Judgments in the Bible

Doctrine of the Judgments in the Bible

Tod Kennedy, September 2013

  1. The judgment of sin on Jesus. The Father judged Christ for our sins. This judgment took place while Christ was on the cross (1 Cor 15.3-4; 2 Cor 5.21; Gal 3.13; Heb 9.26-28; Col 2.13-14; 1 Pet 2.24).
  2. The judgment of Satan and his angels (Mt 25.41; Jn 12.31; 16.11; Col 2.15; Rev 20.2,3,10).
  3. Judgment of Israel in time (Deut 28.15,20,25; Jer 33.1-4; Rom 11.1).
  4. Judgment of unbeliever nations and individuals in time (Jer 25.31; 50.24).
  5. The divine discipline judgment of believers in time. There are three stages: warning stage (Rev 3.20), pain stage (Heb 12.5-11), physical death (1 Cor 11.27-31).
  6. Believers judging themselves by confession of sin (1 Cor 11.31-32; 1 Jn 1.9).
  7. Judgment of believer’s works at the Judgment Seat of Christ (Rom 14.10; 1 Cor 3.9-15; 2 Cor 5.10).
  8. The judgment associated with the tribulation and the second coming of Christ (Dan 12.1-2; Ezek 20.37-38; Mt 24.29-31; 25.31-46).
  9. Judgment of unbelievers at the Great White Throne judgment; God proves they are worthy of judgment (Rev 20.11-15).