Having been stirred recently concerning the Day of Judgment, I am writing some ramdom thoughts on the subject. No subject is as sobering to the born-again believer than that of the reality of a coming Day of Judgment.
Its Surety
Hebrews 9:27 - And as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgment.
You can be certain of only a few things in life, but one appointment you can mark down with certainty is the fact that there is a day coming when God Almighty will judge this world. Acts 17:31 declares it this way: "Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness..." The Day of Judgment is coming because God said it is. There is no debate about it. Judgment is coming! Just like refusing to believe in hell will not put out the flames, refusing to believe in a Day of Judgment will not keep it from arriving! You will stand before God, whether you believe you will or not. A vast number of people believing in the Day of Judgment does not strengthen its argument. A majority of people opposing the existence of a coming Day of Judgment does not weaken its argument. God, who cannot lie, said that you absolutely, positively, will stand before Him. Romans 14:12 says, "So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God." PERIOD. You have two appointments that you will not cancel - 1) "It is appointed unto men once to die," and 2) "After this, the judgment."
Its Finality
What is the highest court? It is not the United States Supreme Court. It is the Court of God Almighty Himself. The righteous Judge will rule on the Day of Judgment, and His rulings are FINAL and FOREVER. There are no other justices to write a dissenting opinion. As a matter of fact, no one's opinion will matter on that day. There is no other court to which to appeal. When the Judge on that day declares the outcome of your soul, it will be final and forever.
The rulings of the Judge will be based, not on the United States Constitution, or any court's interpretation of it. The rulings on the Day of Judgment will be based solely on the Word of God. When we look at the devastating ruling of Roe v. Wade and the Holocaust of over fifty million babies to which it led, you can know this: ROE V. WADE ABSOLUTELY WILL BE OVERTURNED BY A HIGHER COURT THAN THE U.S. SUPREME COURT! God Almighty will overturn it on the Day of Judgment as justice will be served to every murderous doctor, heartless mother, careless boyfriend or husband, and anyone else who promoted a woman's choice over a baby's life. It is sad; it is sick; and God Almighty will have the final say. I will insert clearly here that, because God Almighty will take care of sin, there is no need for any Christians to take judgment into their own hands. God is the Judge; not man. It is just as wicked for a citizen to take it upon himself to kill an abortion doctor (or anyone else for that matter) or blow up an abortion clinic as it is for someone to kill the unborn baby.
When man's courts and laws promote sin, know this: if the Bible says it's wrong, it's wrong. In some nations, it is illegal for ministers to preach parts of the Bible that forbid homosexuality. Should it ever be that way in the United States, know this: When God said it's wrong in Genesis, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Romans, and I Corinthians, it will be wrong on the dreadful Day of Judgment. The theme of Day of Judgment will be simply, "God's Word will be the last word!"
God will not only enforce what He has already stated in His Word, but His Word, the Holy Bible, will be the standard by which mankind is judged. God will not ask you what your philosophies are, and then judge you by them! You will be judged by God's Word, regardless of your belief or unbelief in it. You will not even be judged by your interpretation of the Word of God. You will be judged by the Word of God itself.
There are three areas of your life at which the Judge will look. First, your words will be examined. Matthew 12:36 states, "But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment." Then, your works will be examined. Revelation 20:12 says, "And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works." Thirdly, your thoughts will be examined. Consider Ecclesiastes 12:14 - "For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil."
The reason your words, works, and thoughts will be compared to the law of God on that day is simple. Any time man is confronted with the law of God, it is always for a simple reason. Romans 3:19 gives the answer - "Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God." If you are an atheist, you may run your mouth in blasphemy down here, but hear me well. On the Day of Judgment, you will SHUT YOUR MOUTH as God Almighty Himself confronts you with your wickedness. Eventually, on that great Day of Judgment, the Bible declares in Romans 14:11 - "For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God." Voltaire, though deemed intellegent by philosophers and historians, will look like the actual idiot he was when he stands before a God he swore did not exist! No wonder the Bible declares in Psalm 14:1, "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no god!" Madeline Murray O'Hare, the vulgar woman who could not stand the thought of prayers in the American public school system, will do her share of begging, pleading, and praying on the Day of Judgment. I am not trying to be mean here, but if you're fighting the very thought of God, I am just trying to show you that your unbelief won't stop the Day of Judgment! It is coming, and it is coming for YOU! You have appointment with the Creator of the universe. It has been said that "there are no atheists in the foxholes." Some have refuted this, stating that they served time in wars and never thought of calling on God. You may have held on to your stubbornness in the foxhole, but you will absolutely let go of your stubbornness and stupidity on the Day of Judgment. No atheists will be present on the Day of Judgment; only former atheists!
