The Judgment Seat of Christ

Whether you believe in the pre-trib, mid-trib, post trib-rapture

No matter if you favor a pre-millennial or amillennial reign of Christ

One thing is certain

The ungodly will be judged

Those who have died in their sins

Will be resurrected for judgment

They will stand before Him who is

Holy, Righteous and Just

Until that day, those who died without Christ

Those who declared their innocence

Rejected the free offer of forgiveness through the blood of the Lamb

Are bound in Hades...waiting to present their case

Before heaven and earth pass away

The sea will give up it’s dead

Graves will be emptied and the eternal souls of the ungodly

Will be summoned to stand before God for their final sentence

God the Father has given all authority

To Jesus Christ His Son

The ungodly have chosen to be judged according to their deeds

By the One who is Holy, Righteous and Just

God who is omniscient

Has kept a detailed, perfect, comprehensive record

He has flawlessly recorded every thought, every word and every deed

Omniscience has recorded it all

Mans works vs. God’s perfect standard

Be ye perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect

Be ye holy; for I am holy

God declares, “All your works are as filthy rags!”

God will bring to light that which is hidden in the darkness

He will expose the motives of men’s hearts

By their own words they will be condemned

The Charge:  All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God

Rather than plead guilty and receive a pardon through Jesus Christ

The One to whom they must give an account

Those who plead innocent

Have chosen to face a tribunal before God

Each punishment will be unique

Torment will come from a conscience that cannot be silenced

The Sentence…GUILTY

The Punishment…eternal suffering in the Lake of Fire

By Susan Bunts Wachtel

June 2, 2010

It seems as if my prayer list for salvation has grown exponentially.   Knowing the reality and the permanent eternal consequences of rejecting the offer of forgiveness through Jesus Christ…I am compelled to pray. 

This poem was inspired by our Kindred’s Berean Bible Study on Sunday morning and John MacArthur’s sermon on Revelation 20:11-15.