The Unconverted “Believer” (14): The Future General Judgment of Works 05/16/2021

Apollos in Corinth and the Way of God More Accurately

His ministry in the church at Corinth and also in Acts 18. We are introduced to the Jewish convert a great preacher that being Apollos. So Acts chapter 18.

Acts 18. After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth and he found a Jew named Aquila a native of Pontus Recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla. Because Claudus had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome And he went to see them and because he was of the same trade He stayed with them and worked for they were tent makers by trade.

And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks. When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia Paul's occupied with the word testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus and When they opposed and reviled him he shook out his garments and said to them Your blood be on your own heads.

I am innocent from now on. I will go to the Gentiles. And He left there and went to the house of a man named Titus justice a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue. Crispus the ruler of the synagogue believed in the Lord together with his entire household and Many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.

And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision Do not be afraid but go on speaking and do not be silent. For I am with you and no one will attack you to harm you for I have many in this city who are my people.

And he stayed a year and six months teaching the Word of God among them. But when Galileo the proconsul of Achaia the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the tribunal. Saying this man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law.

But when Paul was about to open his mouth Galileo said to the Jews if it were a matter of wrongdoing or vicious crime. Oh Jews, I would have reason to accept your complaint. But since it is a matter of questions about words and names in your own law see to it yourselves I refuse to be judge of these things and he drove them from the tribunal and they all sees Sophonis the ruler of the synagogue and beat him in front of the tribunal, but Galileo paid no attention to any of this.

After this Paul stayed many days together and Then took leave of the brothers and set sail for Syria and with him Priscilla and Aquila. At cinch Rhea he had cut his hair for he was under a vow and they came to Ephesus and he left them there.

But he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. When they asked him to stay for a longer period he declined but on taking leave it leave of them. He said I will return to you if God wills and he set sail from Ephesus.

When he had landed at Caesarea He went up and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch. After spending some time there he departed and went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia strengthening the disciples.

Now a Jew named Apollos a native of Alexandria came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man competent in the scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and being fervent in spirit. He spoke and talked accurately the things concerning Jesus though.

He knew only the baptism of John. He began to speak boldly in the synagogue but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately and When he wished to cross to Achaia The brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him.

When he arrived he greatly helped those who were who through grace had believed. For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public showing by the scriptures that Christ was Jesus.

Worship, Prayer, and the Lordship of Christ

Let's pray our Father.

We rejoice knowing that Christ is Jesus. That Jesus is the Lord Jesus Christ that Jesus is Lord that Jesus is King. And Lord, we're here this morning to worship him. We're here this morning to worship you for you are worthy of all praise glory and honor.

And so we Lord Lord, we pray that you would help us in our worship help us to focus on the words of the scriptures. We pray that the Spirit would teach us and apply these things to our lives. Help us Lord to be diligent to search these things out and to impart maximum effort to walk in a manner that is pleasing to you.

We pray Lord that you would help us understand the scriptures. That you would help us live the scriptures and. We thank you Lord for this morning in Jesus name. Amen.

The Great White Throne Judgment in Revelation 20

Well, let's turn in our Bibles, please to Revelation chapter 20 we're gonna deal with a I think one of the most Frightful passages of all scripture in which we read about the final judgment of mankind this is commonly referred to as the great white throne judgment and This passage of scripture toward the end of the biblical record declares that there will be a future event in which judge God will judge all the human race according to their works and The outcome of this judgment of works of all humanity will either be Of course entrance into eternal life or consignment to everlasting hell.

It's the greatest event of human history Set forth toward the end of the Word of God here the seriousness of this matter is staggering when you consider it and It should lead all people who read it take or hear of it to search their souls in order to assess their Standing before God and to live in preparation for that day that will one day arrive and so here is the passage of the Word of God that speaks to the end of human history and The accounting that all people must render unto God The future general judgment of works and so here's Revelation 20 11 to 15 and Then I saw a great white throne in him who sat on it from whose face the earth and heaven fled away.

And there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead small and great standing before God and books were opened and another book was opened Which is the book of life and The dead were judged according to their works by the things which were written in the books.

