Doctrine of the Judgments in the Bible
Tod Kennedy, September 2013
- 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).
- The judgment of Satan and his angels (Mt 25.41; Jn 12.31; 16.11; Col 2.15; Rev 20.2,3,10).
- Judgment of Israel in time (Deut 28.15,20,25; Jer 33.1-4; Rom 11.1).
- Judgment of unbeliever nations and individuals in time (Jer 25.31; 50.24).
- 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).
- Believers judging themselves by confession of sin (1 Cor 11.31-32; 1 Jn 1.9).
- Judgment of believer’s works at the Judgment Seat of Christ (Rom 14.10; 1 Cor 3.9-15; 2 Cor 5.10).
- 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).
- Judgment of unbelievers at the Great White Throne judgment; God proves they are worthy of judgment (Rev 20.11-15).