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The Daily Word of Righteousness
Passing Through the Waters, #14
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. 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. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:12-15)
Notice the order of events of the second resurrection. The second resurrection will take place at the end of the thousand-year period (compare Revelation 20:12-15):
The dead are raised and stand before God.
The books are opened and the dead are judged out of the things written in the books.
Those who are not found written in the Book of Life are cast into the Lake of Fire.
The order is: resurrection; judgment; execution of sentence.
What takes place at the sounding of the seventh trumpet, at the time of the first resurrection, at the beginning of the thousand-year period?
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. (I Corinthians 15:52-54)
Again:
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (I Thessalonians 4:16,17)
It can be seen that there is an important difference between the two resurrections.
The order of the second resurrection is: resurrection; judgment; execution of sentence. The sentence either is entrance into eternal life (John 5:29; Matthew 25:46) or else eternal punishment.
But in the first resurrection the participants are made immortal immediately at the sound of the trumpet.
The common teaching of today, which is based on the current perversion of grace, is that all who profess belief in Christ are raised in the first resurrection. They are made immortal and are caught up to be forever with the Lord. After they are clothed with immortality and ascend to be forever with the Lord Jesus they are brought before the Judgment Seat of Christ.
But II Corinthians 5:10 states that each person who is made manifest before the Judgment Seat of Christ shall receive the good he has practiced or the bad he has practiced.
To be continued.