2 Corinthians 5:6-10 “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.” Luke 23:42-43 The thief said, “Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!” 43 And Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.” Hebrews 9:27 “it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment”

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1 Thessalonians 4:18 “ Therefore comfort one another with these words.” Our dead loved ones who knew Jesus are in Heaven with Jesus and will come with Him when He comes to the clouds. Our dead loved ones who knew Jesus are in front of us in line to get resurrection bodies. If we die tomorrow, we join them in Heaven. If we are alive at the phase 1 coming of Jesus, we will be instantly transformed into our cool resurrection bodies. Either way, we will be with the Lord always in all that He does once He comes for the rapture.

Some generation of Christians will not die, but rather see Jesus ascend from Heaven and take them! The Thessalonians thought it was them. Do you think it is us? Are you ready? If Jesus is only coming back in the second coming of Rev. 14, we have the terrible events of Rev 6-13 first. His coming is not imminent. But if Jesus is coming back any time, we better be living right and ready for Him.

Every wicked person and act in human history will have a day of judgment. Every wicked person and act in human history will have a day of judgment. There is really a day when Jesus will reign in righteousness. There is really a day when Jesus will reign in righteousness. Sin will be finally removed- in us and around us. Sin will be finally removed- in us and around us.

Four Judgments at the Time of Christ’s Two Phase Coming A) A) Judgment of Rewards B) B) Judgment of the Tribulation Martyrs C) C) Judgment of the Tribulation Survivors D) D) Great White Throne Judgment John 3:16–18 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 “For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. 18 “He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3:36 “He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” Romans 3:9–22 “both Jews and Greeks are all under sin; 10 as it is written, “T HERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin. 21 But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe” The only way to be declared “not guilty” in the courtroom of God is to have faith in Jesus.

A A) A) Judgment of Rewards: Judgment of believers raptured or resurrected after the phase 1 coming of Christ

A 1 Corinthians 3:12–15 “Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each man’s 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 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.” God evaluates the things that believers have done in their lives. - They receive rewards for things with eternal value. - They suffer loss for things not of eternal value. All participants are saved and receive eternal life.

A) A) Judgment of Rewards: Judgment of believers raptured or resurrected after the phase 1 coming of Christ A It matters how we live. We can work now for eternal treasure by spending our energy of eternal things. -Soul Winning -Helping the Helpless -Maturing His Church It matters how we live. We can work now for eternal treasure by spending our energy of eternal things. -Soul Winning -Helping the Helpless -Maturing His Church

A A) A) Judgment of Rewards: Judgment of believers raptured or resurrected at the phase 1 coming of Christ 2 Corinthians 5:8–11 “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. 11 Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men”

A A) A) Judgment of Rewards: Judgment of believers raptured or resurrected after the phase 1 coming of Christ Revelation 11:16–18 “the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying, “We give You thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who are and who were, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign. 18 And the nations were enraged, and Your wrath came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.” God evaluates the thing that believers have done in our lives. - We receive rewards for things with eternal value. - We suffer loss for things not of eternal value. All participants are saved and receive eternal life.

Revelation 20:4–5 “Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.” B A) A) Judgment of Rewards: Judgment of believers raptured or resurrected after the phase 1 coming of Christ B) B) Judgment of the Tribulation Martyrs: Evaluation of the people who died for Jesus during the tribulation which takes place as the end of the tribulation. A God evaluates the sacrifice of the tribulation martyrs and gives them resurrection bodies and the privilege of reigning with Him in the 1,000 year kingdom.

A C B A) A) Judgment of Rewards: Judgment of believers raptured or resurrected after the phase 1 coming of Christ B) B) Judgment of the Tribulation Martyrs: Evaluation of the people who died for Jesus during the tribulation which takes place as the end of the tribulation. C) C) Judgment of the Tribulation Survivors: Judgment of the living at the end of the tribulation: Wicked and Righteous

A C B A) A) Judgment of Rewards: Judgment of believers raptured or resurrected after the phase 1 coming of Christ B) B) Judgment of the Tribulation Martyrs: Judgment of tribulation martyrs at the end of the tribulation: repayment: reigning in the millennium, resurrection bodies C) C) Judgment of the Tribulation Survivors: Judgment of the living at the end of the tribulation: Wicked and Righteous Matthew 25:31–46 “when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. 32 “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; 33 and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left. 34 “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 ‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat…’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry… 40 “The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’ 41 “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat… 46 “These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” God divides the people who survived the tribulation into two groups: 1)Sheep: Called “the righteous” who believed in Christ during the tribulation evidenced by their kindness. Reward: privilege of entering into the 1,000 year kingdom and eternal life. God divides the people who survived the tribulation into two groups: 1)Sheep: Called “the righteous” who believed in Christ during the tribulation evidenced by their kindness. Reward: privilege of entering into the 1000 year kingdom and eternal life. 2)Goats: Called “accused ones” who continued in wickedness during the tribulation evidenced by their cruelness. Judgment: Physical death and eternal punishment

C B A) A) Judgment of Rewards: Judgment of believers raptured or resurrected after the phase 1 coming of Christ B) B) Judgment of the Tribulation Martyrs: Evaluation of the people who died for Jesus during the tribulation which takes place as the end of the tribulation. C) C) Judgment of the Tribulation Survivors: Judgment of the living at the end of the tribulation: Wicked and Righteous A

C B A) A) Judgment of Rewards: Judgment of believers raptured or resurrected after the phase 1 coming of Christ B) B) Judgment of the Tribulation Martyrs: Evaluation of the people who died for Jesus during the tribulation which takes place as the end of the tribulation. C) C) Judgment of the Tribulation Survivors: Judgment of the living at the end of the tribulation: Wicked and Righteous A If you are an unbeliever now and enter into the tribulation, there is a last opportunity to follow Jesus but it will require your martyrdom or going through seven years of hell on earth. Turn from your sins and follow Jesus now! If you are an unbeliever now and enter into the tribulation, there is a last opportunity to follow Jesus but it will require your martyrdom or going through seven years of hell on earth. Turn from your sins and follow Jesus now!

