The Judgment Seat ofChrist

What is the Judgment seat of Christ?

When Christ returns at the end ofthe Great tribulation, He willseparate the sheep (the righteous)from the goats (the wicked).

The believers, dead and alive(asleep and awake), will be raisedup to meet him in the clouds.

Those who are left on the Earth willexperience great suffering when hepours out the Seven Bowls of Hiswrath.

The believers are saved by faith butare rewarded according to thethings that they have done while inthe body.

At the Judgment seat of Christ, thebelievers will be judged for thethings that they have done while inthe body and they will be rewardedaccordingly during their millennialreign with Christ.

Who gets to be judged by Christ at his secondcoming?

The believers, who are raised to be withChrist when he returns.

All the nations, who will gather beforehim. He will separate these people, onefrom another, as the shepherd separatesthe sheep and the goats.

Will those who are still alive at the coming ofthe Lord precede those who have fallenasleep?

No. Those who have fallen asleep inChrist will be raised first.

Where will the believers meet with the Lord?

In the clouds.

Does everybody get to meet with the Lord?

No, only the believers are raised tomeet with him in the clouds.

What happens to those who are not saved?

Those who are not saved will goaway to eternal punishment, but therighteous will inherit eternal life.

Where and when do the wicked get judged?

They will either suffer God's wrath ifthey are on the earth, or they will betormented in Hades until the end ofthe millennium. Then at the end ofthe millennium, they will be raisedto stand before God at the GreatWhite Throne. They will be judgedaccording to what they have doneand thrown into the Lake of Firewhich is the second death.

Who are the Sheep and the Goats? Matt 25:31-46

The sheep are people blessed bythe Father and chosen before thefoundation of the Earth. They donot appear to be of the same fold asChristians but they showedkindness to God's people during theGreat Tribulation. This mightinclude people of other religionswho help Christians during theGreat Tribulation.

The Goats are wicked people whohave rejected the gospel. They donot love God and were not chosenbefore the foundation of the Earth.They had no compassion for God'speople during the Great Tribulationand did not help them.

What happens to the Sheep?

The Sheep receive the inheritance,the kingdom prepared for themsince the creation of the world andgo on to eternal life. Theirinheritance may be different toChristians who inherit the NewJerusalem. The Sheep may liveeternally as the Nations in the NewHeaven and Earth.

What happens to the Goats?

They will go away to eternalpunishment.

Does Jesus reward the believers for the thingsthat they have done since they were saved intothe body of Christ?

Yes.

2Cor 5:10 Eph 6:8 Col 3:23-24 Rev22:12 Ps 62:12 Prov 19:17 Matt 6:4Matt 16:27 Matt 10:40-42

Are there degrees of reward when we go toreign with Christ? Luke 19:12-27

Yes. Those who have been morefaithful will be given moreresponsibility in His Kingdom.

How will Jesus reward you?

I don't know.