The Bible also teaches that “he who has died has been acquitted from his sin” (Romans 6:7). God has appointed Jesus to be the Judge who will restore justice to mankind. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness” (Psalm 96: 13). The Bible says, “Let all creation rejoice before the LORD, for He comes, He judge the earth. The Bible shows however, that the purpose of Judgment Day is to rescue people from injustice. Many people imagine that on Judgment Day, billions of souls will be brought before God’s throne to be judged according to their former deeds – some to be rewarded with life in heaven, others to be tormented in hell. Will the judgment of resurrected ones be based on what they did before their death? No. They will serve as kings and priests, administering the benefits of Jesus’ ransom sacrifice and progressively elevating faithful humans to physical and mental perfection. During the period of judgment, which will last 1,000 years, Jesus along with 144,000 men and women resurrected to life in heaven will rule over the earth. Survivors of the system’s end are “the living” who will be judged. We are now nearing the foretold end of the present system of things, when God will destroy all elements of corrupt human society and remove the wicked. Who are the living that will be judged and how will the dead come to life again on the inhabited earth? The Bible says that Jesus will “judge the living and the dead” (2 Timothy 4:1). Thus, Judgment Day helps accomplish God’s original purpose for humans and the earth. Notice that Acts 17:31 says that Judgment Day will affect those living on the “inhabited earth.” Those receiving favorable judgment will live on earth and will enjoy everlasting life in perfect conditions (Revelation 21: 3-4). Judgment Day will be a period of a thousand years during which humans will have the opportunity to regain what Adam and Eve lost. As a result, they lost the prospect of eternal life or themselves and brought sin and death to all their descendants. Although physically and mentally perfect, the first human couple rebelled against God. And the LORD God commanded the man, ‘You are free to eat from any tree in the garden but you must not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it, you will certainly die’” (Genesis 2:15-17). The Bible tells us, “The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care it. When God placed humans on the earth, He intended for them to live forever on earth. For Christians, Judgment Day is the final and eternal judgment by God of the people in every nation resulting in the punishment of some and the glorification of others. The Bible tells us that God, “has set a day in which He purposes to judge the inhabited earth” (Acts 17:31).
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