For Believers Prepare to Meet Your God Running
For Believers Prepare to Meet Your God Running the Race to Win the Prize
Every Believer will be judged by Jesus to receive rewards for deeds, words, and faithfulness! Timing is Everything! There are 2 Judgments For 2 Different Groups! At 2 Different Times! Judgments are linked to the 1 st and 2 nd Resurrections!
The Timing of the 2 Judgments
1 st Resurrection =the Bema Seat of Christ
1 Corinthian 15 “Doctrine of the Resurrection” 35. “But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come? 36. You fool, that which you sow is not quickened unless it dies. 36. And that which you sow, you do not sow the body that shall be, but bare grain, maybe wheat or some other grain. 38. But God gives it a body as He wills, & to every seed his own body.
39. “All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of man, another flesh of animals, another of fishes, & another of birds. “ Adam 40. There also celestial bodies, & bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, & the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41. There is one glory of the son, another glory of the moon, & another glory of the stars: for one star differs from another star in glory. 1 Corinthians 15
42. “So is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption. 43. “It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. 44. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, & there is a spiritual body 45. And so it is written, the 1 st man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam (Christ) was made a quickening Spirit. 46. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural, & afterward that which is spiritual. 47. The 1 st man is of the earthy: the 2 nd Man is the Lord from heaven. 48. As is the earthy, such are they which also are earthy; and as is the heavenly, such are they which are heavenly. ”
49. As as we have born the image of the earthly, We shall also bear the image of the heavenly 50. Now this I say brethren, flesh & blood can not inherit the kingdom of God; neither does corruption inherit incorruption. 51. Behold I will show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall be changed 52. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trump shall sound, & the dead shall be raised incorruptible, & we shall be changed. 53. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54. So when this corruptible shall put on incorruption, and this mortal shall put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, “Death is swallowed up in victory”
For Believers Precious Things to Come for Believers
1 Corinthians Chapter 3 “But let every man take heed how he builds thereon. For no other foundation can man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. (10 -11) “Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for that day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; & the fire shall try every man’s work for what sort it is. ”(12 -13) or “If any man’s work abide which he has built thereon, he shall receive a reward. If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: for he himself shall be saved, yet so as by fire. ” (14 -15) Know you not that you are the Temple of God, & that the God’s Spirit dwells in you? If any man defile the Temple of God, God will destroy him, for the Temple of God is holy, which Temple you are. ” (16 -17) Let no man deceive himself. (18)
2 Corinthians 5: 9 -10 “Wherefore we labor, whether present or absent, that we may be accepted by Him, For we must all appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ; that every one may receive things done in his body, according to what he has done, whether it be good or bad. ” Romans 14: 10 “For we shall stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ. ”
The Bema Seat Raised Platform at Olympic Games Victor Crowned with Garland “Running the Race for the Prize”
First Resurrection has several stages 1. Jesus Christ, as the first fruits 1 Corinthians 15: 20 & 23 2. Certain OT saints came out of their tombs when Jesus was resurrected & were seen by many – Matthew. 27: 50 -53 3. The Rapture of Church – 1 Corinthians. 15: 52, I Thess. 4: 13 -18 4. The 2 Mighty Witnesses During the Tribulation – Revelation 11: 8 5. The 144, 000 in Throne Room – Rev. 14: 1 -5 6. The Tribulation Saints wave palm branches reign with Christ during Millenium – Rev. 20: 4 -6 7. Old Testament Saints – Dan. 12: 1 -3 – End of Tribulation
When are Old Testament Saints Resurrected? According to Daniel 12: 1 -3 1. “And at that time shall Michael stand up; the great prince which stands for the children of your people (the Jews): & there shall be a time of trouble (the great tribulation), such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: & at that time your people (the Jews) shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. ” 2. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life & some to shame & everlasting contempt. 3. And many that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; & they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever & ever. ”
“But you, O Daniel, shut up the words & seal the book, even to the time of the end. ” The Book of Daniel was sealed until the End times The Book of Revelation was never sealed…. Read on… “And there was a great war in heaven; Michael & his angels fought against the dragon and the dragon fought & his angels. And the dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth & his angels were cast out with him. ” Revelation 11: 7 -9
Michael Fights for Israel & the Jews!
These 2 Major Events Define the 2 Judgments The Great Tribulation The Rapture of the Church
Believers’ Victory - The Rapture of the Church
The Bema is the Believers’ Awards Ceremony In Heaven! Aren’t we Saved by Grace? Yes, we are saved by grace “ unto good works” Eph. . 2: 10 We have all been given “gifts” “The Parable of the Talents” Matthew 25: 14 -30
“The Parable of the Talents” Matthew 25: 14 -30 14. “For the kingdom of Heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who call His own servants, & delivered to them His goods 15. And to one He gave 5 talents, to another 2, & to another one; to every man according to his several ability; & straightway took his journey. 16. Then he who had received the 5 talents went and traded with the same 5 talents & made another 5 talents. 17. And likewise he that received 2 also gained another 2. 18. But he that had received one talent dug in the earth and his Lord’s money.
