Revelation 20:11-15 The judgement at the great white throne
I saw a great white throne with someone
sitting on it. earth and heaven tried to run away, but there was no
place for them to go. I also saw all the dead people standing in
front of that throne. every one of them was there, no matter who
they had once been. Several books were opened, and then the book of
life was opened. The dead were judged by what the book said they
had done.
The sea gave up the dead people who were
in it, and death and its kingdom also gave up their dead. Then
everyone was judged by what they had done. afterwards, death and
its kingdom were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second
death. Anyone whose name wasn't written in the book of life was
thrown into the lake of fire
So according to this verse all the
dead are judged at the end of time that is on the last day
where the kingdom of death finally gave up their stock of dead
people. And the dead would be gathered to be judged. In the end
anyone whose name wasn't written in the book of life was thrown
into hell. So it's either heaven or hell in the end. And what kind
of people whose name would not be in the book of life? Read the
following,
Revelation 21: 8
But I will tell you what will happen to
cowards and to everyone who is unfaithful or dirty minded or who
murders or is sexually immoral or uses witchcraft or worships idol
or tells lies. They will be thrown into the lake of fire and
burning sulphur. This is the second death.
The more I read the bible the more I'm convinced that our
judgement would be at the last day/the end of time when the kingdom
of death would finally give up all of their asleep
dead to be judged. But don't jump to the conclusion too
quickly.
But if you read 1 Cor 15:22-24
Adam brought dead to all of us, and Christ will bring life
to all of us. But we must each wait our turn. Christ was
the first to be raised to life, and his people will be raised to
life when he returns. Then after Christ has destroyed all powers
and forces, the end will come, and he will give the kingdom to God
the Father.
Paul told us that there are three phases when the dead are
raised. First to raise is Christ, then his people when he returns
the second time and last at the end of time.
Could the revelation speak of the last phase of what Paul had
said?
To be sure we need to know for sure when can the believers
expect the return of Christ? Is it not at the end? according to
Paul it isn't.
The answer to this I believe is in the third quote of the first
post, so here is when the Lord returns for His people,
Revelation 20:4-6 The thousand years
I saw thrones, and sitting on those thrones were the ones
who had been given the right to judge. I also saw the souls of the
people who had their heads cut off because they had told about
Jesus and preached God's message. They were the sameones who hadn't
worshipped the beast or the idol, and they had refused to let its
mark be put on their hands or foreheads. They will come to life and
rule with Christ for 1000 years.
These people are the first to be raised to
life, and they are especially blessed and holy. The second
death has no power over them. They will be priests for God and
Christ and will rule with them for 1000 years.
No other dead people were raised to life until 1000
years later.