The 7 Judgments of God {Prepare to Meet Your God!} 上帝的七个审判 –预备迎见你的神! God reveals 7 Judgments to us in His Word: 上帝在他的话语中启示七个审判: 1. The Believer as a sinner – The Cross of Christ 信徒身为罪人的审判 –基督的十字架 2. The Believer as a son – Judging ourselves daily 信徒身为儿女的审判 – 每天的自审 3. The Believer as a servant – for faithfully serving Christ 信徒身为仆人的审判 – 是否忠心事奉基督
The 7 Judgments of God {Prepare to Meet Your God!} 上帝的七个审判 –预备迎见你的神! 4. The Jews in the Great Tribulation (Matt. 24:21-31; Zech 14:1-11) 犹太人在大灾难中的审判(太24:21-31;撒14:1-11) 5. The Gentile Nations at the end of the Tribulation (Matt 25:31-46) 外邦列国在大灾难后的审判 (太25:31-46) 6. The Wicked dead at the Great White Throne (Rev. 20:11-15) 邪恶的死人在白色大宝座前的审判 (启20:11-15) 7. The Angels (I Cor. 6:3; 2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 1:6) 审判天使 (林前6:3;彼后2:4;犹1:6)
This Study Focuses on Judgments # 1, 2, & 3 So we can Experience the Peace of God & Peace with God 这篇信息着重在第1,2,3的審判 使我们能经历神的平安并与神和好 If we don’t rightly divide (2 Tim. 2:15KJV) or distinguish these 7 Judgments it creates all kinds of confusion. 倘若我们不正确地分解或分辨这七个审判,会造成各种迷惑。 Misunderstanding these 7 Judgments robs many Christians of the assurance of their salvation. 误解这七个审判也会剥夺许多基督徒救恩的确据。
I. JUDGMENT OF THE BELIEVER AS A SINNER (Past) 信徒身为罪人的审判 (过去) This is the only way to Experience Peace with God (Rom. 5:1) 这是唯一经历与神和好的方法 (罗5:1), Jesus died on the Cross as my perfect substitute to save me from my sin & sins 耶稣死在十字架上,完美地代替我,拯救我脱离罪恶。
Christ’s death on the Cross removed forever the greatest danger that exists for every human being 基督死在十字架上,永远挪开了每个人类所面临最大的危险 What is that danger? 那个危险是什么? Facing an infinitely Holy God uncleansed of all your sin! 面对无限圣洁的上帝,自己所有的罪却没被洗净!
Illustration: “Tickling the tail of the Dragon:” 1944 Los Alamos dangerous series of near Criticality tests Round Plutonium core Bricks of Reflective material around the core reflects the neutrons back
Illustration: “Tickling the tail of the Dragon:” They placed the core inside 2 half sphere of beryllium Neutrons reflected back on the plutonium causes it to go “critical” (atomic explosion)
God’s Wrath is an inevitable & natural reaction of a Perfect God caused by the Presence of Sin 完美的上帝面对罪的存在,祂的愤怒是无法避免且自然的反应 God has made a way to remove our sin problem (I John 1:7) 上帝开了一条路,来解决我们罪的问题(约一1:7), (1Cor. 6:9) “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived… 林前6:9 -你們豈不知不義的人不能承受神的國嗎?不要自欺!…….
I Corinthians 6:9-10 – Name every sin you can think of (1Cor. 6:11) “And such were some of you: 林前6:11 -你們中間也有人從前是這樣; but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, & by the Spirit of our God. 但如今你們奉主耶穌基督的名,並藉著我們神的靈,已經洗淨,成聖,稱義了。
The Power of the Cross & Blood of Christ! 十字架的大能与基督的宝血 Jesus has forever “propitiated” (removed) the wrath of God toward us because of our sin. (Rom. 3:25-26; I John 2:1-2) 耶稣永远挪开上帝向我们发出的怒气(罗3:25-26;约一2:1-2)。
Once I trust Christ alone for my salvation from sin I never have to worry about losing my Salvation. Why? 一旦我单单信靠基督拯救我脱离罪恶,我就不必担心失去救恩。为何? Jesus “offered one sacrifice for sins forever” (Heb. 10:12) 耶稣「獻了一次永遠的贖罪祭」(来10:12), And by that one sacrifice on the Cross “he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified” (Heb. 10:14) 十字架上的一次献上, 「便叫那得以成聖的人永遠完全」(来10:14)。
“There is now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus” (Rom “There is now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus” (Rom. 8:1-2; John 3:18-19; 5:24) 如今,那些在基督耶穌裡的就不定罪了 (罗8:1-2;约3:18-19,5:24)。
Illustration: Pioneer Days when they crossed the flat Prairie Lands of the Midwest Deadly Fires would start in the tall grass and rage across the Prairie. How do you save yourself?