The sea gave up the dead who were in it and death and Hades Delivered up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one according to his works. Then death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire.

This is the second death and Anyone not found written in the book of life was cast in to the lake of fire. I suppose if there was one passage that the Holy Spirit used to convict my soul of the guiltiness of my sin and certain damnation Apart from Jesus Christ.

It was this passage. I First read it in a gospel tract and it scared the bejeebies out of me. And the Lord used it to convict me of my sin of certain judgment and Brought me to salvation in Christ declaration of the judgment.

This passage is terrifying or should be terrifying to one outside of Christ if he believes the Holy Bible is the Word of God. And it statements are truths of God. Fact is there is heaven to gain and there is hell to escape and That this is possible only through the one God is appointed and enabled to secure our salvation for sin that being Jesus Christ the Son of God as Peter filled with the Holy Spirit declared nor is there salvation in any other.

For there is no other name under heaven given among men By which we must be saved. Jesus Christ is the only way to escape the lake of fire eternal Punishment. The Word of God teaches throughout its pages That there will be an accounting rendered to God by all people for how they lived in this world.

Even in the Old Testament. This idea is pronounced. Solomon wrote about it at the end of Ecclesiastes where he was reflecting upon What he had learned through his life experience. Here's the sum of the matter.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter. Fear God and keep his commandments for this is man's all. For God will bring every work into judgment including every secret thing whether good or bad. The Prophet Daniel foresaw the final judgment In which God's people would receive salvation and the damned would be consigned to everlasting punishment.

Daniel 12 1 and 2. And at that time your people will be delivered. Everyone who has found written in the book and many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth During their graves shall awake. Some to everlasting life some to shame and everlasting contempt.

All who are in the graves to destinies, however upon their resurrection. But of course, it's in the New Testament where these matters are most clearly and fully set forth for us. And of course the Lord Jesus himself taught about hell in several places.

In the Sermon on the Mount he taught about hell a great deal and So in Matthew 5. But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. Think about that being angry with somebody unjustly will warrant Guiltiness in the judgment.

Whoever says to his brother Rekha shall be in danger of the council, but whoever says you fool Shall be in danger of hell fire. And then on another occasion he exhorted his readers to repent of their sin, otherwise they would suffer the unending punishment of hell.

If your hand causes you to sin cut it off. He's talking about repentance, of course from sin using a metaphor of Hyperbolic language Hyperbole in order to press it upon his hearers. It is better for you to enter into life maimed rather than having two hands that go into hell into the fire that shall never Be quenched.

It's eternal where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched and Then he repeats it in several different ways for emphasis if your foot causes you to sin cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame rather than having two feet to be cast into hell Into the fire that shall never be quenched.

And again where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched and If your eye causes you to sin pluck it out. It's better for you to enter the kingdom of God With one eye rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.

Then in another place our Lord taught the need to have faith in God and his way of salvation. He taught and do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul but rather fear him fear God Who is able to destroy both soul and body?

In hell but it was really toward the end of his earthly ministry when the Lord Jesus spoke in detail about the final judgment and so we can cite several passages, but perhaps Matthew 25 is quite clear in Which he describes the final separation of the wicked from the righteous the sheep from the goats as a shepherd separating his flock.

When the Son of Man comes in his glory, that's the second coming all the holy angels with him. Then he will sit on the throne of his glory the idea of taking a stand to exercise judgment and all the nations will be gathered before him and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats and He will set the sheep on his right hand.

But the goats on the left and then the king will say to those on the right hand come you blessed of my father inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world and Then he gives the reason that they are extended this Invitation verse 35 for I was hungry.

You gave me food. I was thirsty. You gave me drink. I was a stranger you took me in. I was naked you clothed me. I was sick. You visited me. I was in prison you came to me and the righteous will answer him saying Lord When did we see you hungry and feed you or thirsty?

Give you drink. When did we see you a stranger and take you in or naked and clothe you or when did we see you sick or in? Prison and come to you and the king will answer and say to them Assuredly I say to you in as much as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren.

