Looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus (Titus 2:13)

JUDGMENTS (THE SEVEN), SUMMARY Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. The final judgment. The subjects are the "dead." As the redeemed were raised from among the dead one thousand years before (Rev 20:5) and have been in glory with Christ during that period, the "dead" can only be the wicked dead, from the beginning to the setting up of the great white throne in space. As there are degrees of punishment (Luk 12:27); (Luk 12:48) the dead are judged according to their works. The book of life is there to answer such as plead their works for justification, for example (Mat 7:22); (Mat 7:23) an awful blank where the name might have been. The Judgments, Summary: Among the many judgments mentioned in Scripture, seven are invested with especial significance. These are: (1) The judgment of the Believer's sins in the cross of Christ. (See Scofield) - (Joh 12:31). (2) the believer's self-judgment. (See Scofield) - (1Co 11:31). (3) the judgment of the believers' works. (See Scofield) - (2Co 5:10). (4) the judgment of the nations at the return of Christ. (See Scofield) - (Mat 25:32). (5) the judgment of Israel at the return of Christ. (See Scofield) - (Eze 20:37). (6) the judgment of angels after the one thousand years. (See Scofield) - (Jud 1:6), and (7) the judgment of the wicked dead with which the history of the present earth ends.