Revelation: The Judge Of All The Earth

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Revelation: The Judge Of All The Earth Scripture Reading: Revelation 20:11-15 This passage describes a great judgment before God in a future day.&nbsp; This will be a judgment in which the dead are raised and judged "according to what they had done" (Rev 20:13).&nbsp; Scholars debate whether this "great white throne" judgment will be for unbelievers alone or for all people.&nbsp; What is not debatable is the reality that, whether in one judgment or in two judgments, all people will be judged, one day, according to what they have done.&nbsp; 2 Corinthians 5:10 echoes multiple biblical texts when it says, "For&nbsp;we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,&nbsp;so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil." To be clear, heaven is not gained on the basis of the deeds of our lives, but the thoughts and deeds of our lives reveal either the unbelief or faith that resides in the heart.&nbsp; The deeds of unbelievers will give evidence of their heart's rejection of God … and God will be vindicated in condemning them.&nbsp; The deeds of believers will give evidence of their faith in Christ … and God will be vindicated in accepting them.&nbsp; As Christians, the penalty for all our sins has been paid by our Savior.&nbsp; Hell has been taken away from us.&nbsp; But that does not mean that how we live our lives does not matter.&nbsp; A judgment is coming which will determine, not our residence in heaven, but our rewards in heaven.&nbsp; Let us, therefore, be tenacious in our discipline, longing for our Lord's declaration, "Well done, good and faithful servant." Bethel Baptist Church https://bethelbaptistscs.org/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41288755/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/201935955