He's talking about his people Christians brothers and sisters in as much you did it to them you did it to me.

Also.

You see here is a judgment of works and the basis of work of judgment here is on how You regarded and treated your Christian brothers and sisters. The second tablet of the Ten Commandments will be the basis of one of the bases of judgment on that final day.

But then he'll also say to those on the left hand depart from me you cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels and. Then he gives the reason why for I was hungry. You gave me no food.

I was thirsty. You gave me no drink. I was a stranger. You did not take me in naked. You did not close me sick and in prison you did not visit me. And they will ants also answer him saying Lord When did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to you?

And then he will answer them saying assuredly I say to you in as much as you did not do it To the one of the least of these. And again, he's talking about his brothers and sisters in Christ. You did not do it to me and these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life eternal.

And so there in Matthew 25, we see a general Judgment separation of the righteous from the unrighteous and it's a judgment according to works how they lived. The Apostle Paul set forth the final judgment of mankind in Romans 2.

He warned people even though they caught thought quite well of themselves that they'll be judged according to their works. That is the manner in which they live their lives. And the outcome of this judgment was either the gift of eternal life.

He's not teaching salvation by works here by the merit of works. And so it's either the gift of eternal life or the rendering of God's justice of his indignation and wrath. And so Paul wrote therefore you are inexcusable.

Oh, man, he doesn't directly refer to Jews at this point. But he's alluding to them. They were rather self-righteous looking down on others. Even when they were committing the same kinds of sins. Therefore you were inexcusable.

Oh man, whoever you are who judge and here it's condemning. While you're doing the same thing for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself for you judge practice the same things but we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.

And. Do you think this old man you who judge those practicing such things and doing the same? That you will escape the judgment of God. Or you despise the riches of his goodness forbearance and long-suffering not knowing the goodness of God leads you to repentance.

But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart, you're unrepentant. You are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God and Then here in verse 6 who will render to each one according to his deeds.

Eternal life. To those who by patient continuance in doing good doing good seek for glory honor and immortality. Eternal life is given to them as a gift. They don't earn it by doing these things, but it's given to them who are characterized by these things.

But to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth that obey unrighteousness. Indignation and wrath tribulation and anguish on every soul of man who does evil of the Jew first and also the Greek.

But glory honor and peace to everyone who works. What is good to the Jew first and also to the Greek for there is no partiality with God all the human race is going to stand there before King Jesus and He's going to administer justice and it's going to be the same standard for all humanity.

But Christians are so different than non-christians that their lives are going to give evidence. That they knew God love Christ. They love Christ people. They were born again and their lives care were characteristic of Righteousness.

No not perfection. Obviously, we're all with sin. But there's a clear difference between the way a true Christian lives and the way non-christians live. Now when we address the subject of biblical salvation and we have certainly for a number of weeks now although we frequently speak of being saved from sin both its power and its effects and Being saved from alienation from God and a blessed relationship with God.

There's always present in our understanding that salvation is deliverance from God's wrath upon sinners.

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Eternal hell. Salvation is often set forth as escaping God's sentence of damnation on the final day of judgment. That's why Paul could write. Now our salvation is nearer than we when we first believed.

He declares in Romans 14 and. This judgment. And this final day of judgment is what's set forth clearly for us in Revelation 20 11 through 15 which we have read. So let's work through the details of this passage.

The Scene of the Judgment: Throne, Earth, and Heaven

Revelation 20. First we have the scene of the judgment in verses 11 and through 12. A first clause of verse 12. Notice John the Apostle wrote what he saw then I saw God gave him a vision the far distant future at the end of history.

When God will render justice to all who lived in defiance and disregard of him as the true God. But John also foresaw the deliverance of those who were the recipients of God's salvation whose names are recorded in the book of life.

So we read in verses 11 and 12 a of all humanity brought before the throne of God. Then I saw a great white throne. Him who sat on it from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away and there was found no place for them.

And I saw the dead small and great standing before God. So John saw a great white throne. In the ancient world the greatness of a king's throne displayed the greatness of the king's authority and power over his realm.