The only way to Escape is set a “backfire” Then you take refuge in the place that has already been burned out
Do you want to go to Heaven? 你想上天堂吗? Then Trust the LORD Jesus Christ alone for your salvation. 单单信靠主耶稣基督来拯救你。 Do you want to burn in the fires of Judgment? 你想被审判的大火燃烧吗? Then Trust anything or anyone else for you salvation. 那么信靠其他的任何事物或人来拯救你。 It’s very simple! (2 Corinthians 11:3) 就这么简单!
II. JUDGMENT OF THE BELIEVER AS A SON (Present) 信徒身为儿女的审判 (目前) Experience the Peace of God (Rom. 15:13; Gal. 5:22) 经验上帝的平安(罗15:13;加5:22)。 Judgment #1 brings me into a personal relationship with God by Faith alone. 第一个审判将我以信心带入与上帝的个人关系, By accepting Jesus Christ as our personal Saviour we become a “born again” “son of God” (John 1:12-13). 我们接受耶稣基督作个人的救主,成为重生的上帝的儿女 (约1:12-13)。
Jesus Christ comes to live “in” us through the indwelling Holy Spirit (Col. 1:27; 2 Cor. 13:5; Rom. 8:9-11). 耶稣基督借着内住的圣灵,住在我们里面 (西1:27;林后13:5;罗8:9-11) Through the power of Christ & the Holy Spirit “in” me I am able to gain daily victory over the sin nature that still exists in my flesh (Rom. 7:15-25). 借着基督的大能和内住的圣灵,我能够胜过仍然存在我肉体中的罪性(罗7:15-25)。
We have to ‘work’ at maintaining close ‘fellowship’ with God 我们必须努力,来保持与上帝亲密的团契 “If we would judge ourselves we should not be judged. But when we are judged we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned (Judged) with the world” (I Cor. 11:31-32) 林前11:31-32 -我們若是先分辨自己,就不至於受審。 我們受審的時候,乃是被主懲治,免得我們和世人一同定罪。 Our Responsibility as “sons of God” is to Judge ourselves daily. 作为上帝的儿女,我们的责任是每天自审。
We Confess ours sins as we become aware of them 一旦知觉罪,我们就要承认 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (I John 1:8) 约一1:8 -我們若說自己無罪,便是自欺, 真理不在我們心裡了。 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (I John 1:7-9) 约一1:9 -我們若認自己的罪,神是信實的,是公義的, 必要赦免我們的罪,洗淨我們一切的不義。
If we don’t take our battle with sin, satan, & temptation seriously then God will be forced to Discipline us 倘如我不认真抵抗罪,撒旦,和试探,上帝将被迫来管教我们 (Hebrews 12:5-11) “And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: 你們又忘了那勸你們如同勸兒子的話,說:我兒,你不可輕看主的管教,被他責備的時候也不可灰心;(来12:5-11)
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. (Heb. 12:6) 因為主所愛的,他必管教,又鞭打凡所收納的兒子。(12:6) If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?” (Heb. 12:5-7) 你們所忍受的,是神管教你們,待你們如同待兒子。焉有兒子不被父親管教的呢? (12:7)
Some Ways God Chastens His Children: 上帝管教祂儿女的一些方式: We can be chastened with the loss of Health (but not all sickness is chastening) (I Cor. 11:27-32) 失去健康(但并非所有的疾病都是管教)(林前11:27-32) premature death (I Cor. 11:30; I John 5:16; I Cor. 5:5); 过早死亡(林前11:30;约一5:16;林前5:5), Loss of property (Amos 4:6-9); loss of joy (Ps. 51:12); 损失财产(摩4:6-9);失去喜乐(诗51:12), loss of loved ones (2 Sam. 12:14). 失去所爱的人(撒下12:14)。
The goal & results of all chastening 所有管教的目的与结果 to conform us to the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29); 把我们模成基督的形像(罗8:29), to make us partakers of God’s holiness (Heb. 12:10); 使我们与上帝的圣洁有份(来12:10), to “yield the peaceable fruit of righteousness” (Heb. 12:11). 使我们結出平安的果子,就是義。 (来12:11)
