I recently came across a few blogs that argue that the Great White Throne Judgment is a chance for those who didn't trust Christ as Lord and Savior while they were alive to hear the Good News, repent and THEN trust Jesus as Lord and Savior. These bloggers seem to believe that we all are going to go to heaven. BUZZ. WRONG, THANK YOU FOR PLAYING!
If I understand Revelation 20:11-14 correctly, those whose name is not in the Lambs book of Life will be sent to the 2nd death, which is the Lake of Fire, prepared for Satan, his demons and all those who did not believe in God's only Son while they were alive. Why is the Lambs book of life mentioned in this scripture? Because if the Rapture occurs and all believers have been taken into heaven with Jesus, there will still be some on the earth who will find Jesus and commit their lives to Him during the seven year tribulation. This means they will be judged "according to their deeds" at the Great White Throne judgment. They will have been resurrected with all the dead including those who were in the sea, death and hades, etc. If indeed their name is found in the Lambs book of Life, then they will be rewarded with eternal life. Those whose names are not found will be sent to the lake of fire to be separated from God for all eternity.
Paul speaks about the retribution that will come upon unbelievers in that day. "For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day and to be marveled at among all who have believed, for our testimony to you was believed." (2 Thessalonians 6-10)
There was a comment section on one of the blogs and someone asked how "the earth and the heavens fled from His presence and there was no place for them," (Revelation 20:1). There were some pretty interesting,albeit wrong answers to their question. There will be no place for anyone to hide, much less the earth and the heavens so I think the better question would be "why" would they want to hide? The answers they got from others were absolutely mind boggling! One of the scriptures used to prove the point that God will not allow anyone to go to the lake of fire without giving them a second chance to think about it and repent before God at the Great White Throne judgment was 2 Peter 3:9. "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness, but is long suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." The answers to their question were blatantly false and the bible warns that this could be deadly! "For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds." (2 Corinthians 11:13-15)..
There are so many scriptures that state that redemption of sin is only found in trusting in Christ and by repentance, meaning that we stop doing the things that are offensive to God and which keep us separated from Him. It happens to me every day! I always BLOW IT! I end up separated the minute I commit a sin and I have to ask His forgiveness immediately because there is nothing I hate more than being separated from Him!
I let my dissent be known in that comment section big time! This person was just going to be more confused than they already were. The scriptures are pretty clear about heaven and hell aren't they? "But the cowardly, the UNBELIEVING, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars, they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." (Revelation 21:8). This refers to the fact that those who died without asking Christ to forgive them for their sins and living for Him or at least trying to, will be raised, given up by the sea, death/hades, etc., and they will be judged according to their deeds! If they didn't trust Jesus, it's off to the lake of sulfur with Satan, PERIOD!
It seems that these bloggers do not believe that God will send anyone to the lake of fire, except for Satan and his demons. How can the truth be met with such perverse apostasy? Well, Jesus warned that in the last days, there would be "false teachers," and that we should be careful not to listen to them. Peter also warned, "But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves." (2 Peter 2:1). Basically, we all must be careful to not let our ears be tickled by these false teachers, some of whom are preaching lies directly from the pulpit! I know it sounds unbelievable but it's happening! Jesus warned us in Matthew 24 about this, saying that there would be those that would come and not just preach lies, but say that they were Him and that we should be careful to not be deceived! (Matthew 24:4).
I assume this is because things are going to be so bad, that we will be grasping for hope, in any form it comes to us. What I read on these blogs is what people want to hear! As Paul warned us, "For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear." (2 Timothy 4:3).
Stay completely surrendered to Christ! Store up treasure where moth and rust cannot destroy! Spread the Good News, no matter how uncomfortable it is to do so and don't let people intimidate you! Trust Christ and He will give you the words! Run to the Cross and be in His word on a daily basis and He will grow you as He is growing me! I'm a nobody, honestly, but God gave me the gift of speech and writing! I'm too ill to leave my home, but I reach out to all of you anyway! It's the only medium I have! I'm completely committed, totally surrendered and I will NEVER QUIT til the whole world hears the truth! That it's by grace that we are saved through Jesus Christ our Lord! (Ephesians 2:8-9).
It won't be hard for people to be deceived. It's already happening. Satan must be laughing, because, seriously? I have met people who don't believe in hell or the Devil! It's a growing movement! Just look around. It's easy to see that people are arrogant, selfish, everything that love isn't! They don't believe in anything anymore, much less the devil! So it's time to get right, read the TRUE Word of God, (John 1:1), and get it together, or you'll find yourself so confused that you'll believe anything!
