The Time of Judgement

Collage of 10 commandments and a judges mallet

But the court shall be seated…" Dan. 7:26.
Daniel

"watched till thrones were put in place, and the Ancient of Days was seated … thousand thousands ministered to Him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was seated, and the books were opened"
Dan 7:9-10.

Thus was presented to the prophet's vision the great and solemn day when the characters and lives of every individual should pass in review before the Judge of all the earth.

It says,

"the books were opened". Dan. 7:10 and Revelation 20:12

The prophet John explains further:

"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" Rev. 20:12.

The books of record in heaven, in which the names Luke 10:20 and the deeds Matthew 12:36-37 of men are registered, are to determine the decision of the judgment. All secret purposes and motives appear in the unerring register, for God will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will

"reveal the counsels of the hearts" 1 Corinthians 4:5.

And He

"will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil" Ecclesiastes 12:14

As the books of record are opened in the judgment, the lives of all who have professed to believe in God come in review.

"For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?" 1 Peter 4:17.

Christ begins the investigation with those who first lived upon the earth. Then the cases of each successive generation come into review, and He closes with the judgment of the living. Every name will be mentioned, every case closely investigated. Names will be accepted, names rejected. The law of God is the standard by which the characters and the lives of men will be tested in the judgment. The Bible declares:

"So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law [the Ten Commandments] of liberty" James 2:12.

When any have sins remaining upon the books of record, unrepented of and unforgiven, their names will be blotted out of the Book of Life. The Lord declares:

"Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book" Exodus 32:33.

All who have truly repented of sin Proverbs 28:13 and by faith claimed the blood of Christ as their atoning sacrifice Acts 16:30-31 have had pardon entered against their names in the books of heaven. Since they have become partakers of the righteousness of Christ 1 John 2:29 and their characters are found to be in harmony with the law of God, their sins will be blotted out and they will be accounted worthy of eternal life. The Lord declares by the prophet Isaiah:

"I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for Mine own sake; and I will not remember your sins." Isaiah 43:25.

Such will take part in the resurrection of the just, because scripture says clearly:

"And come forth - those who have done good, to the resurrection of life..." John 5:29;
1 Thessalonians 4:14-16.

Jesus declared through the prophet John:

"He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father, and before His angels"
Rev. 3:5.

This intercession of Christ for man before the throne of his Father in heaven Hebrews 8:1 is as essential to the plan of salvation as was His death upon the cross Hebrews 9:24. Jesus has opened the way to the Father's throne, and through His mediation the sincere desires of all who come to Him in faith are presented before God.

"Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need" Hebrews 4:16.

Jesus intercedes for us because of His wounded hands and bruised body, and He declares to all who would follow Him:

"My grace is sufficient for you" 2 Corinthians 12:9.

"Take My yoke (obedience to the Ten Commandments) upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light" Matthew 11:29-30.

As soon as our conscience awakens through the working of the Holy Spirit, we realize the power, the guilt, and the misery of sin, and we come to the point where we detest it. It will occur to us that sin has separated us from God, and that we are in bondage under the power of the evil one. The more we try to flee from sin, the more we realize our inability. Our motives and our hearts are polluted. We realize that our life is filled with selfishness and sin; we begin to desire forgiveness, purity, and freedom. What can we do in order to come into harmony with God? We need confidence, heaven's forgiveness, peace and love in our hearts. Money, power or wisdom cannot buy these things, however, God offers them as a free gift of grace

"...without money and without price" Isaiah 55:1.

They are ours, if we reach out and take hold of them. Thus saith the Lord:

"...though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow" Isaiah 1:18.

"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit..." Ezekiel 36:26.

We have acknowledged our sins, and we are determined to start a new life with God. Now we may come to Him and ask Him to erase our sins and give us a new heart.

"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9;
"He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy" Proverbs 28:13.

We can be sure that He will do it, because He promised it. This is what Christ taught while on earth, that the gift promised by God belongs to us as soon as we accept it by faith. We cannot atone for our past sins, we cannot change our hearts and we cannot gain salvation by our own efforts Jeremiah 13:23; Ephesians 2:8. But God promises that He will do these things for us through Christ. We must believe the promise; we must acknowledge our sins, surrender to God and serve Him. As soon as we do this, He will fulfill His promise to us.

Jesus will be your advocate and intercede for you.

"And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world" 1 John 2:1-2.

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