BIBLE STUDY: CHAP.55 -- THE JUDGMENT

Chapter 55.
The Judgment
1. WHAT assurance have we that there will be a judgment?
"God. . . hath appointed a day, in the __________________." Acts 17:30,31.
2. Was the judgment still future in Paul's day?
"As he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and ________________, Felix trembled." Acts 24:25.
3. How many must meet the test of the judgment?
"I said in mine heart, God shall judge ___________________________." Eccl. 3:17. "______________________________________; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad." 2 Cor. 5:10.
4. What reason did Solomon give for urging all to fear God and keep His commandments?
"____________________________________, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil." Eccl. 12:14.
5. What view of the judgment scene was given Daniel?
"I beheld _________________________ [placed, R.V.], and the Ancient of days did sit, whose _______________, and the hair of His head ________________: His _________________________, and His wheels as burning fire. A _______________ and came forth from before Him: _______________________, and ____________ ________________ stood before Him: the ______________________, and ________ _______________." Dan. 7:9,10.
6. Out of what will all be judged?
"And _________________________: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and ___________________________________, according to their works." Rev. 20:12.
7. For whom has a book of remembrance been written?
"Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord harkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him _______________ ____________________________________________." Mal. 3:16. See Rev. 20:12.
8. Who opens the judgment and presides over it?
"I beheld till the thrones were cast down [placed], and _____________________." Dan. 7:9.
9. Who minister to God, and assist in the judgment?
"__________________________ [of ____________] ministered unto Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him." Verse 10. See Rev. 5:11.
10. Who is brought before the Father at this time?
"I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, __________________ came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought Him near before Him." Dan. 7:13.
11. What does Christ as the advocate of His people confess before the Father and His angels?
"He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but ____________________________________ _______________." Rev. 3:5. See Matt. 10:32,33; Mark 8:38.
NOTE.-During this judgment scene, both the righteous and the wicked dead are still in their graves. The record of each one's life, however, is in the books of heaven, and by that record their characters and deeds are well known. Christ is there to appear in behalf of those who have chosen Him as their advocate. 1 John 2:1. He presents His blood, as He appeals for their sins to be blotted from the books of record. As the place of judgment is in heaven, where God's throne is, and as Christ is present in person, it follows that the work of judgment is also in heaven. All are judged by the record of their lives, and thus answer for the deeds done in the body. This work will not only decide forever the cases of the dead, but will also close the probation of all who are living, after which Christ will come to take to Himself those who have been found loyal to Him.
12. After the subjects of the kingdom have been determined by the investigative judgment, what is given to Christ?
"And there was given Him ___________, and _____________, and ___________, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve Him." Dan. 7:14.
13. When He comes the second time, what title will He bear?
"And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, ________________, and ______________." Rev. 19:16.
14. What will He then do for each one?
"For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then ___________________________." Matt. 16:27. See also Rev. 22:12.
15. Where will Christ then take His people?
"__________________________--: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, ________________, __________________________________________." John 14:2,3.
16. How many of the dead will be raised?
"For the hour is coming, in the which _____________________ shall hear His voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation." John 5:28,29. See also Acts 24:15.
17. What time intervenes between the two resurrections?
"And I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. ______________________________________ _____________________________." Rev. 20:4,5.
18. What work did Daniel see finally assigned to the saints?
"I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; until the Ancient of days came, and ____________________________________; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom." Dan. 7:21,22.
19. How long will the saints engage in this work of judgment?
"I And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and __________________________: . . . ____________________________." Rev. 20:4.
20. Who will thus be judged by the saints?
"Do ye not know that _______________________? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Know ye not that _________ _________________? how much more things that pertain to this life?" 1 Cor. 6:2,3.
21. How will the decisions of the judgment be executed?
"And out of His [Christ's] mouth __________________-, that with it He should _____ ______________: and He shall _______________________: and ______________ _____________________________ of Almighty God." Rev. 19:15.
22. Why is the execution of the judgment given to Christ?
"For as the Father hath life in Himself; so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself; and hath given Him authority to execute judgment also, ______________ __________________." John 5:26,27.
23. How was the opening of the judgment to be made known to the world?
"And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, ____________________________." Rev. 14:6,7.
NOTE.-There are three phases of the judgment mentioned in the Scriptures,-the investigative judgment, preceding the second advent; the judgment of the lost world and wicked angels by Christ and the saints during the one thousand years following the second advent; and the executive judgment, or punishment of the wicked at the close of this period. The investigative judgment takes place in heaven before Christ comes, in order to ascertain who are worthy to be raised in the first resurrection, at His coming, and who among the living are to be changed in the twinkling of an eye, at the sound of the last trump. It is necessary for this to take place before the second advent, as there will be no time for such a work between the coming of Christ and the raising of the righteous dead. The executive Judgment on the wicked occurs after their cases have been examined by the saints during the thousand years. Rev. 20:4,5; 1 Cor. 6:1-3. The investigative judgment is that which is announced to the world by the angel's message of Rev. 14:6,7.
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Thou Judge of quick and dead,
Before whose bar severe,
With holy joy or guilty dread,
We all shall soon appear,-
Our cautioned souls prepare
For that tremendous day,
And fill us now with watchful care,
And stir us up to pray.
CHARLES WESLEY.
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