Wednesday Night Bible Class
Final Judgment
For
June 10, 2026 Bible Study
I. Final Judgment
Final- pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time:
Judgment-a judicial decision given by a judge or court.
Final Judgment-the final trial of all people, both the living and dead, at the end of the world.
a. Featured Texts
Matthew 13:47-50
Commentary: The final judgment will see the separation of the faithful from the unfaithful with each group receiving their final sentence.
II. Time
a. Revelation 3:3
Commentary: Christ can return at any time like a thief in the night. No one knows when the thief is coming otherwise they would be prepared. No Christian knows when Christ will return. The Christian must be prepared for that day.
III. Judge
a. Psalm 50:6
b. Ecclesiastes 3:17
c. Hebrews 12:23
Commentary: God will judge the quick and the dead. God will judge justly based on the faith we have shown during our life on this earth.
IV. Prosecutor
a. Revelation 20:12
Commentary: Christians will be judge based on the evidence written in the Book of Life.
V. Defense Attorney
a. Matthew 10:32
b. John 12:47
c. Revelation 3:5
Commentary: Christ will be our advocate. Christ will intercede on our behalf before the judge if we have not denied him.
VI. Defendant
a. Acts 24:15
b. Hebrews 9:27
Commentary: The defendants will be both the righteous and the ungodly, because all must appear before the judgment seat to answer for what was done in his or her life.
VII. Charge
a. Romans 1:18
b. Romans 3:23
Commentary: The charge is sinful lifestyle. Has the defendant continued in a sinful lifestyle? Has the defendant slid back into the beckon elements of the world after obeying that form of doctrine that can save the soul? Or has the defendant put on Christ and continue in the Way.
VIII. Evidence
a. Romans 2:5-6
b. Hebrews 4:13
c. 2 Corinthians 5:10
d. 1 Peter 4:3-8
Commentary: Our faith or lack of faith along with the works we have performed in our lives will serve as evidence before the judge.
IX. Verdict & Sentence
a. Matthew 25:31-35,41
b. John 5:24
c. Revelation 22:12
Commentary: Christians who are faithful unto death will receive the reward of eternal life with the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Backsliding Christians and non-believers will consigned to the lake of fire with the devil and his angels.
X. Bribery?
a. Zephaniah 1:18
Commentary: There is no bribing the judge. No person has anything that God needs or wants. There is nothing to bribe the one who will render our final fate.
XI. Appeal to a Higher Court?
a. Exodus 3:13-14
b. Isaiah 44:6
c. Revelation 1:8
Commentary: There is no higher authority. There is no court of appeal. Judgment will be final and swift.
Quote of Introspection:
At the Day of Judgment, we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done.
Thomas a Kempis
