Paragraph 34.1
Chapter 34: Of the Last Judgment
God hath appointed a Day wherein he will judge the World in Righteousness, by Jesus Christ; to whom all Power and Judgment is given of the Father; in which Day not only thea Apostate Angels shall be judged, but likewise all Persons that have lived upon the Earth, shall appear before the Tribunal of Christ,b to give an Account of their Thoughts, Words and Deeds, and to receive according to what they have done in the Body, whether Good or Evil.c
a. Acts 17:31; John 5:22, 27
Acts 17:31
17:31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
17:31 For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead."
John 5:22; John 5:27
5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: 5:27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
5:22 Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son, 5:27 And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
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b. 1 Corinthians 6:3; Jude 6
1 Corinthians 6:3
6:3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?
6:3 Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!
Jude 1:6
1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
1:6 And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling-these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.
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c. 2 Corinthians 5:10; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Matthew 12:36; Romans 14:10, 12; Matthew 25:32–46
2 Corinthians 5:10
5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
Ecclesiastes 12:14
12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
12:14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
Matthew 12:36
12:36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
12:36 But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
Romans 14:10; Romans 14:12
14:10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 14:12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
14:10 Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat. 14:12 So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
Matthew 25:32–46
25:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 25:33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 25:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 25:37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 25:38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 25:39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 25:42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 25:43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
25:32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 25:33 He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. 25:34 Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, 25:36 I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.' 25:37 Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? 25:38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 25:39 When did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?' 25:40 And the King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.' 25:41 Then He will say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 25:42 For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink, 25:43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.' 25:44 And they too will reply, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?' 25:45 Then the King will answer, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.' 25:46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
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