After the Rapture, Pt. 2 The Rewards of the Righteous

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Part 1: The Great Tribulation & the Antichrist The Great Tribulation is a seven-year period The Antichrist will sign a peace treaty with Israel The first half of the tribulation there will be peace The second half of the tribulation there will be destruction The Antichrist will be defeated by Jesus Christ and will be cast into the lake of fire, along with the False Prophet.

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous After the Rapture… On Earth - Those who are left behind enters into the Great Tribulation In Heaven - The believer, and the dead in Christ, goes to heaven and there will face the Judgment Seat of Christ Two Eschatological Judgments: 1). The Judgment Seat of Christ. 2). The Great White Throne Judgment

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Two Eschatological Judgments: 1). The Judgment Seat of Christ. 2). The Great White Throne Judgment.

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous The Great White Throne Judgment Revelation 20:11-15,“Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. 13 And the sea gave up the dead

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” Purpose: To Judge Unbelievers for their Willful Denial of Christ.

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous The Judgment Seat of Christ Immediately follows the Rapture. For believers only Its purpose is not to pronounce judgment for sins committed Hebrews 10:17, “And their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous “It is to be observed carefully that the issue here is not to determine whether the one judged is a believer or not. The question of salvation is not being considered. The salvation given the believer in Christ has perfectly delivered him from all judgment….It is not the Lord’s purpose here to chasten His child for his sins, but to reward his service for those things done in the name of the Lord.” - J. Dwight Pentecost

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous The Judgment Seat of Christ Purpose: To Judge Believers for their Works Done for Christ. Ephesians 2:8-9, “8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous While works does not earn our salvation, works should be evidence of our salvation. James 2:14-17, “What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,” and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? 17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Ephesians 2:10, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous The Judgment Seat of Christ and the rewards that the righteous will receive: Revelation 22:12-13, “12 “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Matthew 16:24-27, “24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. 25 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then repay every man according to his deeds.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, “6 Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord— 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight— 8 we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. 9 Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Romans 14:10-12, “10 But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. 11 For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall give praise to God.” 12 So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous 1 Corinthians 3:10-15, “10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it. 11 For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each man’s work will become

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous 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 man’s work. 14 If any man’s work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. 15 If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous “Within the church today there exists considerable confusion and debate regarding the exact nature of the examination at the judgment seat of Christ. The expression “judgment seat of Christ”…has tended to cause some to draw the wrong conclusion about the nature and the purpose of this evaluation. A common misconception which arises…it that God will mete out a just retribution for sins in the believer’s life, and some measure of retributive punishment for sins will result.” - Samuel Hoyt

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous The purpose of the Judgment Seat of Christ is not to rebuke but to reward! Bema means… A Step Pace The Space which a Foot Covers A Foot-Breath A Raised Place Mounted by Steps a Platform, Tribune of the Official Seat of a Judge.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous “The city of Corinth was famous for the Isthmian Games, a festival of athletic contests and events similar to the Olympic games. At the end of each contest or event, the athletes would appear before a large, ornately decorated platform called the bema. On this platform, the emperor sat on the judgment seat and gave out rewards to the victorious athletes for their years of dedicated and disciplined training and their perseverance and endurance in the heat of competition and battle.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous "In the Grecian games in Athens, the old arena contained a raised platform on which the president or umpire of the arena sat. Form here he rewarded all the contestants: and here he would reward all winners. It was called the "Bema" or "Reward Seat". It was never used as a judicial bench". - L. Sale-Harrison, Judgment Seat of Christ

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Actual Bema Seat

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous “The focus is not on punishing the things which do not stand the test of fire, but rewarding those things which do.” - Dr. Brad Noel “…the judgment seat of Christ…is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has used his or her life for the Lord.” - J. Hampton Keathley III

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous The result of The Judgment Seat of Christ is: “a Reward Received or a Reward Lost.” – J. Dwight Pentecost 1 Corinthians 3:14-15, “14 If any man’s work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. 15 If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous The rewards are not for us, but they are for Christ. “…the crowns will not be for the eternal glory of the recipient, but for the glory of the Giver.” J. Dwight Pentecost

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Revelation 4:10-11, “And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Five crowns believers receive as rewards: 1). The Crown of Life James 1:12, “Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Five crowns believers receive as rewards: 1). The Crown of Life Revelation 2:10, “Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Five crowns believers receive as rewards: 1). The Crown of Life “It is evident that this ‘life that God has promised’ is more than the eternal life given to every believer at the time of his salvation. Since it is a reward for an accomplishment subsequent to initial faith, it must refer to a still higher quality of life.” - Donald W. Burdick

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Five crowns believers receive as rewards: 2). The Crown of Righteousness 2 Timothy 4:7-8, “7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; 8 in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Five crowns believers receive as rewards: 2). The Crown of Righteousness “This crown is a reward given for faithfulness to use our gifts and opportunities in the service of the Lord and for loving His appearing….to love His appearing is to live in light of it.” - J. Hampton Keathley III

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Five crowns believers receive as rewards: 3). The Incorruptible Crown 1 Corinthians 9:24,25, “24Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. 25 Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Five crowns believers receive as rewards: 3). The Incorruptible Crown “Only one runner could win the olive-wreath crown in the Greek games, but every believer can win an incorruptible crown when he stands before the Judgment Seat of Christ. This crown is given to those who discipline themselves for the sake of serving Christ and winning lost souls. They keep their bodies under control and keep their eyes on the goal.” - Warren Wiersbe

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Five crowns believers receive as rewards: 4). The Crown of Glory 1 Peter 5:1-4, “Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed, 2 shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness; 3 nor

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Five crowns believers receive as rewards: 4). The Crown of Glory yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock. 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Five crowns believers receive as rewards: 4). The Crown of Glory 1 Corinthians 9:16-17a, “For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for I am under compulsion; for woe is me if I do not preach the gospel. 17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward…”

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Five crowns believers receive as rewards: 4). The Crown of Glory “This crown is a reward promised to Elders for faithfulness in the discharge of their responsibilities in shepherding the people.” - J. Hampton Keathley III

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Five crowns believers receive as rewards: 5). The Crown of Rejoicing 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20, “19 For who is our hope or joy or crown of exultation? Is it not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? 20 For you are our glory and joy.” The Soul-Winners’ Crown

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Five crowns believers receive as rewards: 5). The Crown of Rejoicing “It has often been said that when this life is over you can take nothing into eternity. That is not entirely true. There is one thing that you can take with you when you die. That is the souls that you lead to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. This is the expression that Paul makes in this passage.

After the Rapture, Part 2 The Rewards of the Righteous Five crowns believers receive as rewards: 5). The Crown of Rejoicing He is saying that his crown of rejoicing will be the brethren in Christ that he has had the privilege of leading to Christ and nurturing to spiritual maturity.” - Walter D. Huyck Jr.

After the Rapture, Pt. 2 The Rewards of the Righteous