Answers about judgment

Explain – to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.

Relevant verses: 2Co 5:1-10  For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.  (2)  For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling,  (3)  if indeed by putting it on [...]

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Why did God allow the Gibeonites to put to death Saul’s sons?

You also say: Why did God allow the Gibeonites to put to death seven of Saul’s sons?   Were they participants in killing the Gibeonites?  Also David seems to have only spared Mephibosheth only because he made an oath, and not for the fact that he was only five years old and did not participate in [...]

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What happens if Jesus returns before I am baptised but I am on the path to getting baptised?

The simple answer is we don’t know. Consider this verse from Mark 16:16: “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned” It is clear what will happen to those who believe and are baptised. It is also clear what will happen to those who don’t believe, whether [...]

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Who will be raised at the resurrection?

Both righteous and unrighteous will be resurrected, as these verses demonstrate: John 5:26-29  For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.  (27)  And he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.  (28)  Do not marvel at [...]

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Are only the baptised judged at the start of the thousand years?

Revelation 20:4-5 says: “And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshipped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark [...]

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Please explain 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

2 Cor 5:1  For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.  The tent Paul is speaking of, is our mortal body.  When we die, our mortal body is destroyed.  We will sleep in [...]

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What is Romans 2:1 talking about, when it says for us not to judge?

Does Paul mean that literally or was there something else deeper being said about this chapter? We need to read the context.  Romans 2:1 is talking to people who judge/condemn others for doing wrong things, but do the same wrong things themselves. Other passages of Scripture, make it plain that we are required to make [...]

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Why do wicked people prosper?

You say: A non-Christian who is retarded incompetent incapable to do his job well, yet awarded with many awards such as star awards; and he lives in areas such as Kings Cross in Sydney or perhaps visited the brothel in Thailand, whenever he visited a country.  I do not understand at all about this world; [...]

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What problems will come on judgement day?

On judgment day, there will not be problems for the faithful.  It will be a time of joy and happiness — the time of the resurrection when the faithful will be given the gift of eternal life.  Isaiah 35:4 Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come [...]

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What do verses like Jude 1:23 mean? Is there an eternal fire burning for those who do not believe?

Jud 1:22-23  And have mercy on those who doubt;  (23)  save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh. Clearly the fire cannot be completely literal; a literal fire consumes fuel, using oxygen to produce heat and smoke. Fire in this [...]

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