1. Judgment Seat of Christ

Created Date: 25-Sep-2019

2. Great White Throne of Judgment

Last updated: 19-Dec-2023
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Sections

1 Preface Summary 2 Judgment Seat of Christ
3 Chronological Events 4 Sheep and Goat Judgment
5 Our New Spiritual Bodies 6 Great White Throne of Judgment
7 No Remembrance of Those Condemned    

The question and answers not realized on how can God fairly judge all human-beings, Fallen Angels and Demons contains two answers:
  1. Absolutely all independence of life in human-beings, Fallen Angels and Demons is only possible because of what God provides on a moment by moment basis.  While human-beings, Fallen Angels and Demons are eternal beings, the environment that is provided is from God and no other.  The actions by anyone doing wrong in God's environment is a sin against God.
  2. Every human-being, Fallen Angel and Demon is linked with God's awareness of their thoughts and feelings.  All things were created by God for God's Glory and Pleasure where the mistreatment, cruelty, murder and smallest of sins done is known and felt by God through God's awareness.  There is nothing done that God doesn't know and feel which makes the punitive Judgments by God possible because sin is also a personal sin against God, which enables the fairness of God as He knows the thoughts of both the perpetrator and the victim. 

The perpetrators of sins often do NOT know that they also become the victim with up to seven times the consequences on Earth which is limited by God's Grace and Mercy.  See Proverbs 1:24-29, Proverbs 6:26-32, Galatians 6:7, and others.

Matthew 12:25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
Matthew 25:40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Preface Summary

There are two prominent different judgments described in the scriptures that will be occurring in the future:

Concerning both Judgments, the following summary points are the viewpoints from a few Biblical Scholars with some additions from this author that have been summarized.

Human Beings who Have Salvation will see:

  1. [Judgment Seat of Christ] All of the human beings with Salvation will see all of the incidents of love, charity and good deeds that were done for God in the entire lives of everyone that has Salvation. 
    (a) This shows us the Glory that is due to God, because apart from God we are not capable of doing anything for the Kingdom of God.
    (b) This shows us the Grace and Mercy given to all of us that have Salvation, which proves the Great Love God has for us.
     (See John 15:5 and Revelation 21:1, scriptures shown below)
    (c) This is where Rewards in Eternity are given to us by Jesus Christ.
     
  2. [Great White Thrown of Judgment] God will show each and every incident of sin for the entire lives of:
    (a) All human beings that do NOT have Salvation,
    (b) The evil done by the Fallen Angels,
    (c) The evil done by Nephilim who became Demons,
    which will show God's perfection in judgment and fairness.  See Revelation 20:12, scripture shown below.
  3. [Great White Thrown of Judgment] God will give the opportunity for all human beings, that have Salvation, to provide comments and participate in the judgment of Fallen Angels and Demons.
  4. [Great White Thrown of Judgment] God is the sole judge of human being who do not have Salvation, where all us who have Salvation will be allowed to watch God as Judge.  (See 1 Corinthians 6:3-4, scripture shown below)

Note: Jesus Christ is the sole Judge to hand out rewards to those who accepted Him as their Savior. (See 2 Timothy 4:1 and many, many others)

Those Who do NOT have Salvation:

  1. [Great White Thrown of Judgment] God will NOT let any human being who does not have Salvation see any rewards being given to those who will be entering into Eternity with God.
  2. [Great White Thrown of Judgment] God will NOT let all Fallen Angels and the Demons see any rewards being given to those who will be entering into Eternity with God.
  3. [Great White Thrown of Judgment] God will NOT let any human being without Salvation, Fallen Angel and Demon see the New Earth and New Heavens.  More on this later in this topic.

Thoughts regarding these viewpoints just listed above:

    Judgment Seat of Christ Time Equation: (Every Human with Salvation multiplied by their life span)
 
    Great White Throne of Judgment Time Equation:
 (Every Human, without Salvation, multiplied by their life span) +
(Every Demon multiplied by their existence span) +
(Every Fallen Angel multiplied by the existence after the rebellion)
     
  a We would be seeing the events through God's view with His commentary and showing His involvement, Work being done.  This will show us all God's perfection, love and justice.  It is somewhat like the "Footprints in the Sand" analogy that we all are familiar but far greater beyond our expectations. 
  b As discussed in the point regarding Time above, we can be with God for any period of time where Time is moving differently in other places.  This has to be the case regarding events occurring in Heaven during the Tribulation Period.
  c When we are viewing and participating in the two different Judgments, it is somewhat like the analogy of watching the best movie ever made but even better because God is showing us His awesome power, integrity, perfection on handling ALL events throughout the time period of Earth.  We will be riveted in amazement, awe and excitement of the Hero God.
1 Corinthians 6:3-4 3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more, things that pertain to this life? 4 If then ye have to judge things pertaining to this life, do ye set them to judge who are of no account in the church?
John 15:5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
2 Timothy 4:1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:
Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.
Revelation 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

