Then I saw a great
white throne who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled
from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the
dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were
opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The
dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded to the
books. Revelation 20:11-12
We are all going to be called into account for our
actions. God is a God of love, mercy, peace, kindness, and goodness.
And God is a God of justice.
God gives mankind every chance to repent of our sins, to
change our ways and live a life of holiness pleasing to him. But the
day is coming when mankind will have wasted all chances, when the
chance to change will have passed. Individually, for each of us,
this time is when we die. After we take our last breath, the chance
for forgiveness has ended. You can no longer change your choice.
As a race, mankind's day of judgment comes at the end of
the Tribulation period. The Bible says that during the tribulation,
mankind refuses to repent of their sins again and again. Soon, the
chance for forgiveness is passed. The time of judgment comes.
And what standard does God give for his judgment? What
measure is mankind judged by? We are judged to God's standard of
perfection. But no one can measure up to God's standard of
perfection! We are steeped in sin from the moment we are born. We
cannot meet God's perfection. And so God sent us a Savior. Jesus is
our Messiah; through his blood, we obtain perfection. Not because we
are perfect, but because he is perfect.
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