“The Parable of the Talents – The Faithful Servants” 19. After a long time the Lord of those servants comes & reckons with them. 20. And so he that received 5 talents came & brought the other 5 talents, saying Lord, You gave me 5 talents: behold I have gained beside them 5 talents more. ” 21. His Lord said to him, ‘Well one you good & faithful servant: you have been faithful over a few things I will make you ruler over many things: Enter into the joy of the Lord. ’ 22. He that received 2 talents came & said, Lord, you delivered to me 2 talents: behold I gained 2 more beside them. 23. His Lord said to him, ‘Well done, good & faithful servant, you have been faithful of a few things, I will make you ruler over many things: Enter into the joy of your Lord. ’
“The Unprofitable Servant” 24 Then he that received 1 talent came & said, ‘Lord, I know that You are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown & gathering where You have now strewn: 25. And I was afraid & went & hid Your talent in the earth: lo, there you have that is yours. ’ 26 His Lord answered & said to him, ‘You wicked & lazy servant, you knew I reap where I didn’t sow, & gather where I haven’t strewn. 27. Therefore you should have put the money to the exchangers, & then at My Coming I would have received My money with interest. 28. Take therefore the talent from him & give it to him who has 10 talents. 29. For unto everyone that has shall be given, & he shall have plenty: but from him that has not, even that which he has shall be taken away even that which he has. 30. And cast the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ”
Your Talent is God’s Gift to You What You do with it is Your Gift to God John 5: 22, 27 – “For the Father judges no man, but has committed all judgment to the Son: that all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honors not the Son honors not the Father who sent Him”
Will All Men be Judged the Same? What about New Testament Believers? Old Testament Saints? Unsaved People?
All Those Before Christ will be Judged by the Light Revealed to them! Old Testament Saints Will Be Judged by The Torah
What about Primitive People who can’t Read? Every Man is Judged by the Light he has Received
The Heavens Declare the Glory of God All Men are Without Excuse “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness & unrighteousness of men who hold the Truth in unrighteousness, because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God has shown it to them. For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, even His eternal power & Godhead, so that they are without excuse. ” Romans 1: 18 -20
The Church is Destined to become the Bride of Christ! He will come to Receive His Bride at the Rapture He will Resurrect true Believers To be with Him in the Clouds
The Timing of the Judgments - 2 Different Resurrections
Back to For Believers Prepare to Meet Your God Running the Race to Win the Prize
2 Corinthians Chapter 5: 1 -7 1. ‘For we know that is our earthly house of this temple were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven. 3. If so, then being clothed we shall not be found naked. 4. For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up by life. 5. Now He that wrought for us the selfsame thing is God, who also has given us the earnest of the Spirit. 6. Therefore we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord. 7. For we walk by faith and not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5: 8 -10 8. “We are confident, I say, & willing rather to be absent from the body, & to be present with the Lord. 9. Wherefore we labor, that whether present or absent, we may be accepted by Him. 10. For we must all appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ, that every one may receive things done in his body, according to that he has done, whether it be good or bad. ” If you are at the First Judgment, you will not be at the Final Judgment. GLORY !
“You are Worthy, O Lord, to receive Glory & Honor & Power” The 24 Elders Cast Their Crowns before God Almighty Rev. 5: 10 -11
Now to the Other Judgment The Great White Throne Judgment After Christ’s 1000 Reign with His Saints The 2 nd Resurrection And The Final Judgment Is Not for His Church!
The Great White Throne Judgment “And I saw the great white throne & Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and heaven fled away; & there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, small & great, stand before God; & books were opened: & another book was opened which is the Book of Life: & the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. The sea gave up the dead; & death & hell delivered up the dead in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. ” Revelation 10: 11 -13
“And death & hell were cast into the Lake of Fire. This is the 2 nd death. ” Revelation 20: 14
Believing We all Will Meet Jesus at Let’s Run the Race to Win the Prize
Running the Race for the Prize! “Wherefore seeing that we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that does so easily beset us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith” Hebrews 12: 1 -2 “Know you not that they which run in a race all, but one receives the price? So run, that you may obtain. And every man that strives for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible. ” 1 Cor. 9: 24 -25
We are all running the race by Faith You see, It is not the Start – Salvation is the Starting place! It is the Finish that Counts for Eternity! “I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” Henceforth is laid up for me the crown of righteousness. ” 2 Timothy: 7 -8
The 5 Crowns Incorruptible Crown The Victor’s Crown 1 Corinthians 9: 25
Incorruptible Crown The Victor’s Crown 1 Corinthians 9: 25 “Every man that strives for mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; But we an incorruptible. ”
“Fear none of those things which you shall suffer: Behold the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that you may be tried: and you shall have tribulation 10 days; Be faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of Life. ”
Pastors & Leaders “Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking oversight thereof, not by constraint but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, you shall receive a crown of glory that does not fade away. ”
“For what is our hope, or joy or crown of rejoicing? Are not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His Coming? For YOU are our glory and joy. ”
“There is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give ME at that day: and not to me only, but to all those also who love His appearing. ”
Don’t Let Anyone Take Your Crown Let’s Finish the Race to Gain the Prize!
For Believers Prepare to Meet Your God Running the Race to Win the Prize
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