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SandyFla:
Revelation 20:

11. And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

12. 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.

13. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

14. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

15. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

I've heard sermons on this passage for years, and each time the preachers would say this judgment is solely for unbelievers who will be turned into hell, aka the lake of fire. However, verse 15 says, "whosoever was NOT found written in the book of life ..." which indicates that some of the people at the judgment WILL have their names written in the book of life and will not be turned into a place they call hell.

Just another lie taught by Babylon.

Sandy

mongoose:
Yep.  Interesting how people can ignore things written in plain language when they aren't given to see.  I also have always liked the part where "death and hell" are cast into the lake of fire (interesting image if you believed hell = lake of fire  ;)) before those who's names were not found written in the book of life.  The contradictions one has to maintain or ignore to hold some of those beliefs are amazing, aren't they?

mongoose

Deborah-Leigh:
Hi Sandy

...also the Book of Life is not a book....and there are two judgements! ;D...now and then....AND two types!...

Arcturus :)

Kat:
Hi Sandy,

I have a different understanding of this verse.


--- Quote ---However, verse 15 says, "whosoever was NOT found written in the book of life ..." which indicates that some of the people at the judgment WILL have their names written in the book of life and will not be turned into a place they call hell.
--- End quote ---

If your name is written in the Book of Life,
you will be resurrected into the kingdom at Christ's return.
This will begin the reign of judgment on the rest of the world.

Rev 20:4-6  Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. (This whole verse is talking about the resurrected saints)v.5  The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. v.6  Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.

The first resurrection will only be for those who belong to Christ, He in them and they in Him.

1Co 15:23  But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.

All those who lived before Christ must go through judgment, along with the rest of humanity that were not chosen after Christ came.
The great White throne judgment is the thousand years (kingdom),
and that is when all the dead will be brought to life.
Those whose name is in the book of life are already ressurected,
and at this great white throne judgment the saints will be judging all the rest mankind.

http://bible-truths.com/lake12.html  ------------------------------------------

excerpt from Ray's article - 'God judges the world in a pond'

THE SAINTS SHALL JUDGE THE WORLD

The called and chosen were born to be Judges:

"Or are you not aware that the saints [the manifested Sons and Daughters of God] shall JUDGE THE WORLD? And if the world shall be judged by YOU, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?" (I Cor. 6:2).

"And I saw thrones and they sat upon them, and JUDGMENT was given unto them [the saints, the manifested Sons of God]…" (Rev. 20:4).

Every man will be judged and the Saints will do the judging:

"And the sea gave up the dead which were in it: and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were JUDGED EVERY MAN according to their works" (Rev. 20:13).
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God does have mercy on those who never knew Christ,
and those you might consider good but was not chosen.

Luk 12:48  But he not knowing, and doing things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whomever much is given, of him much shall be required. And to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

mercy, peace, and love
Kat

kennymac:
HELLO,

It's amazing, these verses are so clear, the hardest thing to break free of is false doctrine.

The4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

This is obviously a partial resurrection, because not all men are raised to life at this time. Only those who are called to "reign with Christ for a thousand years" are raised in the first resurrection. "The rest of the dead" are NOT raised until the second resurrection at the end of the thousand years. The first resurrection, therefore, includes only the heads of the people--that is, those who are called to rule in the Kingdom during the Age of Tabernacles. This is why Paul speaks of the "trumpet" (singular) which the angel will blow, calling them forth from the graves. It fulfills Moses' prophecy of the single trumpet that was to summon only the rulers of the people.
When the apostle Paul speaks of the resurrection of the dead, he usually speaks of the first resurrection, rather than the second. Consequently, in 1 Thessalonians 4:16, , the dead are raised "at the last trumpet" (singular). Paul identifies those raised as "the dead in Christ," NOT ALL the dead, small and great. In other words, the first resurrection is a limited resurrection; the second is general that includes the rest of the dead.
 
Revelation 20 does NOT tell us that ALL BELIEVERS are to be raised in the first resurrection. He merely tells us that ONLY BELIEVERS will be raised in the first resurrection. This may seem like an odd point to make, since most Christians assume that all believers are raised at the same time. But other scriptures compel us to question this common assumption. Jesus spoke of the second resurrection in John 5:28 and 29.
28 Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs shall hear His voice, 29 and shall come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.
 
It is plain that Jesus was not referring to the first resurrection, which was limited to ONLY believers. Jesus says that "an hour is coming" where ALL will be raised, and at that time some will be given life (immortality), while others will be judged. It is obvious that this cannot be a reference to the first resurrection. This can only refer to the second resurrection recorded in the latter verses of Revelation 20,
 
11 And I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. 14 And death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
Notice especially that in this general resurrection the Book of Life is mentioned. The wording in verse 15 implies that many WERE found written in the Book of Life. Nowhere does it tell us that no one in the general resurrection could be found in that Book. Nor does it anywhere imply that everyone raised at this time should be cast into the lake of fire.
 
We can only conclude, then, that in the general resurrection at the end of the thousand-year Tabernacles Age the angel will blow BOTH trumpets. This will summon the entire congregation (Church) from the grave--except for the rulers, of course, who had been summoned a thousand years earlier. The Church as a whole, then, will be raised from the dead at the end of the thousand years along with all the unbelievers. Here the unbelievers will be judged by the "lake of fire," while the congregation of non-ruling believers will receive life (immortality). Church just doesn't see this.

God bless,

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