Particular and General Judgment?

Katholish · 08-03-2004, 01:55 PM

I was wondering what people on this board think of what will happen to us after death especially concerning judgment. Is a person judged immediately upon death, in a "Particular Judgment" or are they only judged at the end of the world in the "General Judgment" or both?

Blindman · 08-03-2004, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Katholish

I was wondering what people on this board think of what will happen to us after death especially concerning judgment. Is a person judged immediately upon death, in a "Particular Judgment" or are they only judged at the end of the world in the "General Judgment" or both?

Well, the Bible makes it pretty clear that for Christians, we will be immediately with Christ after death, even before the resurrection of our bodies at the end of the world:

"We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord."

"I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body." (Php 1:23-24)

So in some sense we must be judged immediately after death, since when we die we will immediately be with Christ or without.

Katholish · 08-03-2004, 02:52 PM

So you agree with a Particular Judgment immediately after death, Blindman. Do you also think that we will be judged after the Resurrection, that all of our acts and sins may be made public and our judgment extended to our bodies?

Blindman · 08-03-2004, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Katholish

So you agree with a Particular Judgment immediately after death, Blindman. Do you also think that we will be judged after the Resurrection, that all of our acts and sins may be made public and our judgment extended to our bodies?

Well, I know that no judgement will be extended to _my_ body because it has already been born in the body of Christ. Nor will I be exposed to any public shame for anything I have done, because He bore my shame as well.

Other than that, I'm not sure what I believe; in particular, I'm not sure what happens to unbelievers between when they die and when their bodies are resurrected...

**+Donny** · 08-03-2004, 06:39 PM

That is a tough one. It seems there is a particular judgment at death to decide whether we go to Hades or heaven (in the OT, Abraham's bosom or Hades). However, there is also a general judgment (which itself is particular, though) at the end of time where people are sent to Hell (different from Hades) and the Church is perfected and consummated, worshipping God in all eternity in the New Heaven and New Earth.

As far as the final judgment being on works, I think this is fairly clear in Matthew 25 and 2 Corinthians 5:10.