Judgment Seat of Christ

The Judgment Seat of Christ is where the person who accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior will be rewarded with an inheritance. The Lamb's Book of Life is used.  The inheritance is based on these five primary points:

Excerpt from Rewards in Heaven topic:

Everything done through faith that:

  1. Developed our relationship with God during our life,
  2. Activities in God's Service,
  3. Faithfulness to the guidance of the Holy Spirit,
  4. Righteously suffering, and
  5. Overcoming sinful areas and obstacles in life through the Holy Spirit.

will contribute to rewards in Heaven.

1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.

The process of the judgment for rewards is summarized in 1 Corinthians 3:12-15 and many others which

1 Corinthians 3:12-15 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.15 If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.

The list, of what is known, of our inheritance is explained in the Rewards in Heaven topic.  It seems that many Christians seem to be unaware that the Judgment Seat is an evaluation of life taken from the positive point of view on accomplishments where we all will see a moment-by-moment perspective of how God was there in our lives along with our service to Him.  There will not be a negative critique of anyone's lives as the Jesus Christ paid for everyone's sins. 

Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 1:7-10 7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, 8 which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9 making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ 10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

The Judgment Seat is like a rewards ceremony where there will be some people who will not have anything to show for their earthly life service to our God and King, but there will be God always involved giving Grace and Mercy. 

The Judgment Seat of Christ is not the same thing as the Wedding Supper of the Lamb.  The Wedding Supper of the Lamb is an invitation only dinner for those excelled in their relationship with God in their life.  This is also explained in the topic on Rewards in Heaven.

Note: The question often asked is how can it be a judgment without anything negative mentioned because of Romans 8:1 and other scriptures.  The answer has been described as we will see lost opportunities to act righteously, but God was still involved in our life unto God's Glory. 

All of us will experience a joy that surpasses our understanding to comprehend when we learn of the reality of getting to be with God in Paradise for Eternity.  There will be an initial period also of reflection and realization of what opportunities that we all have missed in the five points above. 

God exists outside of our Time Domain where a period of time in Heaven can occur while zero time on earth or a small time on earth has transpired if God so desires it.  Revelation 21:4's event is obviously concerning the New Heavens and New Earth, but in this author's opinion, it also reflects the event of the Judgment Seat of Christ where we all will have regrets that causes tears.  This is why Revelation 21:4 states that God will wipe our tears of sadness for the lost opportunities we had in our lives to be better than we were and most likely to have not influenced other people to be Saved which we cared about.

Revelation 21:4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

All of our good actions, that are deserving of inheritance in Eternity, cannot be judged until after the end of Tribulation Period and Second Coming of Jesus Christ to the Earth, because the full ramifications of our merits cannot be realized with their full extent of the love, happiness and to the glory to God until the last person affected by them has had their life completed.  The Judgment Seat of Christ occurs before the 1000 Year Millennium Kingdom of Jesus Christ. 

The people who will live during the 1000 Year Millennial Kingdom of Christ will come from those who survived and born after the Tribulation Period.  They will have a new direct understanding and knowledge of God because of Jesus Christ will be ruling during that period as read in Hebrews 8:1, and not influenced by our lives that were before the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.  That is the first reason why the Judgment Seat of Christ is before the Millennial Kingdom and the second reason has to do with who attends the Wedding Supper of the Lamb, as the attendees with be going back to Earth to reign with Jesus Christ in the Millennial Kingdom as read in Revelation 2:25-26.

Hebrews 8:1 And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.
Revelation 2:25-26 25 Nevertheless what you have, hold firmly until I come. 26 The one who overcomes, and the one who keeps My deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations;

As a beautiful example of rewards accumulating over time, is the Thief on the Cross who asked Jesus Christ on the Cross to remember him when Jesus Christ comes into His Kingdom.  Jesus Christ told the thief that on that very day that the thief would be with Him in Paradise.  Ever since that event, there have been people who were near death or even have lived debaucherous lives, and who remember the story of the thief where they also gave their life to Jesus Christ unto their Salvation potentially at the last moments of their life.  The Thief on the Cross, since that time has been earning future payments of rewards because of the action, deed and words spoken while the Thief was near death on the cross with Jesus Christ.  The final tally of those who had and will have part of their inspiration because of the thief will not be known until the time of the end. 

