Dr Tom Hover
August 7, 2022
Revelation 20:11-15 / Psalm 46:1-11
The Great White Throne Judgment / A Good God for Bad TimesÂ
The Great White Throne Judgment
(THE JUDGEMENT OF THE UNSAVED)
Text: Revelation 20:11-15
Hebrews 9:27, John 16:7-11
I. THE SETTING DESCRIBED Revelation 20:11
A.) The Awful Place Revelation 20:11,13-14
B.) The Awesome Person Revelation 20:11“...From whose face the earth and heaven fled away;”, John 5:22
C.) The Awkward Position Revelation 20:11 “...from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.”
II. THE SUMMONS DELIVERED Revelation 20:12-13 A.) The Persons Who Are Called Up! “I saw the dead Small and Great, stand before God”
1. The Out and Out Sinner
2. The Self-Righteous Person Romans 3:23, 3:10, Ecclesiastes 7:20 The worst form of badness is human goodness when that human goodness becomes a substitute for the new birth.3. The Procrastinator Proverbs 27:1
4. Church Member Matthew 7:21-23
What a great day it will be when these people stop enduring religion and start enjoying salvation.
B.) The Places from Which They Are Called.
C.) The Power with Which They Are Called
III. THE SECRETS THAT WILL BE DISPLAYED
Revelation 20:12
IV. THE SENTENCE DETERMINED
Revelation 20:13-15
A.) The Sureness of It Revelation 20:13 “.and they were judged”, Romans 14:11
B.) The Severity of It
Mercy - Is God not giving you what you deserve.
Grace - Is God giving you what you do not deserve.
Justice - Is God giving you just what you deserve.
Hebrews 10:28-31
V. THE SENTENCE DELIVERED
A.) The Three Parts of a Trial
1. The evidence is brought against you.
2. You have an opportunity to defend yourself.
3. The verdict of the court.
B.) The Trial Pictured as If It Were to Happen Today James 4:17, Revelation 20:14-15, Matthew 10:33
CONCLUSION: This does not have to happen to you who are here today! You can have your Case Settled Out of Court. II Corinthians 6:2, Romans 8:1, Isaiah 1:18, Psalm 103:12 You can be Pardoned in Christ or Punished in Hell. John 3:18, Romans 10:13
SUNDAY PM
A Good God for Bad Times
Text: Psalm 46:1-11
Introduction: The dreaded Assyrian Army (II Kings 18:17 and 19:1-7) had come marching out of the north, pushing southward through Syria into Israel and on south to Judah. Everything behind was made bare; swept clean by the foraging troops; or it was burned to the ground. Smoke-blackened ruins, strewn with the corpses of the dead, and buzzards were the only things left behind. The Assyrian Army had set its eyes on Israel. The times were bad; yet, the Psalmist knew He had a good God.
During our time of trouble, we all have something we need to know, believe, see, and witness. In bad times we have:
I. SOMETHING TO KNOW Psalm 46:1
A refuge is a place where one can go quietly for protection.
The Six Cities of Refuge: (Numbers 35); Joshua 20:1-9
These cities, and their names, typify for us the salvation we have in Christ, and other blessings we have in Him besides.
1. Bezer: Our Salvation
2. Kadesh: Our Sanctuary
3. Shechem: Our Strength
4. Hebron: Our Fellowship
5. Ramoth: Our Elevation
6. Golan: Our Joy Hebrews 6:18-19
II. SOMETHING TO BELIEVE Psalm 46:7
Three times the word Selah is written in this Psalm. Selah is an old Hebrew musical term which means “to pause and lift up”. A free rendering of the word could be. We must know that God is our refuge. “There! What do you think about that?” must believe God is with us. We must look around and see the great things Our God has done and will do, and we must witness the awesome exaltation of God. Selah. Has it ever occurred to you that nothing has ever occurred to God? It is also good to know that; God the Father, God the Son, and God The Holy Spirit has never met in emergency sessions.
Hebrews 13:5, Matthew 6:26, I Peter 5:7, Psalm 46:11
III. SOMETHING TO SEE Psalm 46:8
A.) The Person of God
B.) The Plan of God
C.) The Presence of God
D.) The Products of God
IV. SOMETHING TO WITNESS
Psalm 46:9-10 God is in control! We make history every day. Today maybe uncomfortable, confusing, messy, & bewildering; but tomorrow it will be history. Always remember - Life is a cup with two handles on it, one Faith and the other Fear. Fear deludes and darkens; Faith brightens and enlightens. Psalm 118:24
