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10 Facts About Final Judgment
Aaron Erhardt
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The resurrection assures that
judgment will occur (Acts 17:31)
(1)
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Judgment will follow the
second coming (Matt. 25:31-32)
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Jesus will be the Judge (2
Tim. 4:8) (2)
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The Word will be the standard
(Jn. 12:48) (3)
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Every deed will be made
manifest (1 Tim. 5:24-25)
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Every person will be judged (2
Cor. 5:10)
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Angels will be judged (2 Pet.
2:4) (4)
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The righteous will be rewarded
(Matt. 25:34)
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The unrighteous will be
punished (Matt. 25:41)
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Saints will participate with
Christ in the judgment (1 Cor. 6:2-3)
(5)
Footnotes:
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The resurrection verifies
every claim of Jesus and the apostles.
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John 5:22 says, “The Father
judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son.” This does not mean
that the Father will not participate in judgment, He will (1 Pet. 1:17;
2:23). The Father will judge through the Son.
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We will be judged by the New
Testament. Those who lived before the coming of Christ will be judged by the
revelation given to them.
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In Matthew 8:29, the demons
asked Jesus, “Have you come here to torment us before the time?” “Before the
time” is a reference to final judgment. Therefore, they should probably be
identified with the fallen angels in 2 Peter 2:4 and Jude 6.
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Just how saints will
participate with Christ in judgment is unclear. Apparently the details were
already known by the saints in Corinth.
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