D C B A) A) Judgment of Rewards: Judgment of believers raptured or resurrected after the phase 1 coming of Christ B) B) Judgment of the Tribulation Martyrs: Evaluation of the people who died for Jesus during the tribulation which takes place as the end of the tribulation. C) C) Judgment of the Tribulation Survivors: Judgment of the living at the end of the tribulation: Wicked and Righteous D) D) Great White Throne Judgment: Final judgment of the wicked at the end of the millennium Revelation 20: When the thousand years are completed… 10 the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. 11 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… 15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” A God judges the devil and all resurrected, unbelieving humanity based on their deeds and the absence of their names from the Book of Life. All judged here are found guilty because “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).

D C B A) A) Judgment of Rewards: Judgment of believers raptured or resurrected after the phase 1 coming of Christ B) B) Judgment of the Tribulation Martyrs: Evaluation of the people who died for Jesus during the tribulation which takes place as the end of the tribulation. C) C) Judgment of the Tribulation Survivors: Judgment of the living at the end of the tribulation: Wicked and Righteous D) D) Great White Throne Judgment: Final judgment of the wicked at the end of the millennium A

D C B A) A) Judgment of Rewards: Judgment of believers raptured or resurrected after the phase 1 coming of Christ B) B) Judgment of the Tribulation Martyrs: Evaluation of the people who died for Jesus during the tribulation which takes place as the end of the tribulation. C) C) Judgment of the Tribulation Survivors: Judgment of the living at the end of the tribulation: Wicked and Righteous D) D) Great White Throne Judgment: Final judgment of the wicked at the end of the millennium A It matters how we live. We can work now for eternal treasure by spending our energy of eternal things. -Soul Winning -Helping the Helpless -Maturing His Church It matters how we live. We can work now for eternal treasure by spending our energy of eternal things. -Soul Winning -Helping the Helpless -Maturing His Church

D C B A) A) Judgment of Rewards: Judgment of believers raptured or resurrected after the phase 1 coming of Christ B) B) Judgment of the Tribulation Martyrs: Evaluation of the people who died for Jesus during the tribulation which takes place as the end of the tribulation. C) C) Judgment of the Tribulation Survivors: Judgment of the living at the end of the tribulation: Wicked and Righteous D) D) Great White Throne Judgment: Final judgment of the wicked at the end of the millennium A If you are an unbeliever now and enter into the tribulation, there is a last opportunity to follow Jesus but it will require your martyrdom or going through 7 years of hell on earth. Turn from your sins and follow Jesus now! If you are an unbeliever now and enter into the tribulation, there is a last opportunity to follow Jesus but it will require your martyrdom or going through 7 years of hell on earth. Turn from your sins and follow Jesus now!

D C B A) A) Judgment of Rewards: Judgment of believers raptured or resurrected after the phase 1 coming of Christ B) B) Judgment of the Tribulation Martyrs: Evaluation of the people who died for Jesus during the tribulation which takes place as the end of the tribulation. C) C) Judgment of the Tribulation Survivors: Judgment of the living at the end of the tribulation: Wicked and Righteous D) D) Great White Throne Judgment: Final judgment of the wicked at the end of the millennium A - Every wicked person and act in human history will have a day of judgment. - There is really a day when Jesus will reign in righteousness. - Sin will be finally removed- in us and around us. - Every wicked person and act in human history will have a day of judgment. - There is really a day when Jesus will reign in righteousness. - Sin will be finally removed- in us and around us.

The Sad Reality of Hell The place of punishment is described throughout Scripture as: - “everlasting fire” (Matt. 25:41) - “unquenchable fire” (Matt. 3:12) - “shame and everlasting contempt” (Dan. 12:2) - “their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched” (Mark 9:44–49) - “everlasting destruction” (2 Thess. 1:9) - “fire and brimstone” where “the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever” (Rev. 14:10-11) - “lake of fire and brimstone” where they are “tormented day and night forever and ever” (Rev. 20:10) everlasting punishment … eternal life. The same Gr. word is used in both instances. The punishment of the wicked is as never-ending as the bliss of the righteous. The wicked are not given a second chance, nor are they annihilated.

Rebellion is measured according to the power and worthiness of the authority offended. Spitting in your face - A tourist (jerk) - Police officer (crime) - King (treason) Rebellion is measured according to the power and worthiness of the authority offended. Spitting in your face - A tourist (jerk) - Police officer (crime) - King (treason) Mildly offensive Very offensive Dangerously offensive, minimal punishment, moderate punishment, severe punishment God is an authority of infinite power & worthiness Rebellion against Him is infinitely offensive Punishment is infinitely severe Eternal Punishment Hell - Live a life of grateful obedience to Jesus. - Act in love by warning your unbelieving friends and pointing them to Jesus who is their only hope of forgiveness. - Live a life of grateful obedience to Jesus. - Act in love by warning your unbelieving friends and pointing them to Jesus who is their only hope of forgiveness.

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