones life. (7) Loss of Physical Health and Vitality. And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. 4 Now to the one who works, his wage is not reckoned as a favor, but as what is due. Also, Matthew 25:21, 23 and Luke 19:17-19 show us our rewards consist of authority over either many things or many cities. This will be answered as we consider the basis on which rewards are given or lost. (3) The Promise of Accolades or Commendations. There were also divisions and factions and the focus on personalities rather than the Savior. This is the good news of the Bible, the message of the gospel. It is from Goda time of divine wrath. (4) That dispensing of rewards is in view is also evident from the Greek words in 2 Corinthians 5:10 translated good (agathosvaluable like good fruit) and bad (phaulosunacceptable like rotten or spoiled fruit). Some today refuse to distinguish between the general tribulations of this age that the church will endure, and the unique, universal, and unprecedented Tribulation that will come. All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God. The word judgments refers to the decrees or the decisions of God that make up His plan. Gods judgments lead to Gods will, which in turn achieves His purpose. God, knowing our sinful state and having the wisdom to design a plan to bring about our salvation, has made certain decrees, decisions, and judgments to institute His plan. (5) The Crown of Righteousness (2 Tim. Rev. In other words, God has removed Satan and his demons, the False Prophet and the Beast, and is about to judge the rest of the unbelieving dead. The rebels of unbelief must be removed so that only believing Israel will enter into the kingdom (cf. It is an awesome and solemn scene and one which should cause everyone to stop and think about the eternal implications of this future event. John 12:31 with Rev. Will believers experience shame, grief, remorse at the Bema? 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