REVELATION
PROCLAIMS
GOD’S
JUDGEMENT
YOUR TRIAL BEFORE GOD
• Q. 1) According to Scripture,
who will face heavenly
judgement?
–2 Corinthians 5:10
–ALL (RIGHTEOUS &
WICKED)
YOUR TRIAL BEFORE GOD
• Q. 2) According to our last
lesson, when did judgement
begin in heaven?
–Daniel 8:14
–IN 1844
YOUR TRIAL BEFORE GOD
• Q. 3) Who are the judges?
–Psalm 50:6; John 5:22
–“GOD is judge, Himself.”
“The Father…has committed
all JUDGEMENT unto the
Son.”
1 Timothy 2:5
• “For there is one God and
one Mediator between God
and men, the Man Christ
Jesus”
YOUR TRIAL BEFORE GOD
• Q. 4) What attitude do the Father
and Son have toward us?
–1 Timothy 2:3,4; John 16:27
–“Our Saviour… who will have
ALL men to be SAVED.”
–“The FATHER himself LOVES
you.”
PHASE # 1- PRE-ADVENT JUDGEMENT
• Q. 5) Who will face God in the
FIRST PHASE of the
judgement that is now taking
place in heaven?
–1 Peter 4:17
–“Judgement must BEGIN at
the HOUSE of GOD.”
PRE-ADVENT JUDGEMENT
• Q. 6) Who is the advocate or
attorney for the righteous?
–1 John 2:1; Hebrews 9:24
–“We have an
advocate…Jesus CHRIST
the RIGHTEOUS.”
JESUS OUR JUDGE
IS ALSO OUR DEFENDER
PRE-ADVENT JUDGEMENT
• Q. 7) What will be considered
in the judgement?
–Ecclesiastes 12:13,14
–“God shall bring EVERY work
into judgement with every
SECRET thing whether it be
GOOD or whether it be EVIL.”
PRE-ADVENT JUDGEMENT
• Q. 8) What will God use as
His standard of
measurement in the
judgement?
–James 2:10-12
–“They…shall be JUDGED
by the LAW of liberty.”
GOD’S GREAT RECORD BOOKS
• Q. 9) Where does God keep
the record of my life?
–Revelation 20:12
–“The dead were JUDGED
out of those THINGS which
were WRITTEN in the
BOOKS.”
Record Book
• Philippians 4:3 “And I urge you also, true
companion, help these women who laboured
with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and
the rest of my fellow workers, whose names
are in the Book of Life.”
• Malachi 3:16 “Then those who feared the
LORD spoke to one another, And the LORD
listened and heard them; So a book of
remembrance was written before Him For
those who fear the LORD And who meditate
on His name.”
GOD’S GREAT RECORD BOOKS
• Q. 10) Who presents the
case against us?
–Zechariah 3:1,2
–SATAN
Revelation 12:10
• “Then I heard a loud voice saying in
heaven, "Now salvation, and
strength, and the kingdom of our
God, and the power of His Christ
have come, for the accuser of our
brethren, who accused them before
our God day and night, has been
cast down.”
GOD’S GREAT RECORD BOOKS
• Q. 11) While the present
judgement is going on in heaven,
what does Revelation predict will
be happening on earth?
–Revelation 11:18,19
–“And the NATIONS were ANGRY
… and should DESTROY them
that destroy the EARTH.”
GOD’S GREAT RECORD BOOKS
• Q. 12) Does God need books and
a judgement, or court trial, to find
out about me and my conduct, or
does He know everything about
me already?
–1 Kings 8:39; John 3:18; 2
Timothy 2:19
–“Thou…knowest the HEARTS of
all the CHILDREN … of men.”
Assurance of pardon
• John 3:18 "He who believes in Him is not
condemned; but he who does not believe is
condemned already, because he has not
believed in the name of the only begotten
Son of God.”
• 2 Timothy 2:19 ‘Nevertheless the solid
foundation of God stands, having this seal:
"The Lord knows those who are His," and,
"Let everyone who names the name of Christ
depart from iniquity."
GOD’S GREAT RECORD BOOKS
• Q. 13) Since the present
judgement, which is now in
session (Daniel 7:9,10) is not
needed by God personally, for
whose benefit is it?
–Revelation 3:5
–“I will confess his name
before…His ANGELS.”
PHASE #2 – JUDGEMENT DURING THE
1000 YEARS
• Q. 14) When will the wicked
be judged?
–Revelation 20:4
–“And JUDGEMENT was
given unto them…and they
lived and REIGNED with
Christ a 1000 years.”