Its Surety
Hebrews 9:27 - And as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgment.
You can be certain of only a few things in life, but one appointment you can mark down with certainty is the fact that there is a day coming when God Almighty will judge this world. Acts 17:31 declares it this way: "Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness..." The Day of Judgment is coming because God said it is. There is no debate about it. Judgment is coming! Just like refusing to believe in hell will not put out the flames, refusing to believe in a Day of Judgment will not keep it from arriving! You will stand before God, whether you believe you will or not. A vast number of people believing in the Day of Judgment does not strengthen its argument. A majority of people opposing the existence of a coming Day of Judgment does not weaken its argument. God, who cannot lie, said that you absolutely, positively, will stand before Him. Romans 14:12 says, "So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God." PERIOD. You have two appointments that you will not cancel - 1) "It is appointed unto men once to die," and 2) "After this, the judgment."
Its Finality
What is the highest court? It is not the United States Supreme Court. It is the Court of God Almighty Himself. The righteous Judge will rule on the Day of Judgment, and His rulings are FINAL and FOREVER. There are no other justices to write a dissenting opinion. As a matter of fact, no one's opinion will matter on that day. There is no other court to which to appeal. When the Judge on that day declares the outcome of your soul, it will be final and forever.
The rulings of the Judge will be based, not on the United States Constitution, or any court's interpretation of it. The rulings on the Day of Judgment will be based solely on the Word of God. When we look at the devastating ruling of Roe v. Wade and the Holocaust of over fifty million babies to which it led, you can know this: ROE V. WADE ABSOLUTELY WILL BE OVERTURNED BY A HIGHER COURT THAN THE U.S. SUPREME COURT! God Almighty will overturn it on the Day of Judgment as justice will be served to every murderous doctor, heartless mother, careless boyfriend or husband, and anyone else who promoted a woman's choice over a baby's life. It is sad; it is sick; and God Almighty will have the final say. I will insert clearly here that, because God Almighty will take care of sin, there is no need for any Christians to take judgment into their own hands. God is the Judge; not man. It is just as wicked for a citizen to take it upon himself to kill an abortion doctor (or anyone else for that matter) or blow up an abortion clinic as it is for someone to kill the unborn baby.
When man's courts and laws promote sin, know this: if the Bible says it's wrong, it's wrong. In some nations, it is illegal for ministers to preach parts of the Bible that forbid homosexuality. Should it ever be that way in the United States, know this: When God said it's wrong in Genesis, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Romans, and I Corinthians, it will be wrong on the dreadful Day of Judgment. The theme of Day of Judgment will be simply, "God's Word will be the last word!"
God will not only enforce what He has already stated in His Word, but His Word, the Holy Bible, will be the standard by which mankind is judged. God will not ask you what your philosophies are, and then judge you by them! You will be judged by God's Word, regardless of your belief or unbelief in it. You will not even be judged by your interpretation of the Word of God. You will be judged by the Word of God itself.
There are three areas of your life at which the Judge will look. First, your words will be examined. Matthew 12:36 states, "But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment." Then, your works will be examined. Revelation 20:12 says, "And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works." Thirdly, your thoughts will be examined. Consider Ecclesiastes 12:14 - "For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil."
The reason your words, works, and thoughts will be compared to the law of God on that day is simple. Any time man is confronted with the law of God, it is always for a simple reason. Romans 3:19 gives the answer - "Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God." If you are an atheist, you may run your mouth in blasphemy down here, but hear me well. On the Day of Judgment, you will SHUT YOUR MOUTH as God Almighty Himself confronts you with your wickedness. Eventually, on that great Day of Judgment, the Bible declares in Romans 14:11 - "For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God." Voltaire, though deemed intellegent by philosophers and historians, will look like the actual idiot he was when he stands before a God he swore did not exist! No wonder the Bible declares in Psalm 14:1, "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no god!" Madeline Murray O'Hare, the vulgar woman who could not stand the thought of prayers in the American public school system, will do her share of begging, pleading, and praying on the Day of Judgment. I am not trying to be mean here, but if you're fighting the very thought of God, I am just trying to show you that your unbelief won't stop the Day of Judgment! It is coming, and it is coming for YOU! You have appointment with the Creator of the universe. It has been said that "there are no atheists in the foxholes." Some have refuted this, stating that they served time in wars and never thought of calling on God. You may have held on to your stubbornness in the foxhole, but you will absolutely let go of your stubbornness and stupidity on the Day of Judgment. No atheists will be present on the Day of Judgment; only former atheists!
