Judgment: The General

Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth.

My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.

Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.

If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me, …

But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.

Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him. …

…before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.

…before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.

I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”

Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.

For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.

The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him. …

As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.

A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.

“Therefore, that is what I will do to you, O Israel, and since I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel!

His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’

Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’

“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”

As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age. …

So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous

…and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.

But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes. …

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. …

For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare, …

The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. …

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. …

So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return. …

In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples, …

Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,

There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. …

And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.

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.”

As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”

But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. …

All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law. …

Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. …

…his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.

Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?

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.

…and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels

…in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:

From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.

…instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

…but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.

But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.

For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;

…if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.

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.

Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones

…to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—

Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.

Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. …

The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them. …

“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.