Grosey's Messages

Revelation 20   The Judgment

Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.¹² And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.¹³ And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds.¹⁴ Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.¹⁵ And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

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Why do you think talking about hell has fallen out of practice in contemporary culture? among many Christians?

How does the cross show us that Jesus believed in the reality of hell?

Why is eternal punishment for sins just on God's part?

What is the connection between hell and the glory of God?

How would your life look different if you lived in light of eventually giving an account to God for every thought, word, and deed?

What does it mean that "revelation brings responsibility" in regards to eternal punishment?

In what sense is God absent from hell if He is omnipresent?

How should Christians preach the doctrine of hell to unbelievers?

Akin: Christ-Exalting on Revelation

Rogers: The Final Judgment of the Unsaved Dead

The SOLEMN SUMMONS (Revelation 20:12-13)

Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.

And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds.

The people who are called to the judgment:

¹² And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne,

All Sinners Will Be There

All Self-righteous Will Be There

All Self Satisfied Will Be There

All Slow-deciders Will Be There

They intend to be saved one day.

They know they are sinners and are not antagonistic to the Gospel, but they just do not intend to give their hearts to Jesus today.

All Sunday Christians Will Be There

The places from which they are called:  Revelation 20:13

¹³ And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds.

Death has the body; Hell has the soul.

The graves and tombs will give up their dead.

Out of the seas and desert sands they will come.

Wherever men have died, they will be raised.

When someone dies without Jesus Christ, his soul immediately goes to Hell, but he is not yet at the judgment.

THE SECRETS DISPLAYED (Revelation 20:12)

¹² And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.

Our lives are recorded in God's book.

Nothing has escaped His knowledge.

Secrets that have been repressed:

Secrets that have been recorded:

Matthew 12:36 We will give an account for every idle word, every time we have taken the Lord's name in vain.  Exodus 20:7

Secrets that will be revealed: 

There is coming a judgment day when we will face the record.

THE SOBER VERDICT

Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.¹⁵ And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Hell Is An Awful Place

Hell Is An Agonising Place

Hell Is An Always Place

No Excuse

No Exception

No Exemption

No Escape

THE SEVERITY OF THE SENTENCE (Revelation 20:14-15)

Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.¹⁵ And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

The Sureness of the final sentence:

The Severity of it

The Sadness of it.