etc-14: Judgment Passages — Verse Texts¶

Passage 1: Revelation 20:11-15 (Great White Throne Judgment)¶

Full Context: Rev 20:1-15, 21:1-8¶

Rev 20:1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. Rev 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, Rev 20:3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. Rev 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received [his] mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. Rev 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This [is] the first resurrection. Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy [is] he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. Rev 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, Rev 20:8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom [is] as the sand of the sea. Rev 20:9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. Rev 20:10 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. Rev 20:11 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. Rev 20:12 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. Rev 20:13 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. Rev 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Rev 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. Rev 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Rev 21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, [and be] their God. Rev 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Rev 21:5-7 [New creation, overcomers inherit all things] Rev 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Passage 2: Matthew 25:31-46 (Sheep and Goats)¶

Matt 25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: Matt 25:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth [his] sheep from the goats: Matt 25:33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Matt 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: Matt 25:35-40 [Good works enumerated; "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."] Matt 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: Matt 25:42-45 [Failure to do good works enumerated; "Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me."] Matt 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Key terms: "everlasting fire" (pur aionion), "everlasting punishment" (kolasin aionion), "life eternal" (zoen aionion), "prepared for the devil and his angels"

Passage 3: Daniel 12:1-3 (Resurrection to Life and Contempt)¶

Dan 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation [even] to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. Dan 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame [and] everlasting contempt. Dan 12:3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. Dan 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, [even] to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

Key terms: "sleep in the dust" (death as sleep), "everlasting life" (chayyey olam), "shame and everlasting contempt" (charaphah/dera'on olam), H1860 dera'on (2 occurrences: Dan 12:2, Isa 66:24)

Passage 4: Isaiah 66:15-24 (Carcasses, Worm, Fire)¶

Isa 66:15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. Isa 66:16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many. Isa 66:17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one [tree] in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD. Isa 66:18 For I [know] their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory. Isa 66:19-21 [Nations, offerings, priests and Levites] Isa 66:22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. Isa 66:23 And it shall come to pass, [that] from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. Isa 66:24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

Key terms: "slain" (v.16), "consumed" (v.17), "carcases" (peger, H6297 — dead bodies, not living beings), "worm shall not die" (unquenchable decomposition), "abhorring" (dera'on, H1860 — same word as Dan 12:2 "contempt"), "new heavens and new earth" (v.22)

Passage 5: John 5:22-30 (Resurrection of Life / Resurrection of Damnation)¶

John 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: John 5:23 That all [men] should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. John 5:25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. John 5:26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; John 5:27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. John 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, John 5:29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. John 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

Key terms: "resurrection of life" (anastasis zoes), "resurrection of damnation" (anastasis kriseos — G2920, krisis = judgment/decision, not basanizo/torment), "from death unto life" (v.24), "condemnation" (krisis, same word)

Passage 6: 2 Thessalonians 1:3-12 (Everlasting Destruction)¶

2 Thess 1:3-4 [Paul thanks God for their faith and patience in persecution] 2 Thess 1:5 [Which is] a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: 2 Thess 1:6 Seeing [it is] a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 2 Thess 1:7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 2 Thess 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 Thess 1:9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 2 Thess 1:10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day. 2 Thess 1:11-12 [Prayer for worthiness, glorification]

Key terms: "everlasting destruction" (olethron aionion — G3639 olethros = destruction/ruin, 4 NT uses), "from the presence of the Lord" (apo prosopou tou kuriou — "away from" the Lord's face), "flaming fire," "vengeance" (ekdikesis)

Passage 7: Hebrews 10:26-39 (Fearful Expectation of Judgment)¶

Heb 10:26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, Heb 10:27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. Heb 10:28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Heb 10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? Heb 10:30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance [belongeth] unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. Heb 10:31 [It is] a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Heb 10:32-34 [Reminder of past suffering endured] Heb 10:35-37 [Exhortation to patience; "he that shall come will come"] Heb 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if [any man] draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. Heb 10:39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

Key terms: "fiery indignation which shall devour" (v.27 — devour/consume vocabulary), "sorer punishment" (G5098 timoria — 1 NT use), "perdition" (G684 apoleia — destruction/perdition, v.39), "died without mercy" (v.28 — death as punishment paradigm), "saving of the soul" vs. "perdition"

Passage 8: Romans 2:1-16 (Wrath, Indignation, Tribulation, Anguish)¶

Rom 2:1-4 [God's judgment is according to truth; His goodness leads to repentance] Rom 2:5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Rom 2:6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds: Rom 2:7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: Rom 2:8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Rom 2:9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; Rom 2:10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: Rom 2:11 For there is no respect of persons with God. Rom 2:12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; Rom 2:13-16 [Doers of the law justified; Gentiles do by nature; God judges secrets by Jesus Christ]

Key terms: "seek for immortality" (aphtharsia — immortality as something sought, not inherently possessed), "eternal life" (for seekers of immortality), "indignation and wrath" (for disobedient), "tribulation and anguish" (thlipsis and stenochoria), "perish" (apollumi — G622, destruction vocabulary v.12)

Cross-Testament Parallels Summary¶

Rev 20:12 → NT Parallels¶

Rev 11:18 (dead judged, great and small) — 0.394
Rev 20:13 (dead judged by works) — 0.383
2 Tim 4:1 (judge living and dead) — 0.376

Matt 25:46 → NT Parallels¶

Matt 13:49 (end of age, righteous) — 0.415
Rom 5:21 (eternal life) — 0.412
John 5:29 (resurrection of life) — 0.402
2 Thess 1:9 (eternal) — 0.380

John 5:29 → NT Parallels¶

2 Cor 5:10 (judgment by deeds, good/evil) — 0.435
Acts 24:15 (resurrection of just and unjust) — 0.411
Matt 25:46 (righteous → life) — 0.402

2 Thess 1:9 → NT Parallels¶

Rom 9:22 (destruction, power) — 0.413
Heb 10:29 (sorer punishment) — 0.383
Matt 25:46 (eternal) — 0.380

Heb 10:27 → NT Parallels¶

Rom 2:8 (indignation, wrath) — 0.416
2 Pet 3:7 (fire, judgment) — 0.315
2 Thess 1:8 (flaming fire) — 0.304

Rom 2:7 → NT Parallels¶

1 Tim 6:19 (good works → life) — 0.396
1 Tim 6:16 (immortality) — 0.366
1 Cor 15:54 (immortality) — 0.330

Generated: 2026-02-20

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