What the Bible says about Eternal Judgment
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Eternal judgment is one of the basic doctrines of the church of God, equal in importance to repentance, faith, baptism, etc. Webster's New World Dictionary defines judgment as "a legal decision, order or sentence given by a judge." In eternal judgment, God decides a person's reward or punishment for all eternity. Staff Basic Doctrines: Eternal Judgment Related Topics: Eternal Judgment

Ecclesiastes 11:9 God says that individuals will have to account for all of their works, including our secret sins. Even the words we have spoken will be judged. Staff Basic Doctrines: Eternal Judgment Related Topics: Accountability | Accounting | Eternal Judgment | God's Judgment | Judgment | Judgment According to Works | Responsibility | Responsibility to Obey | Responsibility, Sense of | Secret Sins | Words, Controlling our | Words, Idle | Words, Judged by

John 5:22 God the Father has appointed Jesus Christ to judge humanity. Only He has ever lived a perfect life. In addition, He knows what it is like to be a human being and what difficulties His people have while living in this present, evil world (Hebrews 2:14-18). Thus, He is eminently qualified to be the Judge of all mankind. Staff Basic Doctrines: Eternal Judgment Related Topics: Eternal Judgment | Jesus Christ as Judge of Mankind | Judgment | Judgment, God's | Judgment, Righteous | Righteous Judgment

Hebrews 6:1-2 Eternal judgment is one of the basic doctrines of the church of God, equal in importance to repentance, faith, baptism, etc. Webster's New World Dictionary defines judgment as "a legal decision, order or sentence given by a judge." In eternal judgment, God decides a person's reward or punishment for all eternity. Staff Basic Doctrines: Eternal Judgment Related Topics: Baptism | Doctrines, Basic | Eternal Judgment | Faith | Judgment | Judgment, God's | Judgments | Repentance | Rewards and Punishments

2 Peter 3:9 God does not want anyone to perish but desires all to come to repentance. However, to those who refuse His mercy and trample the sacrifice of His Son Jesus Christ as if it were vile (Hebrews 10:26-31), He is a God of justice and righteous judgment. These, who leave Him with no alternative but to put them to death for eternity, will know what He earnestly desired them to achieve. Martin G. Collins Basic Doctrines: The Third Resurrection Related Topics: Eternal Death | Eternal Judgment | God's Judgment | God's Justice | God's Longsuffering | God's Mercy | Jesus Christ's Sacrifice | Lake of Fire | Resurrection, Third

Revelation 20:13-15 This third resurrection will comprise those who are unwilling to live by God's laws and refuse to repent. These incorrigible people will be cast into the Lake of Fire and completely burned up. They can never be resurrected again, having rejected God's wonderful offer of salvation and eternal life. Staff Basic Doctrines: Eternal Judgment Related Topics: Death, Second | Eternal Death | Eternal Judgment | Fate of the Wicked | Gehenna | Hades | Hell | Hell, Eternally Burning | Hellfire | Lake of Fire | Lake of Fire and Brimstone | Resurrection, Third | Second Death | Third Resurrection

Revelation 21:8 The Bible describes the "hellfire" into which the wicked will be cast as a lake of burning fire and brimstone. Some have pictured this Lake of Fire to be like an active volcano spewing out molten rock. Into such a fiery liquid the incorrigible will be thrown. After having died once and been resurrected to judgment (Hebrews 9:27), they will die the "second death" by being burned up in the Lake of Fire. Earl L. Henn Basic Doctrines: The Fate of the Wicked Related Topics: Death | Death and Hades | Death as Permanent Cessation of Life | Death Penalty | Death, Second | Eternal Death | Eternal Judgment | Fate of the Wicked | Hell | Hellfire | Lake of Fire | Second Death | Wicked, Fate of the | Wicked, Incorrigibly

 

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