THE OBJECT OF THE JUDGMENT DAY
The only ones up to the present time released from that sentence are the Church class who have heard, understood, and exercised faith in the Son of God as both their Savior [Deliverer] and Lord. These have in the present life their trial, probation, judgment day, and will not enter into judgment with the world. (John 5:24, R. V.). The successful over-comers of this class will be associated with Christ in His divinely appointed work of judging the world. Concerning this class, the joint-heirs with Him, Christ thus speaks: "And this is the will of Him that sent me that everyone which sees the Son and believes on Him may have everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the [beginning of the] last day [the Millennial Day of Judgment]."
This will be the First Resurrection. (Rev. 20:6) The Savior continues in the same discourse to further inform His hearers that during that period, the rest of mankind will be raised:
"Marvel not at this for the hour [season] is coming when all who are in the grave [death condition] shall hear His voice and come forth…they that have done evil to the resurrection of [by] judgment." (John 5:29. R. V.) This passage which contains a precious promise for the world of a coming judgment-trial for life everlasting is, by a mistranslation, turned into a fearful imprecation.
According to the Greek, they that have done evil-that have failed of Divine approval-will come forth unto resurrection [rising up to perfection] by judgments, 'stripes,' disciplines. – See the Revised Version."--STUDIES, VOL. 1-147.
Not seeing the nature of this “great white Throne judgment Day”, most all expositors have located it at the end of the thousand years. It is evidently the teaching of the Scriptures, however, that this vision is to meet its fulfillment DURING the thousand years in connection with the reign of Christ and His saints over the world. This is seen in the fact that the very first events that are described as occurring in connection with the placing of the great white Throne, is the passing away of the present symbolic heavens and earth. Bearing in mind that the "heaven and earth," mentioned in the vision as passing away, etc., are not the literal but the symbolical earth and heavens, enables us to locate the vision as beginning its fulfillment at the commencement of the thousand years.
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