17 I said in my heart, (A)God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is (B)a time for every matter and for every work.

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10 For (A)we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, (B)so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.

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14 For (A)God will bring every deed into judgment, with[a] every secret thing, whether good or evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 12:14 Or into the judgment on

A Time for Everything

For everything there is a season, and (A)a time for every matter under heaven:

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since indeed God considers it (A)just (B)to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant (C)relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when (D)the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven (E)with his mighty angels (F)in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those (G)who do not know God and on those who (H)do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the punishment of (I)eternal destruction, (J)away from[a] the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, 10 (K)when he comes on (L)that day (M)to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our (N)testimony to you (O)was believed.

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Or destruction that comes from

But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are (A)storing up (B)wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.

(C)He will render to each one according to his works: to those who (D)by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; but for those who are self-seeking[a] and (E)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. There will be tribulation and distress (F)for every human being who does evil, the Jew (G)first and also the Greek, 10 but glory and honor and (H)peace for everyone who does good, (I)the Jew first and also the Greek.

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  1. Romans 2:8 Or contentious

(A)Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. (B)Walk in the ways of your heart and (C)the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things (D)God will bring you into judgment.

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before the Lord, for he comes
    to (A)judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
    and the peoples with equity.

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Judgment Before the Great White Throne

11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence (A)earth and sky fled away, and (B)no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and (C)books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is (D)the book of life. And (E)the dead were judged by what was written in the books, (F)according to what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, (G)Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, (H)according to what they had done. 14 Then (I)Death and Hades (J)were thrown into the lake of fire. This is (K)the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, (L)he was thrown into the lake of fire.

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25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, (A)so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! (B)Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”

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The Defeat of Satan

And when the thousand years are ended, (A)Satan will be released from his prison and will come out (B)to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, (C)Gog and Magog, (D)to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. And (E)they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded (F)the camp of the saints and (G)the beloved city, but (H)fire came down from heaven[a] and consumed them,

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 20:9 Some manuscripts from God, out of heaven, or out of heaven from God

And he seized (A)the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and (B)bound him for a thousand years,

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18 The nations raged,
    but (A)your wrath came,
    and (B)the time for the dead to be judged,
and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints,
    and (C)those who fear your name,
    both small and great,
and (D)for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”

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but do not measure (A)the court outside the temple; leave that out, for (B)it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for (C)forty-two months. And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for (D)1,260 days, (E)clothed in sackcloth.”

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But by the same word (A)the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and (B)destruction of the ungodly.

But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and (C)a thousand years as one day.

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The Day of the Lord

Now concerning (A)the times and the seasons, brothers,[a] (B)you have no need to have anything written to you.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 5:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 4, 12, 14, 25, 26, 27

Therefore (A)do not pronounce judgment before the time, (B)before the Lord comes, (C)who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. (D)Then each one will receive his commendation from God.

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31 because he has fixed (A)a day on which (B)he will judge the world (C)in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and (D)of this he has given assurance to all (E)by raising him from the dead.”

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He said to them, (A)“It is not for you to know (B)times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.

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26 (A)For as the Father has life in himself, (B)so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. 27 And he (C)has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this, for (D)an hour is coming when (E)all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, (F)those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

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The Final Judgment

31 (A)“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, (B)then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him (C)will be gathered (D)all the nations, and (E)he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates (F)the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then (G)the King will say to (H)those on his right, ‘Come, you (I)who are blessed by my Father, (J)inherit (K)the kingdom (L)prepared for you (M)from the foundation of the world. 35 For (N)I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you (O)gave me drink, (P)I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 (Q)I was naked and you clothed me, (R)I was sick and you (S)visited me, (T)I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And (U)the King will answer them, (V)‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these (W)my brothers,[a] you did it to me.’

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, (X)‘Depart from me, you (Y)cursed, into (Z)the eternal fire prepared for (AA)the devil and his angels. 42 For (AB)I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, (AC)you did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away (AD)into eternal punishment, but the righteous (AE)into (AF)eternal life.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 25:40 Or brothers and sisters

11 And from the time that (A)the regular burnt offering is taken away and (B)the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days. 12 (C)Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days. 13 (D)But go your way till the end. (E)And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at (F)the end of the days.”

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He said, (A)“Go your way, Daniel, (B)for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.

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But you, Daniel, (A)shut up the words and (B)seal the book, until (C)the time of the end. (D)Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”

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