THE GREAT WHITE THRONE

The Glory of Christ

When Christ’s full glory is on display, the creation melt away from His presence.

The sun is about 93 million miles away, yet if we stare at it, we can damage our eyes. How do you think it will go for us when we stand before the Creator of the sun?

The Certainty of Judgment

There is no escape from this judgment. The small and great will all stand before Him.

The Absolute Justice of Christ

All people will be judged for every single thing they have ever done. Christ is not like the judges of the earth. He doesn’t turn a blind eye to sin and He will not let any sin go unpunished.

2 Corinthians 5:10 “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.”

Matthew 12:36 “I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,”

James 4:17 “So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.”

John 12:48 “The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.”

Hebrews 4:12–13 “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.”

Romans 3:19–20 “Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.”

The lost will be cast into the lake of fire to suffer under God’s wrath forever.

The Only Way of Salvation

Christ came to be our substitute. He came to live the perfect life that we have all failed to live. He came to take the punishment that we deserve when He died on the cross. He came to defeat death, hell, and the grave, so that He might rescue of from their power. And now He is seated at the right hand of God and offers free forgiveness to anyone and everyone who would repent and trust in Christ as their only hope of salvation.

We must come to Christ on His terms, not ours.