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Judgment Day There will be a Judgment. It is sure thing. It is as certain as the nose on your face. More certain, in fact. Why do I believe in the Judgment? Because the bible tells me there will be one. Jesus spoke of it frequently. Hebrews 9: 27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment... When will the Judgment Day occur? It will happen on the day that Jesus returns. He will separate people on that day. Matthew 25: 32 ...and he shall separate them...as his sheep from the goats. Some will be judged acceptable to inherit eternal life. Others will inherit the second death. "...in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." Revelations 21: 8. All of the nations will be gathered. Matthew 25: 31-46 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: 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: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 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... ...Then say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels... ...And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. There will be allot of surprises on that day. Believe it! Many religious people will be judged unworthy. They will be surprised because they considered Jesus their Lord, they even performed miracles in his name. They considered themselves "christians" and yet Jesus will say, "Go away! I never knew you." Hard to believe? Consider what Jesus said... Matthew 7: 21-23   Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Wow! They not only considered Jesus their Lord, but they even performed miracles in his name! They were christians. They were religious. Why then, will they not inherit eternal life? Because they did not obey the Father's will. Christians can lose their salvation! The once saved, always saved philosophy is false doctrine. What does the bible say? Consider that the following statement was made to Christians: Hebrews 10: 26-27 For if we sin willfully AFTER that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins (Jesus was the sacrifice for sins), But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation which shall devour the adversaries. Christians are told that if they turn back to their sinful ways, they are like dogs eating vomit and pigs rolling in mud! 2 Peter 2: 21-22 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire. Why such strong language? Because if you sin willfully, you lose Jesus - the sacrifice for sins. So, do not make the same mistake and assume that because of God's grace, you can continue in your sin. "Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? God forbid." Romans 6:1-2. You must do the Father's will, or you too will be judged unworthy. If you want to know about sin, so that you can repent and be assured of your fate on Judgment Day, please read my study on Sex, Lies, and Other Mistakes. What is required of you? Obedience! Being religious is not enough. You can see that these people in Matthew 7: 21 were believers. They had done many works in the name of the Lord. Yet, they were not saved. They were called evil doers. If you are an unprofitable servant, you may suffer the same fate as Jesus describes here... Matthew 25: 30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. If you consider yourself a christian, and yet you are not 100% totally, completely devoted, then your faith is lukewarm. If you are playing it "safe" right now, staying "moderate" in a comfortable belief system, then you are in danger. Jesus tells the church that because they are lukewarm in their faith, he will spit them out of his mouth. Revelations 3: 14-17 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. I don't know about you, but on the day of Judgment, I want to be embraced, not spat out. Do you remember learning the scientific principal that every action has an equal and opposite reaction? Although we are saved by grace, and not by our works, every action performed in our bodies will be judged. 2 Corinthians 5: 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Ah, but you are feeling pretty comfortable in this life. You have need of nothing. You have nice things, a fancy home, and a car. To that Jesus says, "Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked!" Revelations 3: 17. Come on! Don't you want to inherit a new earth? Don't you want to live with God in splendor? Don't think that your comfortable life and your comfortable religion will save you. You may just cheat yourself out of your inheritance. Revelations 21 ... and God shall be with them ...and wipe away all tears from their eyes... no more death... neither sorrow, nor crying... neither shall there be pain... I make all things new. He that overcometh shall   inherit   all things.... and I will be his God. Otherwise... It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Hebrews 10: 31.