The Great White Throne Judgement - judgement of the unsaved - a sentence of the severity of their punishment will be determined

What is the Great White Throne Judgement?

Judgement of the Unsaved

At the end of the millennial reign of Christ, those who died unsaved will have to stand before the throne of God to be judged.

“And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works” - (Revelation 20:12).

This judgment does not suggest these people may enter into heaven or hell on the basis of their works.

All those who are judged at the Great White Throne are consigned to hell because they have rejected the gospel. 

The saved have already been resurrected and are enjoying fellowship with Christ. 

The Great White Throne judgment will determine the degree of punishment they will endure, based upon the nature of their evil work. 

When the book of life is opened (Revelation 20:12), a sentence of the severity of their punishment will be determined. 

All those sentenced will be consigned “into the lake of fire” (Revelation 20:14), where they will suffer according to their personally assigned sentence.

Dr. Elmer Towns

biblesprout.com

Related Links:

The Judgment Seat of Christ - believers are secure in Christ, but they still must appear before the judgment seat of Christ. It will be a time of examination and a time of reward. The “fire” of God’s scrutiny will reveal the quality of our works

The Lake Of Fire - God has made our salvation possible and easily available through the incarnation, substitutionary sacrifice for our sins, and glorious victory over death in the bodily resurrection, of His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. What we could never earn by good works, He has provided as a free gift

Annihilationism - God is an eternal and infinite Being. As a result, all sin against Him is worthy of an eternal punishment. It is not a matter of the length of time we sin, but the character of the God against whom we sin