No sense in trying to figure out how the Judgment will come about. It’s impossible to understand with all it’s contradictions. Jesus only asked us to trust in Him. Other then that, there is just no way to understand how it will be.
I believe we judge ourselves but yet scripture says we will be judged. Now how does that figure in? I’ve always heard that we will stand in judgment, yet we will condemn ourselves to hell if that’s what we’ve earned. God does not throw anyone into hell. So which is correct? We don’t know and can’t know because for some odd reason, all of these things have been made very confusing for us, which tells me we’re not supposed to speculate on it. Lots of fun I’d say since we are a curious species. I’ll only keep praying on my knees for his mercy and His grace. Through the blood of the Lamb, in accordance with God’s Will, hopefully He will accept me, broken and feeble as I am.
The opening of Max Lucado’s book “When Christ Returns” tells a wonderful view of what the end will be like. Mr. Lucado writes that it will just be an ordinary day, perhaps you’re returning from work, and all of a sudden you will hear the blaring of trumpets and sounds you’ve never heard before. There will be all the people looking up to the sky and there you will see the sky roll back and the King of Kings descending from the clouds in all His Glory, and the sound will be deafening, people will faint away with fear, and He will gather his elect from the four corners of the earth. He will call up his own sheep and gather them into the heavens.
Of course, this is the Protestant view, but much of it is from scripture anyway. It’s an imaginary scenario, but I doubt it will be as simple as this. We can’t even imagine how quickly he will arrive. God has no timeline and we do. It could be in such a way that we won’t even know it’s happening and we’ll simply find ourselves standing there in some mysterious way before him ready for our judgment. This is why the bible says men will faint with fear and some will die from their hearts stopping. Scripture tells us it will be in the twinkling of an eye, whatever a twinkling means to God. Anyone who is not of God, or has refused to obey him and love him or even try to love him, they will be lost. In the end, it’s all up to the Almighty Father in heaven to decide who’s going where.
But let’s never forget His promise. Through the Blood of the Lamb we shall be saved. So everyone we must “Travel on our Knees” in these very wicked times. As Catholics we have been told all the truths which were given to us by His apostles. If we’re ready, penitent, and truly trying our best with God’s grace, to be in accordance with God’s Will, then we shall be saved. Praise the Lord for His goodness and His salvation. Thank you Jesus.
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