Our theme scripture lets us know a profound truth about God's judgment of the world. He has appointed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness. He is the righteous judge who can't be bribed. This is the day when people will give an account to God. This is not the judgment of the saints but of the world. This is also referred to as the great white throne judgment, revealed to us through Apostle John in Revelation 20:11, saying "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". All people of different ages across all social strata will gather in their spirits before the Lord. Jesus will be on that seat. Our theme scripture confirms that God has proved that Jesus will be the judge by raising Him from the dead. Think of someone who due to their position in society rejected the Lord during his earthly days. This will be a day of reckoning for them. Joel 2:31 calls this day the great and the terrible day of the LORD.

No man in this world is intelligent or shrewd enough to influence the adjournment of that day. Those who thought were wise by speaking ill of the Lord and His Church, will suddenly awake to their own foolishness. The opportunity to accept Jesus would have closed, now it will be too late. The strong of men of this world, who rejected the Lord, will suddenly realize their utter weakness when they face the King of Glory. Zephaniah 1:14 declares, "The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly". Revelation 20:12 states, "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". His judgment will be based on records. Nothing misses His eye and those records no man has access to alter or destroy. The world will stand before him trembling while facing only one destination, the lake of fire (Revelation 20:15). This day is coming. If you are not born again, accept the Lord Jesus who is the only Saviour of mankind. He is the only one who already paid for your sins at the cross of Calvary. That is the only way to miss that judgment. You can accept Him today by following the prayer of salvation at the end of this book.