The doctrine of terminal judgements

1. There is a judgement terminating spiritual death. This is a reference to the judgement of the cross. With eternal life the believer is no longer spiritually dead, he is born again. 1 Peter 2:24; 2 Corinthians 5:21.

2. There is a judgement terminating temporal death. This is a reference to the self-judgement of the believer known as the rebound technique. 1 Corinthians 11:31; 1 Peter 4:17; 1 John 1:9.

3. There is also a judgement terminating human good. This is called the judgement seat of Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:10; Romans 14:10; 1 Corinthians 3:11-16; 2 Timothy 2:12; Hebrews 6:7-12.

4. There is a judgement terminating the unbelievers in the Tribulation — the baptism of fire. The termination for Jewish unbelievers — Ezekiel 20;34-38; for Gentile unbelievers — Joel 3:11,12; Matthew 25:31-46.

5. There is a judgement terminating human revolution. This is the judgement of the Great White Throne in Revelation 20:12-15. The last revolt is put down, the Gog and Magog revolt, and after that all human revolt is put to an end, all unbelievers either dead or resurrected or living unbelievers, and all are brought up before the Great White Throne judgement and cast into the lake of fire forever. That terminates human revolution.

6. There is a judgement terminating angelic revolution, the judgement of fallen angels — Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10. The termination of both angelic and human revolution means the eternal state begins at that point.