Luke 23: 39-43 39 One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, "Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!" 40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 "And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong." 42 And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!"  43 And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise."

Chronological Events

There are many Biblical Scholars who have different opinions on when the Judgment Seat of Christ occurs.  Many opinions are based on a human's perspective of how much time is allowed to get a task done in Heaven while other events are happening on earth.  As pointed out above, God is not limited by earthly time as God exists outside of our Time Domain, and this author believes time between Heaven and Earth is totally different.  Additionally, we will be getting new bodies with enhanced abilities to:

As mentioned above in this topic, those who attend the Wedding Supper of the Lamb will be going back to Earth with Christ for any assignments, duties and tasks during the 1000 Year Millennial Kingdom of Christ.  Also, all of us will be getting tasks and responsibilities in eternity.

Revelation 2:25-26 25 Nevertheless what you have, hold firmly until I come. 26 The one who overcomes, and the one who keeps My deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations;
Matthew 25:20-21 20 The one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have earned five more talents.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’
Revelation 20:4
(Christians that die in the Tribulation Period)		 4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Note: The Mark is the Mark of the Beast.

It is several Biblical Scholars and this author's opinion that the Judgment Seat of Jesus Christ occurs in a mere moment of Earth's time.  When the event is occurring in Heaven, the location is in a different Time Domain, which is the reference "1c" in this list.  It is this author's opinion, that I haven't read or heard from any source, that because God's handling of time can have everyone who will have lived participate at the Judgment Seat of Christ even when specific groups will be going back to reign in the 1000 Year Millennial Kingdom of Christ after the Wedding Supper of the Lamb.  This is explained more in the "Time Domain regarding the Judgment Seat of Christ" section further down in this topic.

Three points on the events:

1 The Judgment Seat has to occur:
(a) After the Rapture of the Believers,
(b) Before the Wedding Supper of the Lamb,
(c) Moments before the Tribulation Period ends (Rev 20:4), and
(d) Before the 1000 Year Millennial Kingdom of Christ
 
2 Those who die in the 1000 Year Millennial Kingdom of Christ period, will have known Jesus Christ personally as Jesus rules the world during that time.  The earthly lives of people, during the Millennial Kingdom, are extended, Isaiah 65:20, where there are those who will never die.  If someone dies, they still have to have asked Jesus Christ to be their Savior before death to have Salvation. 
(a) If they had not accepted Jesus as their Savior, then they will be sent to Sheol, waiting on the Great White Throne of Judgment.
(b) Otherwise, they will go to Heaven. 

Note: Towards the end of the 1000 Year Millennial Kingdom of Christ period, there will be one final rebellion on earth by those who have not asked Jesus Christ to be their Savior.  They are led by Lucifer, who is released from chains in Sheol, Revelation 20:7, and they all will be dealt with quickly by Jesus Christ.  This is described in Psalm 2, where this scriptural passage, has a dual meaning.

(c) After the Millennial Kingdom ends, the Great White Throne of Judgment occurs which is discussed below.
 
3 Those who live through the Millennial Kingdom, that have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior, will continue to live on the future New Earth as described in Revelation 21:1.

Isaiah 65:20 "No longer will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, Or an old man who does not live out his days; For the youth will die at the age of one hundred And the one who does not reach the age of one hundred Will be thought accursed.
Revelation 20:7 And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison
Revelation 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea.

Time Domain regarding the Judgment Seat of Christ

Note that this is a high level summary explanation of the theory mentioned above about Judgment Seat of Christ is a one-time only event that in Earth's calendar is before the Millennial Kingdom, but in Heaven it is before Eternity Starts.

