1. Surprised on Judgment Day
“Not everyone…will enter...” Matthew 7:21-23
Surprised on Judgment Day
Matthew 7:21-23 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'

2. Judgment
It’s Coming
Hebrews 9:27-28; Jude 1:6; Acts 17:30-31; 2Timothy 4:8; John 12:48
Judgment is coming
Hebrews 9:27-28
Jude 1:6
Acts 17:30-31
2Timothy 4:8
John 12:48

3. And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
Judgment is coming
Hebrews 9:27-28
Jude 1:6
Acts 17:30-31
2Timothy 4:8
John 12:48
Hebrews 9:27-28

4. And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day
Judgment is coming
Hebrews 9:27-28
Jude 1:6
Acts 17:30-31
2Timothy 4:8
John 12:48
Jude 1:6

5. The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.
Judgment is coming
Hebrews 9:27-28
Jude 1:6
Acts 17:30-31
2Timothy 4:8
John 12:48
Acts 17:30-31

6. Henceforth 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.
Judgment is coming
Hebrews 9:27-28
Jude 1:6
Acts 17:30-31
2Timothy 4:8
John 12:48
2Timothy 4:8

7. The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
Judgment is coming
Hebrews 9:27-28
Jude 1:6
Acts 17:30-31
2Timothy 4:8
John 12:48
John 12:48

8. Judgment It’s Coming For All
Romans 14:10-12; 2:2; 2Corinthians 5:10; 2Timothy 4:1; 2Peter 2:9
Who is to be judged?
Romans 14:10-12
Romans 2:2
2Corinthians 5:10
2Timothy 4:1
2Peter 2:9

9. Why do you pass judgment on your brother
Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; for it is written, "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God." So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.
Who is to be judged?
Romans 14:10-12
Romans 2:2
2Corinthians 5:10
2Timothy 4:1
2Peter 2:9
Romans 14:10-12

10. We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things.
Who is to be judged?
Romans 14:10-12
Romans 2:2
2Corinthians 5:10
2Timothy 4:1
2Peter 2:9
Romans 2:2

11. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
Who is to be judged?
Romans 14:10-12
Romans 2:2
2Corinthians 5:10
2Timothy 4:1
2Peter 2:9
2Corinthians 5:10

12. I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:
Who is to be judged?
Romans 14:10-12
Romans 2:2
2Corinthians 5:10
2Timothy 4:1
2Peter 2:9
2Timothy 4:1

13. then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,
Who is to be judged?
Romans 14:10-12
Romans 2:2
2Corinthians 5:10
2Timothy 4:1
2Peter 2:9
2Peter 2:9

14. Judgment It’s Coming For All Its Character
Romans 2:11; 2:16; 2Thessalonians 1:5; Hebrews 6:2; James 2:13; 1John 2:28; 4:17
Character of the judgment
Romans 2:11,16
2Thessalonians 1:5
Hebrews 6:2
James 2:13
1John 2:28
1John 4:17

15. For God shows no partiality
For God shows no partiality. on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.
Character of the judgment
Romans 2:11,16
2Thessalonians 1:5
Hebrews 6:2
James 2:13
1John 2:28
1John 4:17
Romans 2:11,16

16. This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering
Character of the judgment
Romans 2:11,16
2Thessalonians 1:5
Hebrews 6:2
James 2:13
1John 2:28
1John 4:17
2Thessalonians 1:5

17. and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
Character of the judgment
Romans 2:11,16
2Thessalonians 1:5
Hebrews 6:2
James 2:13
1John 2:28
1John 4:17
Hebrews 6:2

18. For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy
For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Character of the judgment
Romans 2:11,16
2Thessalonians 1:5
Hebrews 6:2
James 2:13
1John 2:28
1John 4:17
James 2:13

19. And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.
Character of the judgment
Romans 2:11,16
2Thessalonians 1:5
Hebrews 6:2
James 2:13
1John 2:28
1John 4:17
1John 2:28

20. By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.
Character of the judgment
Romans 2:11,16
2Thessalonians 1:5
Hebrews 6:2
James 2:13
1John 2:28
1John 4:17
1John 4:17

21. The Surprised! Atheist 2Thessalonians 1:7-8 Some will be surprised!
2Thessalonians 1:7-8 when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

22. when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
Some will be surprised!
Atheist
2Thessalonians 1:7-8
2Thessalonians 1:7-8

23. The Surprised! Atheist Worldly 1John 2:15 Worldly
1John 2:15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

24. Do not love the world or the things in the world
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Worldly
1John 2:15
1John 2:15

25. The Surprised! Atheist Worldly Denominational People
Matthew 15:8-9; Galatians 1:6-7
Denominational People
Matthew 15:8-9 "'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"
Galatians 1:6-7 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel--not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.

26. "'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"
Denominational People
Matthew 15:8-9
Galatians 1:6-7
Matthew 15:8-9

27. I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel--not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.
Denominational People
Matthew 15:8-9
Galatians 1:6-7
Galatians 1:6-7

28. The Surprised! Atheist Worldly Denominational People
Members Of The Church
Matthew 7:21-23; Revelation 3:16
Some members of the churches of Christ
Revelation 3:16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.
Matthew 7:21-23 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'

29. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.
Some members of the churches of Christ
Revelation 3:16
Matthew 7:21-23
Revelation 3:16

30. Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'
Some members of the churches of Christ
Revelation 3:16
Matthew 7:21-23
Matthew 7:21-23

31. What about YOU?
So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world John 4:16-17
Do you have confidence for the day of judgment?
Or will you be surprised?
1John 4:16-17 So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.
Glenn Melton