Bible Question: Elijah, for what sins are infants to be judged? Are the redeemed in Christ subject to the judgment by which the unredeemed will be judged? How could anyone be judged and sentenced twice? --Hank |
Bible Answer: FIRST PART OF YOUR QUESTION,INFANTS THAT DIE BEFORE JESUS SECOND COMING WILL BE RAISED DURING THE FIRST RESURRECTION(REV.20:6). THIS IS THE RESURRECTION THAT PRECEEDS THE THOUSAND YEAR EARTHLY REIGN OF JESUS. THIS IS ALSO TALKED ABOUT IN THE BOOK OF DANIEL CHAPTER 12 AND MANY OTHER BOOKS IN THE BIBLE. IT'S REFERED TO AS THE RESURRECTION OF THE RIGHTEOUS OR THE JUST. THIS IS THE RESURRECTION OF ALL BELEIVERS AND ALL OF THOSE WHO DID NOT GET THE OPPERTUNITY TO MAKE A CHOICE TO ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST AS LORD AND SAVIOR. THEY WILL GET THIS OPPERTUNITY DURING THE THOUSAND YEAR REIGN OF CHRIST.THE SECOND PART OF YOUR QUESTION CAN BE ANSWERED BY HEB.9:27. MEN ARE TO DIE ONCE AND AFTER THIS THE JUDGMENT.THIS SHOWS THAT WE ARE TO BE JUDGED ONLY ONCE.IF YOUR NAME IS IN THE LAMBS BOOK OF LIFE YOU WILL BE RESURRECTED AND CAUGHTUP TO BE WITH THE LORD AND THEN BE JUDGED ACCORDING TO YOUR WORKS.IF YOU ARE ALIVE DURING THE TIME OF THE RAPTURE YOU WILL BE CHANGED AND CAUGHTUP AND THEN JUDGED FOR YOUR WORKS.READ ITHESS.4:13...AND ICORR.15:.... . THE WICKED WILL BE JUDGED OUT OF THE BOOK OF WORKS ONLY AT THE END OF CHRIST'S THOUSAND;READ REV.20:... .EACH GROUP IS ONLY JUDGED ONCE. |