"God hath appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained: whereof he hath given assurance to all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead."
The Word of God is filled with exhortations and warnings about that great future day of retribution known only to God. The judgment scene will be a scene like no other!
ALL the saints will be gathered there along with the wicked and unbelieving
God's holy angels along with the devil and his host of evil spirits will all be assembled on that great and notable day!
ALL will stand together before the, "King of Kings and Lord of Lord's" in that great tribunal and hear Him speak one of two judgments.
"Well done thou good and faithful servant, enter in to the joy of the Father" OR "Depart from me into everlasting darkness, I never knew you."
"For it is written, As I live saith the Lord, every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give an account of himself to God." (Romans 14:11-12)
"When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: and before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: and he shall set his sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Then shall he say also unto them on his left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels...And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal."
(Matt. 25:31-46)
"Behold I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he that is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still." (Rev. 22:11-12)
"When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and the glory of his power; when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe....in that day." (2 Thess. 1:7-10)
Surely these scriptural truths should be graphic enough to convince anyone who would hear the voice of the Spirit of God through them.
God is not willing that one should perish, but that all should come to repentance and faith in His Son. "Whosoever will" may escape the wrath of God and be counted among those who will enter into His presence on that appointed day.
It is a matter of choice. "Choose ye" this day whom ye will serve...God or Satan. This choice must be made immediately! For we are not promised tomorrow.
TODAY... if ye hear His voice harden not your heart.
TODAY...is the day of salvation.
This is God's will for our lives. He has created us to spend eternity with Him
* To impress upon humanity the perfect righteousness of God, for He has said, "The soul that sinneth shall die."
* To convince the ungodly of the justice of God and their final doom IF they do not receive His gift of salvation through His Son's sacrificial death and His resurrection.
* God has already pronounced His judgement upon those who reject His offer of parden and eternal life through His Son Jesus Christ.
This is THAT DAY when the perfect righteousness of God will be manifested.
A promised "Day in court" and a final recompense of reward, that is written in the Word of God is meant to bring an awakening to all sinners in this life.
This is surely a "prompting" to consider God's offer of mercy and grace while on this probationary lifetime.
Many times our human court systems get perverted and often times the wrong triumphs and the right is defeated. In our earthly courts, jurors may be influenced by shrewd lawyers. Favor is often shown to the influential and wealthy, but that final day of judgment, there will be an "Impartial" Judge!
Kings and Queens, people of influence, wealth, stature and popularity will all stand side by side with the derelict and the beggar. These earthly attributes will be of NO value in that Day!
This judgment will be administered by an impartial Judge! This scripture says it all..."For God shall bring every work into judgment with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil."
(Eccl. 12:14)
All the forgoing scriptures constitute a demand for a FINAL DIVINE RECKONING before the only true and righteous Judge of the earth.
His Name is the Lord God Almighty
Hope is a blessed sure anchor, Offered so freely to you;
If it is fixed in the Savior, On that bright shore you will land;
But if in sin you still linger, Sad your end.
Where is your refuge sinner? Look where your pathway will end,
Repent, or you'll perish forever, Awful destruction's at hand;
Heaven or Hell you are choosing, Fixing and sealing your fate. God and His mercy refusing, Lost! too late!
What can you plead, poor sinner In that great judgement day?
Heaven now offers you favor, Oh do not cast it away;
Slighted, the warnings repeated, Leave you in Satan's control; And with all Heaven rejected, Lost your soul!
Where will you go, poor sinner? How will your soul escape?
Think of thy lot, when forever Cast in the dark burning lake!
If then your lost and forgotten, Writhing in flames of despair. You will remember you've chosen to be there!
Lost Forever! Lost Forever!
Oh! How Sad!
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