For we must
all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that
each one may receive the things
done in the body,
according to what he has done,
whether good or bad.
I am not referring to those who have repented for their sins and have turned from sin, of course those can still be saved. We do not save ourselves, Jesus Christ does and we do not know our fate yet because judgement day has not happened. Judgement day is for everyone. Those saved receive grace, others condemnation. Which is why it is a repeated theme in scripture to hold out until the end. Right now we can still be in a saved state and turn from Christ and be lost and we can still be in a lost state and turn to Christ and be saved Hebrews 4:4-6 when probation closes that is when our fate is sealed, once saved always saved does not reconcile with the scriptures. Either does judging ourselves.
Revelation 22:11-12 “He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still. And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work”
Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is
the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.
James 2:12 So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty.
“God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil” Ecclesiastes 12:14
Judgement is for everyone and it will be when Jesus comes, which is why we should overcome until the very end. Revelation 3:21
The first judgement (those rewarded) will be for those in Christ. The dead will rise first and meet Jesus in the air and those alive at the time of the Second Coming with meet Jesus in the air.
“Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him” (Revelation 1:7).
“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory” (Matthew 25:31)
1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God.
And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
The unsaved those who received condemnation we are told this:
Matthew 13:40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, 42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire.
“With the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked” Isaiah 11:4.
“At that day the slain of the Lord shall be from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth” Jeremiah 25:33.
We are told Satan is a great deceiver and deceives the majority
False christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect” (Matthew 24:24).
So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; Revelation 12:9
What is our shield from Satan? The Word of God
“To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them” (Isaiah 8:20).
Until then. . . .
And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations Revelation 2:26
To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