  1. God existing outside of His Creations, all Time Domains, all Dimensions and even outside the Kingdom of God as God inhabits in Eternity.
    Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
  2. Someone who dies with Salvation and someone who will receive Salvation in the future and dies, that can even be in the Millennial Kingdom, can both be in Heaven waiting and watching Earthly events occurring.
    (a) Time is a physical property which is linear in our four dimensional world, but in higher Dimensions time is different that allows seeing different points of time simultaneously in lower Dimensions as scientist are theorizing.  Jesus Christ demonstrated higher dimensions when He walked through walls in John 20:19.
    (b) While our understanding of time in higher dimensions is theoretical, the scriptures state that God can see the beginning and the ending of our world, Isaiah 46:10, which proves there are higher Dimensions, along with the many scriptures that God had Prophets and Apostles witness the past and future.  We have no idea how God handles Time but science confirms God as God created everything.
    (c) The Apostle John was brought into the future and returned into the past as read in the Book of Revelation to see and be able to write about the End Times.
  3. When the Judgment Seat of Christ occurs, it will be in God's Higher Dimension Time and Place where the people present will be like a sea of Glass in perfection, Revelation 4:6 and Revelation 15:2.
    (a) Some Biblical Scholars, and this author, state the date for the Judgment Seat of Christ on our Earth Calendar is at the end of Tribulation Period and before the Millennial Kingdom, where often there isn't enough of an explanation theory.
    (b) People who have Near Death Experiences (NDE) that take them to entrance Heaven or Hell, which this author believes are real, when they are at Heaven's entrance they see people that have died that they know, but the person experiencing the NDE is not allowed to enter further into Heaven. 
    (c) The topic on Time Domains, and other topics such as Dimensions, help us to understand time is relative to the location.  Part of the theories coming out of Superstring Theory is there is at least ten or more dimensions in the universe revealing this is possible as God created all Dimensions with their individual Time Domains.   In Genesis 1:1, we learn that there are many Heavens as the word is plural, where we will be enjoying in Eternity future.

Sheep and Goat Judgment

This is an excerpt from the Dispensations Topic:

There is a scriptural passage, Matthew 25:31-46, that is given as a parable on how Jesus Christ will judge when He comes back to Earth, which is known as the "Sheep and Goat Judgment" at the Second Coming. 

The Second Coming event occurs at the end of the Tribulation Period.  In order for Jesus Christ to come back then Israel would have had to recognize Jesus Christ as their Savior whom they pierced (killed), Zechariah 12:10, where many Biblical Scholars state that the primary purpose of the Tribulation Period is for Israel to recognize their Messiah.

Zechariah 12:10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.
Matthew 25:31 But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. And all the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.

Note that Jesus Christ will be ruling during the 1000-year Millennial Kingdom of Christ so He will have already returned, which confirms the passage is dealing with the Second Coming at the end of the Tribulation Period.

This passage in the Sheep and Goat Judgment Parable informs us that those who took care of others were also thus doing it unto Jesus Christ.

Matthew 25:40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

This passage in the Sheep and Goat Judgment Parable informs us that those who did not take care of others were not taking care of Jesus Christ.

Matthew 25:45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

There are some Biblical Commentaries that state incorrectly that the Sheep and Goat Judgment means that Jesus Christ is judging differently during the Tribulation Period based on a person's works in life that were good or bad towards Israel.  This cannot be the correct interpretation because it would contradict other scriptures.  A person has to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior to receive the inheritance mentioned in the passage.  Additionally no one is good according to Romans 3:10.  Throughout the history of the classic Dispensations, Jesus Christ has always been the requirement for Salvation.

Romans 3:10 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.

The naming in Biblical Commentaries of this passage as the Sheep and Goat Judgment is because of Matthew 25:31 reference of sheep and goats.  The passage in this author's opinion is conveying these important truths:

  1. Jesus Christ will divide the good and bad people into two groups based on Acceptance of Jesus Christ as Savior.  This is evident by many scriptural passages concerning judgment.
  2. Jesus Christ is telling the listener that if the person (the sheep) has Faith in Him then their works will manifest itself by doing goods unto others as read in James 2:14-17
  3. When we all accept Jesus Christ as our Savior, the Holy Spirit indwells us, 1 Corinthians 3:16.  All human beings are created by God and He in a moment basis knows everyone's thoughts including animals, see Matthew 6:26.  When anyone mistreats others then it grieves God.
  4. Before the 1000-year Millennial Kingdom of Christ begins, the people still alive from the Tribulation Period that have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior in the different nations of the Earth, will be divided up correctly for the 1000-years period, where additionally Israel will finally have the borders that God promised Abraham in Genesis 15:18-19.
James 2:14-17 14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
Matthew 25:26 Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they?
1 Corinthians 3:16 Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

People who are alive at the end of the Tribulation Period or die during the Tribulation Period will fall into one these five categories:

