Revelation 20: 13 "...And they were judged,
every one of them according to their deeds."
The Great White Throne judgment is the final
judgment for all who have rejected Christ.
These are called the "dead!" (Rev. 20: 11)
Whenever engaging unbelievers with the
Gospel in this present life, there is always
the question about what or who they are
trusting for eternal life. Without
exception, unbelievers will base their hope
of heaven on their deeds and not on Christ
alone!Every word, thought, and activity of
every unbeliever will be tested under the
scrutiny of the One who knows all. Every one
of these things (good and bad) have been
written down. THIS is not what you want to
face in the final, ultimate judgment before
Almighty God. No one can measure up to
perfection! They have no hope or assurance
because their name is NOT written in the
Lamb's book of life that would result in
eternal life. To desire to be judged by our
own works, and not the final work of Christ
on the cross, is to choose ourselves as our
savior and not Christ! Christ Jesus is
God's only provision for eternal life! One
of Jesus' final statements from the cross
before He died was: "It is Finished!" (John
19: 30) Jesus paid our eternal sin debt by
His death on the cross. And this Is the
Gospel, the good news, offered to every
people, language, tribe, and nation! All
those who trust in Christ have their sins
covered, every deed, word, and thought. As
the lyrics from a hymn writer so wonderfully
expressed, "My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus' blood and righteousness. I dare
not trust the sweetest frame but wholly lean
on Jesus' name!"
Those who have trusted in Christ have their
names written in the Lamb's book of
Life--forever! (Rev. 21: 27) We will NOT
stand in that sad, condemned crowd on that
day, because our final judgment took place
on the Cross. By refusing to trust in
Christ, alone, for eternal life, a person is
choosing to stand on their own merit and
their own goodness before the ALL-knowing,
just, God. This will not end well,
eternally. Trust in Jesus for eternal life
NOW, and there will be no fear of final
judgment THEN!
In Christ,
Tommy Middleton
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