Part 2

It is appointed for men to die once...

but after that, the judgment.

     Never mind the courts of our world. There will be two judgments from on high. The first, at an unknown time: "We (believers) must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him...whether good or bad." - Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:10.

     This will be a solemn experience. But, not condemnation.

     God revealed to the disciple John that after the millennium, "Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence... And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened... The sea gave up the dead...and death and Hades gave up the dead...and each person was judged according to what he had done." 

     "Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire...the second death. If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire." - Revelation 20:11-15. (Hades is a holding place for those destined for hell.)

     So, which judgment do we prefer? 

     The white throne judgment will have no jury, no defenders and no appeals. God's truth will be the standard, not our cultural right or wrong.

     Wednesday: What does "Son of Man" mean?