1. Why We Believe What We Believe About The Day of Judgment
Matthew 25:31 – 46

2. 1. Jesus Promised It
John 12:48, “He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.”
Matthew 25:31-46

3. 2. The Apostles Preached It
2 Corinthians 5:9-11, “Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 11 Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men…”
1 Peter 4:17-18, “For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 Now “If the righteous one is scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?”

4. 3. The Early Church Proclaimed It
Revelation 20:12-15, “And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things that were written in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. 14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.”

5. A Few Points from Revelation 20:12-16
1. Certain = “Dead” – Hebrews 9:27, “And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.”
2. Universal = “Small and great” (Matt. 25:32)
3. Based on Books: the Bible (John 12:48), Book of Deeds (Rev. 20:13; Mal. 3:16), and the Book of Life (Revelation 20:12, 15)
4. Final = “Second death”

6. Exactly How Will This Judgment Take Place on that Day (Amos 4:12)?
Will We Obey The Gospel?
Hear Him (Romans 10:17)
Believe Him (Mark 16:16)
Repent Of Sins Against Him (Acts 2:38)
Confess Him (Acts 8:37)
Be Baptized Into Him (Acts 22:16)
Live For Him (Galatians 2:20)
Will We Be Restored If An Erring Christian?
Come Back To Him (Matthew 11:28-30)
Repent (Acts 8:22)
Pray (James 5:16)