  1. For those who died, are still required to have Jesus Christ as their Savior or under the Age of Accountability for entrance to Heaven with God   This group are the sheep.  . 
  2. Those who took the Mark of the Beast are automatically condemned to Sheol and will await the Great White Throne of Judgment.  They are the goats.
  3. If someone, dead or alive, did not take the Mark of the Beast and also did not ask Jesus Christ to be their Savior, then there is additional area of punitive consequences if they persecuted the people and nation of Israel during that period of time.  They are goats.
  4. Those who are still alive at the end of the Tribulation Period and have Jesus Christ as their Savior or under the Age of Accountability, then they are in the sheep group.  They will be part of the 1000-year Millennial Kingdom of Christ people where they will repopulate the earth.
  5. The "And all the nations" reference means everyone that is alive at the end of the Tribulation Period from every location will be at the event.  Those who have died during the Tribulation Period will already be in either Heaven or Lower Sheol.

The Antichrist and the False Prophet are the exception of how they are handled, where they will be thrown alive into the Lake of Fire.  Many Biblical Scholars state that they are the first two humans to be cast there.  There is a debate between Biblical Scholars if these two men will be brought out of the Lake of Fire to have their Judgment by Jesus Christ at the Great White Throne of Judgment.  This author believes that will happen to the two of them.

As mentioned, there are some differences of opinions in some scriptural commentaries regarding Mathew 25:31, that somehow the "sheep" can be righteous without Faith in Jesus Christ because they helped or protected Israel during the Tribulation Period.  During the Tribulation Period there will be many Jewish people saved, and if they are being helped by Gentiles, then the Gentiles will be told about Jesus Christ so that they can make a decision to believe on Jesus Christ or not.  Jewish people alive at the end of the Tribulation Period, will have been told about Jesus Christ which is why they made to the end of the Tribulation Period alive.

Scriptures do not contradict scriptures.  Based on the entirety of scriptures, regarding righteousness, the sheep group has to be those who have Faith in Jesus Christ or those who are under the Age of Accountability.  Those who have Faith in Jesus Christ will be made up those in Israel along with many Gentiles on the Earth. 

Our New Spiritual Bodies

As discussed above in this topic, there will be some Believers who will not be rulers with Jesus Christ in the 1000-year Millennial Kingdom of Christ as described in many scriptures such as Revelation 20.  When the Believers who come back to Earth after the Tribulation Period, with Jesus Christ, they will have new Spirit Bodies, and those still remaining in Heaven will also have new Spiritual Bodies. 

For more information and an explanation, see the section called "Wrong wedding garment being cast out..." and other sections in the Rewards in Heaven topic. These people still have Salvation and will be with God in Eternity, but just not participating in some events.

Several Biblical Commentaries, state that those who were still alive on Earth, at the end of the 1000-year Millennial Kingdom of Christ, who also accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior, will remain on Earth but be given a new perfected Human Body as human beings who cannot die.  Those who died will be in a new Heavenly Body living in the New Jerusalem. 

Revelation 21:1-4 1 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth, ”for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
Revelation 21:16 The city is laid out as a square, and its length is as great as the width; and he measured the city with the rod, fifteen hundred miles; its length and width and height are equal.
John 14:1-3 1 “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. 3 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also.

Great White Throne of Judgment

This is the judgment destiny for:

  1. All of Humankind who did not accept Jesus Christ as their Savior,
  2. The Fallen Angels,
  3. The Demons that were once the Nephilim, and
  4. Lucifer.

Note that the Antichrist and the False Prophet were already cast into the Lake of Fire alive before the 1000-year Millennial Kingdom of Christ.

Here are some points regarding this Judgment:

  1. Humans without Salvation, who died in the ancient past or lived at the time of Jesus Christ's Second Coming, could not be judged until the Tribulation Period is over because their sin can have far reaching consequences.  As a hypothetical example, a person in the ancient past who rejects God, then moves to an Island where there would have been descendants who never hear about God.
  2. Humans without Salvation, that live during the 1000-year Millennial Kingdom of Christ, can still have negative influence on others that require the end of the 1000 years to be accumulated.  We know that this is true because there will be one last attempt to fight against at the end of the 1000 years when Lucifer is released from chains in Tartarus as read in revelation 20:7, which is the Second Armageddon Event.
  3. Similar to the Judgment Seat of Christ, all humans that have Salvation will see the entire lives of humans (without Salvation), Fallen Angels and Demons.
    (a) This requires us to see their actions for the entire existence in order to be fair judges of the Fallen Angels and Demons
    (b) This requires us to see the action of humans, without Salvation, to see God is being a righteous Judge.
    (c) Will give glory to God on how He was involved in the lives of humans, who do not Salvation.
    (d) Rhetorically, would God expect us to just see a few actions without considering all events to know a judgment is fair?
  4. The Fallen Angels, Demons and Lucifer, will have a rejecting influence up and until the very end before this Judgment.
Revelation 20:7 And when the thousand years are ended, Lucifer will be released from his prison.
Revelation 21:11-15 11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