• Revelation 20:4
• “And I saw thrones, and they sat on them,
and judgment was committed to them.
Then I saw the souls of those who had
been beheaded for their witness to Jesus
and for the word of God, who had not
worshiped the beast or his image, and had
not received his mark on their foreheads
or on their hands. And they lived and
reigned with Christ for a thousand years.”
PHASE #2 – JUDGEMENT DURING THE
1000 YEARS
• Q. 15) Who helps judge the
wicked, including Satan and
his angels?
–1 Corinthians 6:2,3
–“The SAINTS shall judge
the world…WE shall judge
angels.”
PHASE #2 – JUDGEMENT DURING THE
1000 YEARS
• Q. 16) In your opinion, for
whose benefit is the judgement
of the WICKED conducted?
After all, people who are not in
heaven during the 1000 years
are lost anyway, so, why
conduct this judgement for the
wicked?
•Turn to Matthew 25
the parable of the
Sheep and Goats
PHASE #3 – JUDGEMENT AT THE CLOSE
OF THE 1000 YEARS
• Q. 17) In your opinion:
–a] Does this judgement occur at
Jesus’ second coming or at the
end of the 1000 years?
–b] For whose benefit is this
phase of judgement conducted?
A. END OF 1000 YEARS
 B. WICKED
PHASE #3 – JUDGEMENT DURING THE
1000 YEARS
• Q. 18) When God announces
rewards and punishments in the
judgement, is He making the
decision at that moment, or simply
permitting angels and the righteous
to confirm what He already knew?
–Revelation 15:3,4;Romans 2:5;1
Corinthians 4:5
–“Thy JUDGEMENTS are made
MANIFEST.”
1 Corinthians 4:5
• “Therefore judge nothing before
the appointed time; wait till the
Lord comes. He will bring to light
what is hidden in darkness and
will expose the motives of men's
hearts. At that time each will
receive his praise from God.” (NIV)
ASSURANCE OF SALVATION NOW
• Q. 19) Since I MUST yet face
God in JUDGEMENT, can I have
ASSURANCE of salvation now?
–Daniel 7:22;Isaiah 3:10
–“Pronounced judgement in
favour of the saints.”
–“Say ye to the righteous, that it
shall be WELL with HIM.”
Isaiah 3:10
• “Tell the righteous it will be
well with them, for they will
enjoy the fruit of their
deeds.” (NIV)
ASSURANCE OF SALVATION NOW
• Q. 20) Sins are forgiven when
we confess them. When are
they blotted out of God’s
records?
–Acts 3:19,20
–“Repent … that your SINS may
be BLOTTED out when… He
shall send JESUS Christ.”
ASSURANCE OF SALVATION NOW
• Q. 21) What did the heavenly
being say the church must do
after the bitter disapointment?
–Revelation 10:11
–“Thou must prophesy AGAIN
before MANY PEOPLES, and
nations, and TONGUES, and
kings.”
ASSURANCE OF SALVATION NOW
• Q. 22) In harmony with what the
angel told John in Revelation10,
what must God’s church be
preaching today as part of the
“everlasting gospel”?
–Revelation 14:6,7
–“Fear God…for the hour of His
JUDGEMENT is COME.”
GOD’S JUDGEMENT IS FAIR AND FINAL
• Q. 23) Revelation repeatedly points
out that both men and angels will
excitedly and loudly praise and
thank God for the justice and
satisfaction of the judgement. What
specifically are they saying?
–Revelation 16:7; 19:2; 15:3
–“TRUE and RIGHTEOUS are your
judgements.”
GOD’S JUDGEMENT IS FAIR AND FINAL
• Q. 24) What finally does
everyone in the universe do to
express their feelings about
God’s fairness and love?
–Philippians 2:10,11
–“EVERY knee should BOW …
and that every TONGUE
CONFESS that JESUS Christ
is LORD.”
• Q. 25)
• Jesus is
saying, “My
son, my
daughter,
give me
your heart”.
Proverbs 23:26.
• He wants to
enter your
name in His
book of life
and keep it
there.
Will you let
Him have
that great
joy?
Lesson Fifteen – Quiz
• True or False
• 1. There are a few special people who will
not have to face the judgement.FALSE
• 2. The judgement began in heaven in 1844
and will end at the conclusion of the 1,000
year period of Revelation 20. TRUE
• 3. The judgement begins with professing
Christians.
TRUE
• 4. God has promised to give favourable
decisions to those who love Him and truly
follow Him.
TRUE
• 5. There will never be a time that everybody
agrees that God is just.
FALSE
“I am the way”. Will
you come with me?