‘A Great White Throne’

 

‘A Great White Throne’

Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them.

Revelation 20:11

Why must there be a ‘Last Judgment?’ As we continue to contemplate the logical ramifications of the Kingship of Christ, we have come to consider the exercise of His Kingly Office, as ‘The Judge of all the earth.’ Abraham recognized Him as such in the interview which he had with Him in Genesis 18. We saw the ancient kings of Israel, particularly David, and Solomon, exercising the office of judge while they reigned as king. So we see the precedent for Christ acting as the Judge, at what the old theologians called, ‘The Great Assize.’ There must be such a Judgment. There must be a ‘Last Judgment,’ because of the Character of God, and most specifically, the character of Christ. Christ is Loving, but, He is also Just. Because He is Just, He must ‘judge everyone according to what they have done.’ This brings to light that, while all have the responsibility to repent, not all will repent. Christ forgives on the basis of repentance. He will judge, with condemnation, those who refuse to repent. Beyond that, He must forever put a separation between those who are His and those who are not. Along with that, there is the fact that He, out of His Justice, must punish the unrepentant wicked. For the next few days we will meditate upon these things. They are the logical follow on, of the Kingly Office of Christ, as He exercises it in Judgment at the last. We are all going to appear there. We do well to consider it sooner than later.  Let us spend the next few days dwelling upon this divine appointment, which we all must meet.

O, ‘Judge of all the earth,’
we rejoice that You will do what is right, 
according to the Holiness of You Character.
We praise You that the day is coming, when we shall stand before You,
small and great, to give account of ourselves for every word and deed.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning