Relating to that eschatological event when all people are sent to a reward or punishment
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What happened to Ananias and Sapphira after death?
Acts 5:1-11 (NIV)
1Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but ...
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What is the Biblical basis to declare that ‘justice necessitates the resurrection of the body’?
I found a very good description of what the human conscience is:
Conscience is nothing but that judgment which men do make, and which they cannot but make, of their moral actions with reference ...
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Sarah laughed at God and He did not mind
When God told Abraham that he was to have a son the following year, bible recorded it that Sarah laughed in her heart
Genesis 18:12-15
12 Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I have ...
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What's the difference between the Judgment Seat of Christ and the Great White Throne Judgment?
The Bible speaks of the "Judgment Seat of Christ" as well as the "Great White Throne" judgment. What is the difference between these two judgments and who will be at each?
For we must all appear ...
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God will judge the world based upon righteousness but what about Jesus?
As Christians we all understand that we are judged based upon the Righteousness of God. However nobody will stack up to that righteousness, thus God has given us a righteousness through Faith in ...
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Will Christians be judged? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the Biblical basis for multiple judgments?
Romans 12:1 says "There is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus" and 2 Cor 5 :17 says we are new creations and ...
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The Last Judgement: a civilized trial or a barbaric ordeal?
From the Book of Revelation I've got the idea that the Satan will be our prosecutor at the Last Judgement. I've got this idea by interpreting the word 'accuser' as 'prosecutor' in the context of the ...
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Why did God strike Herod?
Acts 12:23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an
angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
There are many who go around blaspheming much worse ...
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How could a loving, just, merciful God have created such an unfair test for humans?
According to the Bible, God is loving:
1 John 4 (NIV)
8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 John 4 (NIV)
16 And so we know and rely on the love God ...
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Why is 'putting to death' condoned in the Bible?
Death as Judgement
One of the well known commandments is "Thou shalt not kill." However, it seems that death is the single most used judgement for violations of the Leviticus law.
Not only is ...
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Did God REALLY want to destroy the people of Israel?
When Moses led the people of Israel through the desert, there were two interesting occasions when God wanted to destroy the people of Israel and start over. (There may be more occasions that I don't ...
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What is the Biblical basis for multiple judgments?
I recently heard a talk on the notion of "multiple judgments"; the idea is one is initially judged simply on the fact of their salvation - did that person put their life in Christ's hands and accept ...
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According to Catholic doctrine, what effect does the Last Judgment have on those who are already in heaven?
Catholics believe we are judged immediately after we die (Particular Judgement). Some of us will go to heaven. Then there is still the Last Judgement (or Final Judgement). What effect does the Last ...
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What is the practical application of the story of the woman caught in adultery?
John 8:2-11 tells us the story of the woman caught in adultery:
2At dawn [Jesus] appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3The ...
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Why is rape condoned in the Bible?
Rape is not a judgment that's commanded upon those that violate the law, whether in the new testament or the old. So why does God choose to use rape as a means of judgement?
In america we have a bill ...
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Does God forgive those who take his name in vain?
Christianity teaches the forgiveness of sins by God, but from the Ten Commandments in Exodus (NIV) it says something along the lines of:
"You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; ...