Discipline by our Heavenly FATHER is very different from the condemnation of the JUDGE under the Law 天父的管教与法官的定罪相当不同 One is loving mercy 一为慈爱怜悯, One is strictly Justice 一为严肃正义
III. JUDGMENT OF THE BELIEVER AS A SERVANT (Future) 信徒身为仆人的审判 (未来) If you faithfully Judge yourself every day as a child of God you will look forward with joyful anticipation to your Judgment as a servant of God. (I John 3:20-21) 倘若我们每天忠实自审,我们会欢喜期待有一天以仆人身份受审(约一3:20-21)。
2 Corinthians 林后 5:10-11 “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 5:10 - 因為我們眾人必要在基督臺前顯露出來,叫各人按著本身所行的,或善或惡受報。 (5:11) Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men…” 5:11 - 我們既知道主是可畏的,所以勸人…
I Corinthians 林前 3:11-15 (13) Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man‘s work of what sort it is. 3:13 -各人的工程必然顯露,因為那日子要將他表明出來,有火發現;這火要試驗各人的工程怎樣。 (14) If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward 3:14 -.人在那根基上所建造的工程若存得住, 他就要得賞賜。
I Corinthians 林前 3:11-15 (15) If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire” 3:15 -人的工程若被燒了,他就要受虧損,自己卻要得救;雖然得救,乃像從火裡經過的一樣。
Lot is a perfect example of one whose works burned up 罗得的例子 – 工程被烧毀了
火與硫磺從天降下(創19:24), 今天在那還可找到! Rained Fire & Brimstone from Heaven (Gen. 19:24) You can still find it there today! 火與硫磺從天降下(創19:24), 今天在那還可找到!
In 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 The Believers judgment as a servant is likened to the Grecian games. 信徒的审判在林前9:24-27 被比喻成希腊的竞赛 There the contestants assembled before the “Bema” or Judges stand to receive a “corruptible crown.” 选手们聚集在审判台前,接受会朽坏的冠冕, Some had no reward, but there was no punishment. 有些选手没得奖品,但那里没有处罚。
They actually found the Bema at Corinth mentioned in Acts 18:12, 16 They actually found the Bema at Corinth mentioned in Acts 18:12, 16! (Judgment seat; Tribunal) 在哥林多发现了使徒行转18:12,16提及的审判台
The N.T. mentions 5 Crowns that a Believer can gain by faithfully serving our LORD Jesus Christ: 新约提出信徒忠心事奉主耶稣基督会获得的五種冠冕 The Crown of life for those who overcome temptation or suffer martyrdom for the cause of Christ (James 1:12; Rev. 2:10); 生命的冠冕 – 给那些胜过试探或因基督受殉道之苦的人 (雅1:12;启2:10), The Crown of Glory for faithful Elders & Pastors (I Pet. 5:2-4) 荣耀的冠冕 –给那些忠心的长老,牧师们 (彼前5:2-4),
The Crown of Rejoicing (Soul winners Crown). (I Thess. 2:19-20; Phil 喜乐的冠冕 –给那些领人信主的人(帖前2:19-20;腓4:1), The Crown of Righteousness for loving “His Appearing” (2 Tim. 4:8) 公义的冠冕 –给那些爱慕祂显现的人(提后4:8), The Crown incorruptible for those who keep their fleshly lusts under control (I Cor. 9:25-27) 不朽的冠冕 – 给那些能够控制肉体情欲的人(林前9:25-27) Remember Crowns are for Kings! (Rev. 1:6KJV; 20:6; I Pet. 2:9) 冠冕是給王戴上的! (啟1:6, 20:6; 彼前2:9)
Important Lessons 重要功课 Judgment #1 established our relationship with God as His son 第一个审判 – 建立我们成为上帝儿女的关系, We must repent of our sins & trust Christ alone for salvation 我们必须悔改罪恶,单单信靠基督以获救恩。 Judgment #2 maintains our joyful fellowship with God. 第二个审判 – 保持我们与上帝之间喜乐的团契, We must search ourselves daily for any sin & confess it 我们必须每日审查自己的罪并向上帝认罪。
Important Lessons 重要功课 Judgment #3 brings us incredible eternal rewards for faithfully serving Christ. 第三个审判 – 带给我们因忠心事奉基督而获得永恒的奖赏, Get to Work! Do something for Jesus! 去工作吧!为耶稣做一些事!