The Judgments
“It is appointed unto men once to die, after this the judgment…”(Heb. 9:27)
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, amd shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; And hath given him authority to execute judgement also, because he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear His voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of the life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.” (John 5:25-29)
The Bema (Judgment Seat of Christ)
Saints will be judged for the deeds done in their body and rewarded accordingly.
“For we shall all stand before the Judgement Seat of Christ.” (Romans 14:10b.)
“Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort is. If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.” (1 Corinthians 3:13-15.)
The Great White Throne Judgement
The day will come when the Lord Jesus Christ will move from the throne of mercy to the seat of judgment. And in that final hour at the Great White Throne Judgment, those who neglect the Great Salvation provided by the Eternal God by failing to believe the report of the Saving Work of Christ Jesus (The Virgin Birth, Substitutionary Death, Burial, Bodily Resurrection, and Ascension) will be held accountable for their failure to respond to the Gospel and for violation of His Holy Law (Heb. 2:3.)
They will be judged from the books (record of their lives) not the “Book of Life”. And in that solemn hour will not be able to appeal for mercy. They will receive due wages for sin (Rom. 6:23), and cast into the lake of fire forever which is the second death (Rev. 20:14, 15.)