Toward a Theology of Gods Universal Judgment: A Celebration of the Cross

Seven Phases of Divine Judging Activity

(An Overview of a Theocentric-Christocentric Approach)

Time: I. Pre-Eschatological II. Eschatological Judgments

Judgment Post-Cross Judgments
1. Pre-Cross 2. JUDGMENT 3. Judgment 4. Pre-Advent 5. Judgment at the 6. Judgment 7. The Last
Judgments ON THE During Our Judgment Second Coming During the (Final)
CROSS Lifetime of Christ Millennium Judgment
Nature: 1. Pedagogical or 2. Central-cosmic 3. Decisive 4. Affirmative 5. Realization 6. Attestation 7. Executive
Typological Judgment Judgment Judgment Judgment Judgment Judgment
Judgment
Key Biblical Gen 3 John 12:31-32 John 5:22-24 Dan 7-8 Rev 19:17-21 Rev 20:4-6 Rev 20:7-15
References: Gen 4 Isa 53:3-8 Isa 53:11-12 Rev 14:7 Matt 25:31-46 1 Cor 6:2-3 John 12:48
Gen 6-9 Dan 9:24-27 Dan 11:33-35; 12:3 Rev 19:2 John 5:28-29 Matt 19:28 Acts 17:31
Gen 11-12 John 16:11 John 3:16-18, 36 Matt 22:1-14 1 Cor 4:4-5
Gen 19; etc. Rom 8:3 John 14:6; 16:8-11 Dan 12:2, 13
Exod 7-12 Rev 13:8 Rom 5:1-2; 8:1-4
Exod 13-14; etc. Rev 12:7-12 Rom 8:31-39
Eph 1:4 Eph 2:4-10
1 Pet 1:20 1 John 2:28; 4:17
Content: Preliminary Crucial Decisive Affirmative Consummation of Confirmatory Condemnation
Typological Pivotal Personal/Private Confirmatory biblical hope Revelatory Executive
Mini-judgments Central Response to the Revelatory Redemption of all Endorses Gods Annihilative
Educational Cosmic in Scope preaching of the Evaluative true believers in previous decisions Negative
Positive-Negative Objective Gospel Investigative God Negative
Salvation- Positive-Negative Occurs when (only for angels) Condemnation Condemnation
Condemnation Salvation- humans are Public and execution of
Condemnation justified Positive-Negative the living wicked
(forgiven) Salvation- Positive-Negative
Positive-Negative Condemnation Salvation-
Salvation- (the Antichrist Condemnation
Condemnation Judged)
Place: Earth Earth Earth Heaven Earth Heaven Earth
Time: 1. Pre-Cross 2. JUDGMENT 3. Judgment 4. Pre-Advent 5. Judgment at the 6. Judgment 7. The Last
Judgments ON THE During Our Judgment Second Coming During the (Final)
CROSS Lifetime of Christ Millennium Judgment
Nature: 1. Pedagogical or 2. Central-cosmic 3. Decisive 4. Affirmative 5. Realization 6. Attestation 7. Executive
Typological Judgment Judgment Judgment Judgment Judgment Judgment
Judgment
Place: Earth Earth Earth Heaven Earth Heaven Earth

Executive Judgment (in Three Stages)

Humans cannot influence the results or change the final

Pre-Cross Post-Cross outcome.
Judgments Judgments
Relationship
Decisions were made during lifetime and then affirmed
Merits &
at the pre-advent judgment!
Rev 13:8 Christs Merits Relationship
Eph 1:4 Affirmed to
God deals with issues of salvation or condemnation
1 Pet 1:20 Universe
objectively, publicly, and openly.
Direct Survivors Whole universe, Individual human Whole universe Redeemed people Redeemed people Whole
Bene- Including persons (angels) Universe,
ficiaries: humanity including
(For the redeemed
Sake of)
Further Usually mixed Gods triumphant God justifies Revelation of Resurrection of God wants all All intelligent
Description: with mercy victory over Satan, sinners Gods grace and dead in Christ the redeemed to beings in the
Sometimes evil, sin God declares power (rather than Consummation be happy through- universe will
executive God is judged and sinner right display of our of hope of all out eternity serve God
Lesson for vindicated: He is (eschatological sins); demonstra- hopes Revelation of gratefully out
survival the God of love, judgment breaks tion of how He Jesus Christ Gods love and of love and
Redemptive and justice, truth, into the life of the worked for us and with rewards Justice while not gratitude
punitive freedom, and order believer) in and through us forgiving those because they
Gods surgical You are what you who rejected His know goodness
action will be saving grave of God
Time: 1. Pre-Cross 2. JUDGMENT 3. Judgment 4. Pre-Advent 5. Judgment at the 6. Judgment 7. The Last
Judgments ON THE During Our Judgment Second Coming During the (Final)
CROSS Lifetime of Christ Millennium Judgment
Nature: 1. Pedagogical or 2. Central-cosmic 3. Decisive 4. Affirmative 5. Realization 6. Attestation 7. Executive
Typological Judgment Judgment Judgment Judgment Judgment Judgment
Judgment
Further Wall against the God passed Decisions made Nothing mysterious All living humans All redeemed The overall
Description avalanche of evil judgment upon for or against God No secret activity judged, but only attest to Gods judgment
Cont: sin and Satan After death Legal admission faithful believers goodness has very positive
The whole world nothing can be to heaven in front saved and justice in not results
and all humanity changed (sealed; of the whole admitting into God as the
judged no second chance) universe heaven those who Surgeon
Gods revelation Real issues: Plainly and refused God as the
Who He is What do I do openly reveals His saving activity Re-Creator
with Jesus? who has accepted for them and Total undoing
Whom will I trust? God as Creator continued in of the damage
What is my reaction and Savior destructive done by sin
to the Gospel? God is proven just behavior Salvation and
Decisions are because sinners Judgment of evil life secured for
made in lifetime are transformed angels and Satan all eternity
for all eternity: by Gods grace, Sin or rebellion
Saved-unsaved Word, and Spirit will never occur
Faithful-unfaithful Gods love and again
Good-evil justice are
Nothing and demonstrated
nobody can when He accepts
reverse this into the heavenly
judgment family those who
repented and
followed Him
Theology of Gods Judgment: Revelation and Demonstration of the Love, Truth, and Justice of God (Rev 15:2-4; Phil 2:10-11; Rom 3:4; Ps 51:4)
Gods Government is OpenGods Ways Are Demonstrated and Proved Just
God Is Just While Justifying Sinners Who Accept Him and Trust in Him as Their Personal Savior
Deeper Revelation of Gods Character in How He Deals with the Problem of Sin, Sinners, Satan,
and Fallen Angels and How He Saves Those Who Cultivate Faith in Him