What is Sin? … Not obeying God (His word) Lucifer was the first to sin – rebelling against God – See Lucifer But Lucifer wasn’t a human, he was an Angel! God created Adam …. Genesis 2:7 God Placed Adam in the garden of Eden, to take care of it … Genesis 2:15 God instructed Adam in what he was to do and not do … Genesis 2:16 Adam was to name all the animals (and probably all the plants) … Genesis 2:19 How long was Adam in the Garden alone with God? The Scripture doesn’t say. But it was long enough for Adam to observe the animals he was naming and see how they were paired with their own kind. No doubt Adam longed for someone of his own kind … Genesis 2:20 God put Adam into a deep sleep, took a part from Adam (translated rib) and formed the woman. Genesis 2:21-22 Note:The Hebrew word is normally translated as side, corner, chamber or flank not rib. God presented the woman to Adam. The woman was to be Adam’s help meet; he was responsible for her, to teach her God’s word. The Apostle Paul writes of the responsibility … Ephesians 5:22-33 Adam and the woman were to dwell in the Garden of Eden doing God’s will. But SIN interrupted this relationship. Now, who sinned first… Adam or the woman? Adam left the woman alone in the Garden, WHY? Where was he? While alone, Satan took advantage of the situation, taking on the form of a serpent … GENESIS 3:1-5
The woman was beguiled, tricked by the serpent (Satan) … 2 Corinthians 11:3 Adam returns and finds Eve had eaten of Forbidden Fruit. (The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, which God had instructed Adam NOT to eat of … Genesis 2:17) Adam knew God’s command and yet He also ate of the forbidden fruit. So, the question, WHO Sinned First, The woman or Adam? The woman was tempted… Did she disobey God? Yes, but she was beguiled, led astray. Adam willfully disobeyed God’s word. As the Apostle Paul writes in Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: That man was ADAM, who willfully disobeyed God. 2 Timothy 2:14 And because of that sin, death both physical and spiritual entered into the world. Death by definition is separation. Physical death separates soul and spirit from the body. Spiritual death separates us from God. The woman was not called Eve until after the fall … Genesis 3:20 And then they were casted forth out of the Garden … Genesis 4:23-24
Sin entered into the world thru Adam and has passed to all mankind. We are born in sin, separated from God. And if we die in that state, we will spend all eternity separated from God.
1 Timothy 2:13-14 For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. Romans 5:12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Revelation 20:12-15And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
The final Judgement of SIN (rebellion against God). It comes at the end of the 1000-year reign of Christ Jesus on earth. Read Revelation 20-21.
Old testament Saints (Those who believed in God by Faith) will not be there as they went to heaven with Christ at his resurrection (Ephesians 4:8-10 Wherefore he saith, when he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)).
Believers who have died since the resurrection are also in Heaven (2Corinthians 5:8We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.) and won’t be there. And we who are alive when the rapture occurs (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord Wherefore comfort one another with these words.) also won’t be Judged at the Great White Throne.
Then who will be judged at the Great White Thone? According to Revelation 20, all the unbelievers, unsaved, all those who have rebelled since Satan fell from heaven (Isaiah 14:12-15 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.).
The Devil (having been freed from the bottomless pit (Revelation 20:3,7 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. 7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,) will be cast alive into the LAKE OF FIRE where the beast and false prophet are. (Revelation 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.)
All unbelievers (alive and those in Hell (who will be brought up) Revelation 20:12-13 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.) will be brought before the Great White Throne and Judged – GUILTY. They along with DEATH and HELL will be cast into the LAKE OF FIRE. (Revelation 20:14-15 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.)
Again, NO BELIEVER (those who expressed faith in God through
Christ Jesus) will not be Judged at the Great White Throne.
Believers judgment was at the Judgement (Bema) seat of
Christ:
2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Romans 14:11-12For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
I Corinthians 3:11-15For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 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. If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
Believers never need fear the Great White Throne Judgement.
If Believers are at the Great White Throne it
will be “To execute vengeance upon
the heathen, and punishments upon the people;”.
2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Romans 14:11-12For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. As stated in the above references it says “all appear before the judgement seat of Christ” and “every knee shall bow… every on shall give an account”. Now let’s examine these verses a little closer. 2 Corinthians 5:10 begins with “For we must all”, who is the we? It would appear to include the writer, the apostle Paul. And it does! Paul is writing to Believers and includes himself. So this verse in talking about the “BEMA Seat” the judgement seat of Christ where all believer’s will give an account of the life they lived AFTER they believed. Now read 1 Corinthians 3, especially vs 11-15. This gives an account of the judgement seat of Christ. I Corinthians 3:11-15For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 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. If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. The Apostle Paul writes to the churches explaining how believers will be judged: Galatians 6:7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Ephesians 6:8Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. Colossians 3:24-25Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. But Romans 14:11-12 says … ! This is a quote from the old Testament and refers to those (from Adam through the Millilumen) appearing before the Great White Throne (Revelation 20:11). Even the Lord Jesus warned of this in Matthew 12:36-37But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Now, since the believers were judged by Christ before the Millilumen, we will not be Judged here. When an individual believes the Gospel, the death, burialand resurrection of Christ Jesus(1 Corinthians 15:1-4), confessing that He is God (Romans 10:9-13) he is saved and all sins, past, present and future are under His blood, forgiven. And our works (since believing) will be judged (Romans 10:14) and we will receive reward for those deemed valuable by Christ. (1 Corinthians 3:11-15)
To collude, the judgement seat of Christ and the Great White Throne are two different judgments occurring at least 1000 years apart. See posts on Great White Throne. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: Romans 10:9-13 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
New Heaven and New Earth—————————————-Rev 20:11 Key Events: Satan loosed 20:7 Final War (bigger than Armageddon) 20:8 End of the Devil 20:10 2nd Resurrection and Final Judgement 20:11 The Books (Psalms 149) 20:17 Book of Life 3:5 Book of Works 20:12 Lamb’s Book 21:27 Death and Hell to Lake of Fire 20:14 New Heaven 21:1 New Earth 21:1 New Jerusalem 21:2 The Bride, Lamb’s Wife 21:9
ETERNITY FUTURE
And time shall be no more ……………….
Revelation 20:12 … and the books were opened; and another book was opened Exodus 32:32-33 thy book Psalm 69:28 book of the living Daniel 12:1 the book Malachi 3:16 book of remembrance Philippians 4:3 book of life Revelation 3:5 book of life . 13:8 book of life of the Lamb . 17:8 book of life . 20:15 book of life . 21:27 lamb’s book of life God’s Word is very serious Revelation 22:18-19 Matthew 12:36, Romans 14:12, 2 Corinthians 5:10, Philippians 2:10
