Bible Verses About The Last Judgment

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Primary Bible text for Christ's judgment seat

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Core gospel contrast of punishment and life

And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

Core gospel text on resurrection of life and judgment

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

Core gospel warning of everlasting fire

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

Apostolic text on everlasting destruction

But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

Judgment day and righteous judgment of God

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Fire and anguish language

But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

Fearful expectation of judgment and fire

Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Lists resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment together

And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

God judges by Christ Jesus

Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.

Supports the same teaching from Peter

I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

Christ judges the living and the dead

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Apocalyptic scene of reign and resurrection

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

all stand before the judgment seat of Christ

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Apocalyptic scene of the dead judged by works

And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

Dead judged according to works

But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

first resurrection language

That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

devil tormented forever and ever

Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

Lord descends and dead rise first

And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

Resurrection of both just and unjust

Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

day of the Lord destroys sinners

For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

judgment begins with the house of God

To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.