THE GREAT WHITE THRONE

REVELATION 20:11

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE NOT ON THE DOCKET

 

1. All the Saved of All the Ages [Rm. 8:1]

 

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

 

2. Satan & His Demons [Rev. 20:10, Mt. 8:28-29]

 

- And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

- And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

 

3. The Good Angels [1 Corinthians 6:3]

 

Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

 

II. THE JUDGE IS NOT ON THE TAKE

 

1. God is On the Throne [Rev. 20:11-12]

 

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. 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.

 

2. Christ, God Incarnate, to be Specific [John 5:22, Romans 8:3, 1 Timothy 3:16]

 

-For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

-For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

-And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

 

3. God is On Time [Jude 11-12, 2 Timothy 4:1, Romans 2:16]

 

And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

-I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

-In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

 

III. THE RIGHTEOUS OUTCOME IS NOT IN QUESTION

 

1. The Unsaved Dead are Judged by Their Works [Rev. 20:5, 11-13]

 

-But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

-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. 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.

 

2. The Unsaved Dead are Judged by Their Witnesses [Luke 11:29-32]

 

And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

 

3. The Unsaved Dead are Judged by Their Will [John 5:39-47, Revelation 22:17]

 

-Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. I receive not honour from men. But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another , and seek not the honour that cometh from God only? Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

-And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.