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7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it...
13 ¶Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
These
words are addressed to God's children; those still dead in trespasses and sins
are incapable of fearing God and keeping His commandments.
Judgment
according to our works is related to temporal salvation only, even our place in
the intermediate state.
For
the redeemed, there is no more judgment on the day of judgment at Christ's
coming again; it will be resurrection to glory.
Hebrews
9
27
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
28
So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look
for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
There
is a judgment after death, "for God shall bring every work into judgment,
with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil." Some
relegate the judgment spoken of here to the end of time, a long long time AFTER
physical death!
For
the redeemed, when Christ comes the second time, it will be WITHOUT sin but UNTO
salvation; there will be no more judgment according to works; it shall be
resurrection to eternal glory, according to whether the names are written in
the Lamb's Book of Life. (Rev 20:15)
Ecc
12:7 "Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit
shall return unto God who gave it." Return unto God for the judgment
stated in verse 14 "For God shall bring every work into judgment, with
every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil."
"...
with every SECRET THING" too.
He
sees in secret! (Mt 6:4,6,18)
If
the works are evil, what then?
What's
your answer?
Some
will retort, "Ah, God's children are NOT capable of evil; those who do
evil are not God's children to start with!"
p/s
John Gill and Matthew Henry on the judgement IMMEDIATELY after death:
Gill's commentary on the phrase "... but after this the judgment" - "the last and general judgment, which will reach to all men, quick and dead, righteous and wicked, and in which Christ will be Judge. There is a particular judgment which is immediately after death; by which, the souls of men are condemned to their proper state of happiness or woe; and there is an universal judgment, which will be after the resurrection of the dead, and is called eternal judgment, and to come; this is appointed by God, though the time when is unknown to men; yet nothing is more certain, and it will be a righteous one."
Matthew Henry's commentary on the same text:
“It is appointed to men that after death they shall come to judgment, to a particular judgment immediately after death; for the soul returns to God as to its judge, to be determined to its eternal state; and men shall be brought to the general judgment, at the end of the world.
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Regg
Good
morning 🌞 bro. Sing. Amen… these are also my own
personal conclusions I come to when reading the verses you’ve shared.
sing
Regg, Hairyticks don't differ, do they?
Regg
Sing, in things similar to how they see the scriptures, nope. An agreement doesn’t
make the thing in consideration true; it can only declare what it believes to
be true.
Does that mean truth cannot be known? No.
That’s
the error of the Gnostic.
We
know the truth can and is known by His children.
“My
sheep hear My voice…”
sing
Regg, Indeed, all Scriptures is profitable, therefore all is perspicuous; truth
can be known.
Agreement
doesn't make the thing under consideration true - indeed, Sir.
I
was called a hairytick for saying what I posted above.
Regg
Sing, Always consider the source…
sing
Regg, Everyone bellows "sola scriptura."
Regg
Yes, they do.