And so we read of King Solomon's throne. Wealthiest greatest Powerful king of his day. More were the King Solomon made a great throne of ivory. Overlaid it with pure gold the throne had six steps. The top of the throne was round at the back.

There were armrests on either side of the place of the seat. Two lions stood beside the armrest. Twelve lions stood there one on each side of the six steps. Nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom.

Except this throne that Jesus is sitting on. I guarantee you is a great white throne. I'm sure Solomon's throne would pale in comparison. John saw a far greater throne in heaven. Then. I saw a great white throne.

And John saw God sitting on the throne. All people were brought before him to be judged by him now in the Revelation. Usually God the Father is seated on the throne. We have that in Revelation 4 for example.

But Jesus Christ is also reigning along with his father. In fact, he declared to one of the churches. I also overcame and sat down with my father on his throne. He's sitting at the right hand of the father ruling on behalf of the father.

And because of other verses of Holy Scripture that declare the father is entrusted his son with the final judgment of mankind. We know that here John saw Jesus Christ as God sitting on a throne. His throne to exercise the final judgment of mankind on behalf of his father.

That the throne is white a great white throne speaks of God's holiness and the holy nature of his judgment that he executes in his regal authority. Greg Beal Wrote the white color of the throne denotes the holiness of God.

The judgment about to proceed from the throne is from the Holy God who judges not only to punish sin but also to vindicate his persecuted people. And God who is sitting upon his throne causes all people in all things to Recoil from his glorious presence and from his authority.

It would seem that the glory of his face It is his presence causes the created order to disintegrate before him. We read from whose face. The earth and they haven't fled away and there was found no place for them.

Now the scriptures teach us that one day this entire created created order will be incinerated after which God will create a new heavens and a new earth and. These few words in Revelation 20 verse 11 may depict this event.

Peter wrote of this event occurred at the second coming of Christ and the final judgment. That would then take place. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night. In other words suddenly.

Unexpectedly not quietly in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise and the elements will melt with fervent heat. Both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore since all these things will be dissolved.

What manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness? Looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God. Because of which the heavens will be dissolved being on fire and the elements will melt with fervent heat.

Nevertheless, we according to his promise look for a new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwell. Well in the book of the Revelation the new heavens and new earth appear in Revelation 21 and 22.

John wrote in the first verse of the next chapter. Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth for the first heaven first earth had passed away. When did the first heaven and the first earth pass away. We would say.

In verse 11 of chapter 20. When we read from whose face the earth and heaven fled away. It is speaking of this cataclysmic ending of the present order of creation before the new creation is brought into existence.

In Revelation 21 1 John writes of the earth and heaven there was found no place for them. They're gone the heaven and earth. This last statement by the way may be alluding to Daniel's vision when the wicked kingdoms of the world to the judgment of God are supplanted or replaced by the kingdom of God.

They become like the chaff of the summer. Threshing floors and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them could be found. And in the Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament the Septuagint it's a very similar to the John's Words in Revelation 20 11 there is found no place for them.

John also saw the dead who are classified as small and great. Verse 12 I saw the dead small and great standing before God. These are two adjectives Small and great and they're found elsewhere in the book of Revelation interestingly We read and back in chapter 11 verse 18 the small and great describe all Christians.

The nations were angry. Your wrath has come the time of the dead that they should be judged. They you should reward your servants the prophets and the saints those who fear your name small and great. All Christians are going to be rewarded For their stewardship in this life and should destroy those who destroy the earth.

Again, notice the general judgment here and then in Revelation 19 17 and 18. However, these two adjectives small and great described not the righteous but the unrighteous. Then I saw an angel standing in the Sun.

He cried with a loud voice a to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven come Gather together for the supper the great God that you may eat the flesh of Kings Flesh of captains the flesh of mighty men the flesh of horses and those who sit on them and the flesh of all people Free and slave and here it is both small and great.

So the adjectives small and great refer to righteous people but also they are descriptive of the unsaved the unrighteous people and. So we would argue the use of these two adjectives here in verse 12 a of Revelation 20 May be understood as encompassing all people all humanity.

