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Please use these sermons as the Lord leads, but nothing on this site may be used for profit without my expressed, written permission!*   |  *A Biblical View Of The End Times #8**Revelation 20:11-15**NOWHERE TO HIDE**Intro*: Some time ago there was a young foreign student who flunked out at the University of Michigan.

In shame he decided to disappear.

For the next four years he hid in the unused attic of an Ann Arbor church.

Taking great pains to conceal himself, he quietly prowled around only at night, living off food and water from the kitchen.

He never left the building or spoke to a soul.

No one ever suspected he was there.

Then one day a slight mistake gave him away.

Accidentally the young recluse made some noise, the police were called, and he was finally discovered.How foolish this young man was to try and hide from his failure.

Yet, he is not as foolish as the person who seeks to hide from God! The world is filled with people who live as though they have no sin.

They live as though God did not exist.

They live as though they will never face God is judgment.Unfortunately, what they hope will happen will never come to pass.

You see, these verses, which we have read this morning, tell us about a time when every lost sinner will face the Lord in judgment.

There will be nowhere to hide on that day.

No one will hide behind excuses, ignorance, false professions, etc.

Every one will face Jesus Christ as Lord and Judge and they will all receive a just sentence for their sins.This morning, I want to examine the facts concerning an event that is known as The Great White Throne Judgment.

Before I begin, I want you to know that there will not be one single born again individual that will stand in judgment here.

This is a judgment seat for the lost.

Let's notice the facts surrounding this judgment as I preach on the thought Nowhere To Hide.I.

V. 11 *THERE WILL BE NO HIDING FROM THE JUDGE ON THE THRONE*{{{"

A. *The Picture In This Throne* - There are two adjectives used to describe this throne.{{{"

1. *It is called Great* - This word refers to its power.

This is the highest court in the universe!

When judgment is rendered from this throne, there is no appeal to a higher court, for there is no higher court!

This is the place of highest authority and final judgment.(Ill.

The closest we can come to understanding this court is our Supreme Court.

There is no higher court in the land and judgments rendered there are final.

This is this as the Supreme Court of the Universe.)2.

*It is called White* - This speaks of the purity of this court.

All human courts are stained by sin, prejudice and fallibility.

This court, on the other hand, is absolutely perfect and the judgment rendered here is always fair and righteous.

The Judge who occupies this bench is infallible.

He is no tainted by sin or prejudice, but He renders judgment in perfect righteousness and fairness.(Ill.

Not a single person judged here will cry "unfair".

Every sinner judged and sentenced will know that they have received perfect and fair judgment.)}}}

B. *The Person On This Throne* - The Bible tells us that this throne is occupied by a person.

However, His identity is not revealed here.

However, the Bible does tell us in other places just Who is on this throne.{{{"

1. *His Name* - The man on this throne is none other that the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, *John 5:22-23, 27, 30*; *Acts 10:40-42; 2 Tim.

4:1*.

The Savior will be the Sentencer in that day! 2. *His Nature* - This is no lowly Nazerene who occupies this throne.

This isn't a poor, humble carpenter.

This is a resurrected conqueror.

This is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.

His appearance is described for us by the prophet Daniel, *Dan.

7:9-10*.(Ill.

His presence is so terrible and powerful that even the heavens and the earth flee from before Him.

Nature has the good sense to bow before this judge!

Why is it that sinners have such a difficult time doing the same?)(Ill.

I just want to remind you that we still live in the day of grace.

During this time in history, a sinner can come before God and cry out for forgiveness and the Lord will receive them and save them by His grace.

Today is the day of grace.

Today is the day of forgiveness.

Today is the day of repentance.

Today is the day of salvation.

Today is the day of mercy.

There will be none of those things dispensed in that day!

Only judgment, swift and sure will issue from this great white throne and from the Lord Jesus Christ!)}}}

C. *The Perception Of This Throne* - The Bible tells us here that there was found no place for the heavens and the earth to hide from the gaze of the One on the throne.

It needs to be remembered this morning that this righteous Judge sees all and He knows all.

There is no sin hidden from Him and no thought has ever been concealed.

There will be no pretending and no pretense on that great judgment day, but only a sure recounting of every sinful deed and every sinful thought.

Nothing will be hidden!(Ill.

Some think they are getting away with things now, but the truth is, God knows all about you and what you have been doing and thinking.

He knows everything there is to know about you! Ill.

*Psa.

33:13-15; Psa.

44:21; Pro.

5:21; Pro.

15:3; Pro.

21:2; Heb.

4:13*.

Friend, you haven't hidden a thing from God! And, you can be sure, one day, those sins will come back to haunt you - *Num.

32:23; Gal.

6:9*.)Friend,

you will not hide from this righteous Judge!

He will know all there is to know about you before you appear in His presence.

He knows you intimately!)}}}

I. *No Hiding From The Judge On The Throne*II.

V. 12-13 *THERE WILL BE NO HIDING FROM THE JUSTICE AT THE THRONE*{{{"

A. *The Defendants Appearing At The Throne* - Here we are told that those appearing before the throne are the "dead".

This tells us, without question, that there will not be a single born again believer in the group.

Why?

The Bible tells us that we who have trusted Jesus as our Saviour have "*passed from death unto life*", *John 5:24*.

We have been given eternal, abundant life through the blood of the Lamb and can never lose that or be dead for ever.

This can only mean on thing: this mass of humanity will be made up completely of those who are spiritually dead, *Eph.

2:1*.

Note also that this group includes all the spiritually dead!

None is left out!

The king, the pauper, the general, the foot soldier, the master, the slave, the borrower and the lender will all stand before God.

None will escape and none will hide, but all will face the Righteous Judge in judgment that day!

Preachers, deacons, church members, popes, priests, nuns, choir members, drunks, whores, drug addicts, pimps, pushers, grandmothers, grandfathers, teenagers, moms and dads, will all stand together before the throne to face their judgment!

There will be no escape and there will be no exceptions.

Every person who died without Jesus Christ will face Him in this Judgment one day!

Notice verse *13.*

It reminds us that all who died, regardless of where they died will appear.

Even those who are in Hell will be brought out for this judgment.

Every lost sinner from Cain to the last one will stand before the Lord Jesus Christ! (Will you be in that number?)B.

*The Documents Used At The Throne* - the Bible tells us here that the "books" will be opened.

Only one of these books is named and it is called the "book of life."

I don't know all the books that will be used that day, but I am sure of a few that will be opened.