Bible Handbook

Nature of the Judgment

• Ecclesiastes 12:14; Luke 8:17. Every secret thing brought to light. The Great Controversy, 482. BHB 41.3

• 1 Corinthians 4:5. Counsels and thoughts of the heart. Early Writings, 58. BHB 41.4

• 1 Samuel 2:3. Every action weighed. Prophets and Kings, 639. BHB 41.5

• Matthew 12:36. All idle words. The Desire of Ages, 323. BHB 41.6

• Revelation 20:13. Judged according to works. Testimonies for the Church 6:310, 311. BHB 41.7

• Jeremiah 2:22. Every sin written. The Great Controversy, 482. BHB 41.8

• Daniel 7:9, 10; Revelation 20:12. Judged out of the things written in the books. Christ’s Object Lessons, 310. BHB 41.9

• 1 Peter 4:17. Judgment begins with the righteous. The Great Controversy, 480. BHB 41.10

• Luke 20:35; 1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17. Those “accounted worthy” come up in the first resurrection. The Great Controversy, 482. BHB 41.11

• Luke 21:34-36. The living righteous will also be accounted worthy. The Great Controversy, 483; Testimonies for the Church 6:130. BHB 41.12

• Ecclesiastes 7:27. To “account” is to consider one by one. The Great Controversy, 490. BHB 41.13

• 1 Corinthians 4:3-5. We are not to judge one another, but keep in mind the judgment of God. Testimonies for the Church 8:85; Testimonies for the Church 9:185, 186. BHB 41.14

• 1 Kings 8:39. God only know the heart. The Desire of Ages, 58. BHB 41.15

• 1 Corinthians 11:31. If we “judge ourselves, we should not be judged.” The Desire of Ages, 314. BHB 41.16

• 1 Corinthians 11:32. Chastening is to prepare us for the judgment. Early Writings, 67. BHB 42.1

• Revelation 3:5. Names of the righteous retained in the book of life. The Great Controversy, 490. BHB 42.2