Both the righteous and the unrighteous the small and great of all mankind. This is a general judgment of all mankind and here they are all standing before God to be judged by him and Have him pronounce their eternal destiny of either the new heavens and the new earth or the lake of fire the second death.

The Books, the Book of Life, and Judgment According to Works

Well, then we read about the basis of judgment in verse 12 be. Here's the standard by which the dead will be judged and of what it is about them. That will be examined. We read and the books were open and Another book was open which is the book of life and the dead were judged according to their works by the things which are written in the books and.

So John saw some books and they were open. The dead were judged by the things written in these books. Now John doesn't describe precisely what the the contents of these books, but you know that hasn't prevented commentators from making their suggestions.

Jonathan Edwards thought that the books open were but two books which represented two aspects of God's dealings with people. And so he argued that there is first the book of God's remembrance. And of course the book is a metaphor God's omniscience.

He remembers Everything about you and of me. And that's scary when you think about that Words attitudes actions thoughts of all people within history the book of remembrance, but there's another book.

Among these first mentioned books Edwards posited that this was the Word of God by which all people will be judged on. That final day he wrote. Which book seemed to be these two the book of God's remembrance and the book of Scripture.

The former as the evidence of their deeds which are to be judged. The latter is the rule of judgment. The works both of the righteous and of the wicked will be brought forth that they may be judged According to them and those works will be tried according to the appointed written rule.

And I might just interject this. I read Edwards sermon it's rather long in His two volume works that I have the final judgment. I happen to put it years ago in a word document. And so those who received your notes today via email or your phone.

I actually attached that word file also to my sermon notes. So that's in your. That's there the final judgment by Jonathan Edwards. But at the end of that sermon just as final section, it's the application of this thing.

I thought this is so good I actually took that put it in 10 font. Squeeze it into four pages and that's at the end of your notes that you have in front of you. We're not going to read through those. But they're there.

I thought you know, he had an application for the unsaved an application for the Christian. You know, and so I thought that we would all benefit from that. And so I hope in your spare time. You'll look over those words of application by Jonathan Edwards preached back in the 18th century.

Now again, John saw these books the language of books and revelation 2012 is parallel with the passage in Daniel whole revelation is is built upon Old Testament ideas and words and. So the idea of books may be parallel with Daniel 7 where Daniel Declared.

I watched till thrones were put in place and the ancient of days was seated. That'd be the father. His garment was white as snow the hair of his head was like pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame its wheels a burning fire a fiery stream issued came forth before him and a thousand Thousands ministered to him ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him the court was seated and the books were opened.

Way back in Daniel's prophecy anticipating God's judgment. But then turning back to Revelation 20 we read in addition to these open books. There's another book Which is also open. Thank God for this one.

It's the book of life and by the way This is also I think alluded to reference in the prophecy of Daniel. We already I think I read from Daniel 1 12 1 and 2. At that time Michael shall stand up. I Might just interject this if you don't mind.

You know the Jehovah's Witnesses say that Michael is actually Jesus Prophesied and we can kind of recoil from that of course Michael's the Archangel but actually most of the Puritans agreed with that that Michael the Archangel is actually represent a figure of the pre-incarnate Christ and They would argue here that you know Mike the way Michaels described can only really be attributed to the Son of God and so they would commonly argue this.

I'm not saying you're right or wrong, but When I read them pretty unified in something I tend to doubt myself rather than them. At that time Michael shall stand up the great prince. He's a prince who stands watch over the sons of your people and there shall be a time of trouble Such as never was since there was a nation even at that time and at that time your people shall be delivered.

Everyone who is found written in the book and Then the resurrection again a general resurrection and many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake some to everlasting life. Some to shame and everlasting content.

Notice it appears to be a general resurrection. And I'm going to interject this at this point explain it a little more later contrary to Dispensationalists who say there's a thousand seven years difference between the resurrection of the righteous and the resurrection of the unrighteous.

