The dead were judged…by the things which were written in the books
11 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.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged (2919 κρίνω krino ) according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.
13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged (2919 κρίνω krino ), each one according to his works.
14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. (Rev. 20:11-15 NKJ)
This Jewish Tradition OF classes and books reveals a third option both Calvin and Arminus missed that can be inferred from this paradox: Peter: "elect according to the foreknowledge of God" (1 Pt. 1:2). Paul: "election would stand, not by works" (Rom. 9:11) after one is born.
The paradox vanishes if God foreknew "two versions" ("fallen and unfallen") of everyone, and foreknowledge of the "unfallen version" alone determined the Names of the Elect. From the analogy of Scripture we can deduce Election occurred before anything diminished Free Will choice, when all manifested whether they were God's children, the Devil's children, or could go either way "Middling People."
Hence the books were written "before creation"(Eph. 1:4) "the foundation of the world" (Rev. 17:8). By God's grace everyone's name was written in the "Book of Life" but the names of the Middling and Wicked people can be blotted out or written back in according to their works (Rev. 3:5 cp. Ps. 69:28; 87:6; Dan. 12:1; Mal. 3:16). The Book of Life has legal priority.
On Judgment Day the books are opened and Christ separates (2919 κρίνω krino ) the righteous from the wicked, "according to their works". Only the Book of life defines who can be listed and the names in it. It does not list the deeds people do, for everyone's name in it is by God's grace. Only the Books of the Middling People and Wicked have both the Names and deeds to be judged for. Apart from the Elect who cannot be blotted out, all others must fit the requirements for being listed in that book, to have the grace of God. Its impossible we accomplish anything that can pay for our sins and merit eternal life in paradise. God in His mercy does the same for "the righteous" as He did for the Sheep, count their works as righteousness (Jas. 2:23; Mt. 33:34-30). As John says, only those "not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. Christ also revealed people would be saved from Hades if they obeyed His voice while in the grave, they would rise "to the resurrection of life" (Jn. 5:29-30).
Therefore, the symbolism in the Great White Throne Judgment by Christ reveals Postmortem Opportunity for salvation.
11 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.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged (2919 κρίνω krino ) according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.
13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged (2919 κρίνω krino ), each one according to his works.
14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. (Rev. 20:11-15 NKJ)
This Jewish Tradition OF classes and books reveals a third option both Calvin and Arminus missed that can be inferred from this paradox: Peter: "elect according to the foreknowledge of God" (1 Pt. 1:2). Paul: "election would stand, not by works" (Rom. 9:11) after one is born.
The paradox vanishes if God foreknew "two versions" ("fallen and unfallen") of everyone, and foreknowledge of the "unfallen version" alone determined the Names of the Elect. From the analogy of Scripture we can deduce Election occurred before anything diminished Free Will choice, when all manifested whether they were God's children, the Devil's children, or could go either way "Middling People."
Hence the books were written "before creation"(Eph. 1:4) "the foundation of the world" (Rev. 17:8). By God's grace everyone's name was written in the "Book of Life" but the names of the Middling and Wicked people can be blotted out or written back in according to their works (Rev. 3:5 cp. Ps. 69:28; 87:6; Dan. 12:1; Mal. 3:16). The Book of Life has legal priority.
On Judgment Day the books are opened and Christ separates (2919 κρίνω krino ) the righteous from the wicked, "according to their works". Only the Book of life defines who can be listed and the names in it. It does not list the deeds people do, for everyone's name in it is by God's grace. Only the Books of the Middling People and Wicked have both the Names and deeds to be judged for. Apart from the Elect who cannot be blotted out, all others must fit the requirements for being listed in that book, to have the grace of God. Its impossible we accomplish anything that can pay for our sins and merit eternal life in paradise. God in His mercy does the same for "the righteous" as He did for the Sheep, count their works as righteousness (Jas. 2:23; Mt. 33:34-30). As John says, only those "not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. Christ also revealed people would be saved from Hades if they obeyed His voice while in the grave, they would rise "to the resurrection of life" (Jn. 5:29-30).
Therefore, the symbolism in the Great White Throne Judgment by Christ reveals Postmortem Opportunity for salvation.
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