We know from the scriptures, that everyone who has Salvation will participate, with Jesus Christ, in the judgment of the Fallen Angels, which infers Demons also as read in 1 Corinthians 6:3.  Jesus Christ alone will judge humans that do not have Salvation.  This all occurs at the Great White Throne of Judgment. 

1 Corinthians 6:3 Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life!

It is the opinion of this author that we will see every single point of sinful actions of those without Salvation.  Some readers may disagree as this as it would lead to an almost infinite amount of time as expressed below in the equation. 

Great White Throne of Judgment Time Equation:
(Every Human, without Salvation, multiplied by their life span) +
(Every Demon multiplied by their existence span) +
(Every Fallen Angel multiplied by the existence after the rebellion)

The reasoning for this, by this author, is it will accomplish these four important goals:

  1. All of those who are being judged to go to the Eternal Lake of Fire will be reminded, shown and know of the sins against God and others. 
    (a) There will be those who do not know that a single sin led to others suffering, where God will show the full unknown ramifications of the damage caused by sin. 
    (b) The far-ranging implications of a person's sin will be on their mind in the Eternal Lake of Fire.
  2. Everyone who has Salvation, will not have any doubts or feelings of indignation for those who are judged because their sins are exposed, known and the suffering caused by them are shown.  Those of us who have Salvation will be deeply grieved which will require God to wipe away tears, Revelation 21:4 shown above.
  3. Absolutely everyone will see and know that God is being impartial, fair and perfect in the judgment, to mankind that will go to the Eternal Lake of Fire, which gives glory and honor to God.  We will be riveted, astonished, experience greater love for God as we see how God handled:
    (a) Consequences of the sins of mankind during the time of their Earthly lives.
    (b) The times when God tried to reach into mankind's lives and God was still rejected.
    (c) Consequences for eternity in the Lake of Fire.
    (d) The times that God even gave Grace and Mercy to those who would never accept Him.  Note: As an example, many Biblical Scholars which this author agrees, state the Jesus Christ taught in parables often that required Jesus Christ explaining it to the Apostles afterwards.  By the Parables, those who heard and did not accept Jesus Christ for Salvation, were then less accountable for future punishment as they didn't know the meaning of what Jesus Christ was teaching in the Parable.  See Mark 4:10-20 and others.
  4. All of those who are being judged to go to the Eternal Lake of Fire will realize:
    (a) That at the end of their Earthly life, they rejected God.
    (b) They have rejected the price that Jesus Christ did for them, so this will be the most heinous of the sins. 
    (c) They will realize that they put zero value on what Jesus Christ did for them, where the price and gift of Jesus Christ was the most valued payment and treasure given by God.

The full suffering for those who will go to the Lake of Fire, in this author's opinion, will contain 12 Areas of Suffering.

No Remembrance of Those Condemned

In order for all of us to enjoy the presence God and each other in Eternity located in all the future Heavens (plural intended) that God has in store for us who love Him, then the memory of anyone we loved and cared about that went to the Eternal Lake of Fire will be gone.  This will be a gift from God which is part of the prophecy of Revelation 21:4, Isaiah 65:17 and part of Psalm 103:12.

Revelation 21:4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
Isaiah 65:17 For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind.
Psalm 103:12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

The following is an excerpt from the 12 Areas of Suffering in the Lake of Fire:

The twelfth and final greatest pain is knowing that no one in Heaven will remember anyone condemned to the Eternal Lake of Fire. after the Great White Throne of Judgment   Part of the Revelation 21:4's "wiping away of tears" for those in Heaven, will be God removing any pain of:
(a) sympathy,
(b) remorse,
(c) fear, and
(d) love
for those condemned to the Eternal Lake of Fire.  This final twelfth's greatest pain, for those condemned, is the additional aspect of not feeling any hope of having someone still caring about them and remembering them that are located in Heaven.  This adds to the pain of being utterly alone without hope.

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