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Originally Posted by Raptor
Because there are many judgements from God, for different kinds of people, at different times The 2 main judgements are :
1.) Judgment at the Great White Throne (Rev. 20:11).
A person who has received Christ as their Savior will NOT have to face this judgement, the blood of Jesus has cleansed them from EVERY sin, they have eternal life, and will be in the New Jerusalem for eternity.
2.) Judgement Seat of Christ (2 Cor. 5:10).
A person who has received Christ as their Savior will have to face this judgement, to give an account of his life, living, works, unconfessed sins, etc. It will be determined whether they enter the joy and glory of the Lord in the millenial kingdom.
Believing in Christ, victorious over #1, does NOT automatically grant you to be victorious at #2.
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Yes, there are many judgements from God and these two, in my mind, are the big ones for humans. When we went through the book of Revelation a couple years ago, it was eye opening for me and it put all the judgements and wrath of God into a more proper perspective.
Love is the main theme of God in the Bible and that encompasses the final book, including all the judgements there. In His love, He must eradicate those things which harm us. Like a cancer, sin and death have plagued His beings with a myriad of maladies. The more cancer present, the more eradicating there must be.
So His judgments are just and helpful to us. And if we don't allow the Great Physician to cut those bad things out now, He is left with no choice but to cut them out later. And this includes Christians - after the new birth, we still can choose to take His way and let Him do His work in us or not! Therefore, I pray often, "Lord, I am willing to be made willing for you to
operate in me in this area."
And I might add that I believe being faithful in those "few things" He's given each of us to do, gives Him a primary way to operate in us.