God has tossed them into the sea of forgetfulness – as far as the east is from the west. Our sins have been washed in the blood of Christ. This is not something that believers need to worry about. I’m referring to the final judgment that will send the enemy’s kingdom, as well as the unsaved, to an eternity in the lake of fire. One of the future events that Christians don’t like to talk about is the Judgment Seat of Christ. Question: How have you seen the victory of Christ at work in your life? Keep your eyes on what the Lord has already accomplished in you. Our future with the Lord is something to look forward to with great anticipation. Don’t let that happen.ĭon’t let the problems and challenges of this life rob you of your joy in Christ. He simply wants to annoy or distract you to keep you from completing your mission in Christ. Remember, at this point, the enemy is not trying to defeat you. The war has already been won we’re simply in the clean-up phase, freeing the prisoners, right before the war trials. We need to realize that the enemy’s kingdom is already defeated. You might even start praising God in the middle of the struggle. You may even find that a little smile will start to spread across your face. The annoyances of the enemy will be paid for. Take the opportunity to remind him about the judgment that’s coming. We know that there will be days when the enemy is giving us a hard time. We’ll see all the war crimes that have been committed against us and the perpetrators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. There will be a military tribunal where all the facts will come out. That’s why it’s so important to know the truth about this final judgment. We don’t typically think of it in terms of a military campaign that’s being played out. When we do, it usually centers around people and events that gave us tough challenges. There are times that we look back on our lives. I can imagine my joy as I shout out, “Guilty! Take him away.” And it was you who incited my co-worker to lie about me to my boss.” It was you who tried to hinder the answer to my prayer that God was sending my way. “So you’re the one who gave me that flat tire at the worst possible moment. At that point, a realization dawns on me. A big old demon comes before the judge’s seat. Why does this make me happy? Simply put, it’s the ultimate payback. So we’re talking here about the judgment of the demonic kingdom. This is only referring to those angels who chose to side with Satan in his rebellion. It stands to reason that if an angel served God faithfully, then there would be no reason for them to be judged. (For more details on that, read my last post.) During this time it’s not just humans who’ll be judged. There are many believers who have no idea that we’ll be seated with Christ on His judgment seat. Whenever a question starts with, do you not know, it means that you have to ask yourself whether you know it or not. This one question that Paul asks is the basis for a lot of joy in my life. There is one point in the final judgment that I am absolutely looking forward to.ĭo you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life! After my last post, you may not think that the words “judgment” and “fun” go together.
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