Will Christians Face Judgment? Part 1
The Rapture of the Church
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
I.Will Christians Face Judgment?
A. Will Christians Face Judgment?
1. (Heb. 9:27) Non-Christians and Christians will all face judgment, but not the same one.
a. (Rev. 20:11-15) Non-Christians have judgment called the Great White Throne Judgement that will determine the level of separation and punishment they will receive.
b. (2 Cor. 5:9-10) The judgment for Christians is called the Judgment Seat of Christ.
B. The Rapture of the Church
1. The next event on the timeline of the End Times is the rapture of the Church. What is the rapture of the Church?
a. (1 Thess. 4:13-18 AMP) The rapture is an event where all who have put their trust in Christ as Lord and Savior, living and deceased, will be caught up from the earth, joined with Christ in the air, and taken to heaven.
2. What is the purpose of the rapture?
a. (1 Thess. 5:1-11) To remove the church from the earth before the Tribulation and unite Christ with His bride.
b. (2 Cor. 5:1-8) to receive our glorified bodies that are fit for eternity.
~(ref. Eph. 1:13-14) sealed with the Holy Spirit
~(Rom. 8:23 AMP) redemption of the body
~(Phil. 3:20-21) transform our lowly body
~(1 Cor. 15:50-55) new spiritual bodies
c. (2 Cor. 5:9-11 ESV) To stand before the judgment seat of Christ and receive rewards or suffer loss based on our thoughts, words, and deeds.
[Pastor Lee Stokes]