(Pt. 2)
INTRO:
Why are so many unsaved people not
interested in the gospel anymore?
Very few people fear God (Revelation 4; Isaiah 6) or the final judgement (Hebrews 9:27).
Many assume that if there is a heaven and hell they will be admitted into heaven. Who needs the "good news" if God is going to save everyone (except maybe serial killers and tyrants like Stalin)?
Why
do religious and irreligious unbelievers assume that if there really is a hell they have nothing to fear? What role does the modern evangelical church
play in this false assurance?
To
help us wrap our minds and hearts around the Final Day of Judgment and in
effort to help us respond to this inspired prophecy in a God honoring way- we’ll
highlight 7 Key Statements over
the next few weeks:
1) The ABSOLUTE NECESSITY of this Great
and Final Judgement
(Revelation 20:7-15; John 3:19-20)
and 2) The
PERFECT CHARACTER of this Great and Final Judgement
(Revelation 20:11; Hab. 1:13; Psalm 1:5-6;)
This sermon will focus in on
3) The COMPREHENSIVE SCOPE of the Great and
Final Judgement
(Revelation
20:12-13; Heb. 9:27)
Judgment at the Throne of God- Revelation 20:11-15- Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. 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. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
How
should we respond to the biblical truth that’s been preached this AM?
I) The Comprehensive Scope of God’s Final
Judgement should FUEL local evangelism and global missions.
"One day every knee will bow." Phil. 2:10
II) Today’s sermon text PRIORITIZES Gospel
Proclamation Endeavors Over Christian Humanitarian Causes; (Rom. 1:16; 10:14-17; Matt. 7:13-14; Mark 8:36-38).
Mark 8:36-37, For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? For what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
For Further Reflection/Application:
We
must be doers of the Word and
not merely hearers
Take
10 minutes this week and commit Hebrews 9:27 to memory. Rev. 20:11-15 tells us everything we need to
know about the final day of Judgement.
Most
people you know don’t know what they need to know about this future day. Why are we so afraid to lovingly warn people
of “the wrath that is to come?”
Why
do religious and irreligious unbelievers assume that if there really is a hell
they have nothing to fear? What role
does the modern evangelical church play in this false assurance? Why is teaching the full counsel of God so
important? (see introductory remarks)
Collectively
and individually the whole world stands condemned (guilty as charge);
read
Romans 1:18-3:20 and you will quickly see that this is so.
It’s
the preacher’s job to put biblical gasoline in the spiritual fuel tank and it’s
your job to apply the truth by driving the church bus (see James 1:22-25).
What
was meant by the comment that “doctrine is life!”
What
phrases in v. 12 and v. 13 support the notion that every single unbeliever in
this history of the world will stand before the Great White Throne of
Christ? What verses outside of Rev. 20
support this conviction? (Phil. 2:10; Matt. 7:13-14; Mark 8:36-38)
Do
you believe what the Bible teaches here?
As
you think on key statements 1, 2, and 3 ask the Holy Spirit to show you how
these truths ought to impact your life.
In
what ways does the doctrine of eternal hell fuel local evangelism and global
missions.
In
what ways does today’s sermon text prioritize gospel proclamation endeavors
over Christian humanitarian causes (social justice).
See
missionary pastor Brian Biedebach’s exceptionally helpful journal article: Regaining our Focus: A Response to the
Social Action Trend in Evangelical Missions www.tms.edu/msj
Related Praise Songs: Theology
fuels Doxology! We dig deeply in order
that we may go high!
In
Christ Alone
There
is a Fountain Filled with Blood
When
We See Your Face
Related Biblical Texts: Search
the Scriptures to see if these things be so.
Habakkuk 1:13; John 3:36, 5:25-29; Romans 1:18-30 Heb. 9:27; Revelation
20:7-15.
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