Category Archives: Judgment
A Harmony of the Gospel Accounts of the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21)
A Parallel Presentation of All the Gospel Accounts of the Olivet Discourse In the Olivet Discourse recorded in Matthew 24 Jesus discussed two questions posed by the apostles: When will the destruction of the temple be? What is the sign … Continue reading
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The Abyss, the Bottomless Pit, Tartarus, Hades, Torment, Hell, Gehenna, and the Lake of Fire
When one reads the Bible, he encounters the terms Abyss or Bottomless Pit, Tartarus, Hades, Hell, Gehenna, and the Lake of Fire. Just exactly what are these? None of these is visible on the face of the earth. The Bible … Continue reading
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Are There Three Classes of People at the Judgment?
At the Judgment, all the nations are gathered before Christ (Mt 25:32), and He commissions His brethren (1 Cor 6:2) to separate the nations into two classes: the sheep (the approved) and the goats (the condemned). Christ pardons the sheep … Continue reading
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Is Eternal Punishment Fair?
If someone did not know about God and His law, is it fair to send them to eternal hell? Orthodoxy, constrained by its view of only two destinies, says the ignorant will go to hell, and God is fair in … Continue reading
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Mercy at the Judgment
I was reading an article entitled “Don’t You Know God Gives Second Chances After Death?” where Ralph disagreed with his correspondent about the possibility of mercy at the Judgment. I appreciate the author’s reliance on the scriptures to provide authority … Continue reading
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Mercy at the Judgment
Dear Ralph, I was reading a post entitled “Don’t You Know God Gives Second Chances After Death?” where you disagreed with your correspondent about the possibility of mercy at the Judgment. I have a couple of comments regarding that post. … Continue reading
Saints to Reign on the Earth–Rev 5:10
In the KJV, NASU, CJB, NIV, et al., Rev 5:10 reads “we SHALL reign on the earth”. If we are supposed to reign over the earth now, how is it that we are persecuted (II Tim 3:12) and despised (Jn … Continue reading
Revelation 20–Final Judgment?
> Tom Couchman wrote: > > Tom Couchman to James Johnson … > > I must say I have never encountered an eschatological > hypothesis like yours. I can immediately see several > reasons to doubt that you are correct; … Continue reading
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Revelation 20–Final Judgment?
> Tom Couchman with a question… > > Most commentators, for what I take to be obvious reasons, regard Rev > 20:11-15 as a depiction of the final judgment of all, righteous and > wicked. I suppose that’s the most … Continue reading
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