If I understand Revelation 20:11-14 correctly, those whose name is not in the Lambs book of Life will be sent to the 2nd death, which is the Lake of Fire, prepared for Satan, his demons and all those who did not believe in God's only Son while they were alive. Why is the Lambs book of life mentioned in this scripture? Because if the Rapture occurs and all believers have been taken into heaven with Jesus, there will still be some on the earth who will find Jesus and commit their lives to Him during the seven year tribulation. This means they will be judged "according to their deeds" at the Great White Throne judgment. They will have been resurrected with all the dead including those who were in the sea, death and hades, etc. If indeed their name is found in the Lambs book of Life, then they will be rewarded with eternal life. Those whose names are not found will be sent to the lake of fire to be separated from God for all eternity.
Paul speaks about the retribution that will come upon unbelievers in that day. "For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day and to be marveled at among all who have believed, for our testimony to you was believed." (2 Thessalonians 6-10)
There was a comment section on one of the blogs and someone asked how "the earth and the heavens fled from His presence and there was no place for them," (Revelation 20:1). There were some pretty interesting,albeit wrong answers to their question. There will be no place for anyone to hide, much less the earth and the heavens so I think the better question would be "why" would they want to hide? The answers they got from others were absolutely mind boggling! One of the scriptures used to prove the point that God will not allow anyone to go to the lake of fire without giving them a second chance to think about it and repent before God at the Great White Throne judgment was 2 Peter 3:9. "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness, but is long suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." The answers to their question were blatantly false and the bible warns that this could be deadly! "For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds." (2 Corinthians 11:13-15)..
There are so many scriptures that state that redemption of sin is only found in trusting in Christ and by repentance, meaning that we stop doing the things that are offensive to God and which keep us separated from Him. It happens to me every day! I always BLOW IT! I end up separated the minute I commit a sin and I have to ask His forgiveness immediately because there is nothing I hate more than being separated from Him!
I let my dissent be known in that comment section big time! This person was just going to be more confused than they already were. The scriptures are pretty clear about heaven and hell aren't they? "But the cowardly, the UNBELIEVING, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars, they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." (Revelation 21:8). This refers to the fact that those who died without asking Christ to forgive them for their sins and living for Him or at least trying to, will be raised, given up by the sea, death/hades, etc., and they will be judged according to their deeds! If they didn't trust Jesus, it's off to the lake of sulfur with Satan, PERIOD!
It seems that these bloggers do not believe that God will send anyone to the lake of fire, except for Satan and his demons. How can the truth be met with such perverse apostasy? Well, Jesus warned that in the last days, there would be "false teachers," and that we should be careful not to listen to them. Peter also warned, "But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves." (2 Peter 2:1). Basically, we all must be careful to not let our ears be tickled by these false teachers, some of whom are preaching lies directly from the pulpit! I know it sounds unbelievable but it's happening! Jesus warned us in Matthew 24 about this, saying that there would be those that would come and not just preach lies, but say that they were Him and that we should be careful to not be deceived! (Matthew 24:4).
I assume this is because things are going to be so bad, that we will be grasping for hope, in any form it comes to us. What I read on these blogs is what people want to hear! As Paul warned us, "For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear." (2 Timothy 4:3).
Stay completely surrendered to Christ! Store up treasure where moth and rust cannot destroy! Spread the Good News, no matter how uncomfortable it is to do so and don't let people intimidate you! Trust Christ and He will give you the words! Run to the Cross and be in His word on a daily basis and He will grow you as He is growing me! I'm a nobody, honestly, but God gave me the gift of speech and writing! I'm too ill to leave my home, but I reach out to all of you anyway! It's the only medium I have! I'm completely committed, totally surrendered and I will NEVER QUIT til the whole world hears the truth! That it's by grace that we are saved through Jesus Christ our Lord! (Ephesians 2:8-9).
It won't be hard for people to be deceived. It's already happening. Satan must be laughing, because, seriously? I have met people who don't believe in hell or the Devil! It's a growing movement! Just look around. It's easy to see that people are arrogant, selfish, everything that love isn't! They don't believe in anything anymore, much less the devil! So it's time to get right, read the TRUE Word of God, (John 1:1), and get it together, or you'll find yourself so confused that you'll believe anything!
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