Daniel describes it as a single event some on to life some on to damnation and we would say Revelation 20 also teaches the same and Then he describes the various degrees of glory. Awarded to his people those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament.

In other words like the Outside atmosphere glory is going to be given to them those who are wise. They're probably those who live for God. Maybe those who like in Proverbs he who sinneth he who winneth souls is wise.

So I think that's probably the meaning because he says next. And those who turn many to righteousness. Like the stars forever and ever we're gonna vary in the degrees of glory that's conferred upon us Upon the judgment.

The Comprehensive Scope of the Resurrection and Judgment

Well, then we read the comprehensive nature of this judgment in verse 13. God summons before him in judgment all people who have lived throughout history. Verse 13 a the sea gave up the dead who were in it.

Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them and They were judged each one according to his works. The first clause shows that God will bring before him in judgment Everyone who has ever lived and died even though their bodies were consumed or disintegrated.

Even those who perish in the sea. Edwards from his sermon I've alluded to referenced upon this all the dead shall rise from their graves all both small and great who shall have lived upon the earth since the foundation of the world.

Those who died before the flood those who were drowned in the flood all that have died since that time and that shall die to the End of the world. There will be a great moving upon the face of the earth and in the waters in bringing bone to his bone in Opening graves and bringing together all the scattered particles of dead bodies.

The earth shall give up the dead that are in it. The sea will give up the dead that are in it. However, the parts of the bodies of many are divided and scattered. However, many have been burnt and their bodies have been turned to ashes and smoke driven of the four winds.

However, many have been eaten by wild beasts of wild beasts of the fowls of heaven the fishes of the sea. However, many have consumed away upon the face of the earth and great part of their bodies have ascended into excellent Exhalations.

Yet the all-wise and all-powerful God can immediately bring every part to his part again. It's all-encompassing. Cremation is not going to in any way mitigate against the final judgment. And not only will the sea gave up the dead but death and Hades delivered up the dead which were in them.

This is interesting. Death here probably speaks of the grave in which body physical bodies reside. Hades may speak of the place where the souls of those who die. Go after after they die on earth their souls go to shale.

Luke 16 the rich man Lazarus died their bodies are put in the grave. But their souls are in shale. And shale was just the realm of the soul of the dead. Both the righteous and the unrighteous would go into shale the abode of the dead.

And so Hades may be regarded here as it set forth in the Old Testament a place where all souls of the dead reside, of course in Luke 16 the souls of the redeemed are separated from the souls of the Unrighteous.

Jesus makes that clear. The righteous souls are enjoying rest. Waiting for the day of the resurrection. The souls of the unrighteous the unsaved or in Hades or shale. Suffering presently God's wrath for living and dying in unbelief.

But at the end of the age God will cause the physical bodies to be reunited with their souls and they'll be summoned before the throne Of God to face their final judgment. All people will be resurrected.

It is their souls will reinhabit a body that is brought forth. All human beings will be raised on that day. The Lord Jesus declared this in John 25 28 29. Do not marvel at this. In the previous two verses he was talking about the glorious spiritual resurrection that he can affect by speaking his word.

It's just a wonder an amazing thing you should marvel at that. He said don't marvel at this the physical resurrection as though it's really a lesser Miracle than bringing new life to a dead Christian who's defiant and rebellious.

But it's nothing for God to bring forth dead the physical dead to physical life. Do not marvel at this the hour is coming. Notice it seemed to speak of one event. He didn't say there there's a time coming separated by a thousand and seven years.

But our is coming in which all who were in the graves will hear his voice and come forth. To groups those who have done good to the resurrection of life. Next week we're going to talk about what good works are.

But Christians are characterized by good works. Those who have done good to the resurrection of life those who have done evil to the resurrection of condemnation. There you have a general resurrection general judgment of all mankind to destinies.

Well, John saw that all brought before God's throne are judged. They were judged each one according to his works. All people of all times who lived in every place should be resurrected from the dead and they all will be judged according to their works Romans 2 and the outcome of this judgment will either be damnation or salvation as One wrote this judgment then we're in the dead were judged according to their works includes believers as well as unbelievers.