Most assuredly, i say to you, he who hears my word and believes in him who sent me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life john john 5. Then another book was opened, which is rthe book of life. The book of revelation, among the latest books of the new testament,1 structures much of its narrative using motifs and typescenes common to some of the oldest myths. The opening of the books and i saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. The book of deeds or remembrances is described in ps. Every category of man now stands on an individual basis before god. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things.
The book of revelation explained volume 4 preface you will notice that the book of revelation explained, volume 4, begins with chapter 12, not chapter 1, and ends at the conclusion of chapter 14. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. Utley writes that there are two books mentioned in scripture. This chapter contains the notable account of the millennium and the judgment of the dead. We learned that the book of revelation does not begin with our problems, but with jesus. John equates the second death with the lake of fire, the final judgment of the incorrigibly wicked, those whose names are not found in the book of life. After the intermediate reign of christ, all the dead are raised and judged, thus inaugurating the new age. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to. You and your family are a blessing beyond description to us and so many others. Isaiah 53 who is primarily christ, as luke especially makes clear. And the voice i had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, come up here, and i will show you what must take place after this. Revelation 20, king james version kjv the bible app. To jerry and sherry roberts thank you for your faithful friendship and love for our lord and my family. Revelation 20 new international version niv biblica.
For if salvation could be by works, the books recording their deeds. The book is traditionally attributed to john the apostle, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. The great white throne judgment described in revelation 20. Attridge, sterling professor of divinity and david l. The bible nowhere says god will resurrect all the dead in the same resurrection. The mere appearance of this book in the judgment is proof that access to god is by faith alone. Last week, we were introduced to the situation that john was in. This compares with the servant of the lord isaiah 42. No other use seems to be made of this book in the judgment of the wicked, than only to observe whose names were not written in it, as appears from revelation 20.
The dead were judged according to their works as recorded in the books. And when the thousand years are ended, satan will be loosed from his prison and will come out to deceive the nations which are at the four corners of the earth, that is, gog and magog, to gather. And i saw the dead, small and great, stand before god. Revelation 20 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Revelation 20, modern english version mev the bible app. Whether this means the lake of fire exists throughout the millenniumperhaps as a vivid. Revelation 4 new international version niv the throne in heaven. And i saw the dead, small and great of every age and condition, rank and degree. The first resurrection includes those who are raised at the rapture 1 thessalonians 4. This is to corre spond with the chapters in the revelation. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. In contrast, here at the great white throne judgment, unbelievers are judged on their own deeds, which means damnation romans 6. Besides the general book recording the works of all, there is a special book for believers in which their names are written, not for their works, but for the work of christ for, and in, them.
And i saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. Revelation 20 is the twentieth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. As the cross stands as the great equalizer among people of faith on the road to salvation, so the great white throne judgment is the equalizer among those on their way to eternal damnation. Thus the man child is also secondarily the people of god, for the overcomer is promised that he too will rule the nations with a rod of iron revelation 2. The same book is also called the lambs book of life because it contains the names of those who have been redeemed by the blood of the lord jesus revelation.
He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he sawthat is, the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. Every person who did not follow christ is consigned to the lake of fire revelation 20. And i saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were. But thou, o daniel, shut up the words, and seal the. And i saw the dead an account being given of the judge, next the persons to be judged are described, and in this clause, by the state and condition in which they had been. Revelation 20 the thousand years 1 and i saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. While these events occur after the millennium, the lake of fire is also shown to exist before the millennium revelation 19. Then there are books opened for those who do not know him as lord and. The former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. Visions of blessings from god for heaven and earth.
Also i saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of jesus and for the word of god, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. Read the following explanation of the book of life. But thou, o daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end. This book of life is also mentioned in revelation 3. And i saw the dead, great and small, standing before the. At this point in revelation, victory over death and evil is complete. Revelation 1 niv prologue the revelation from jesus.
That passage makes it clear that no one at that judgment has his name in the book of life revelation 20. Hesiods theogony and the book of revelation 4, 12, and 1920. In one sense the book of life is the sum total of ones thoughts and actions. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.
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