Discovery #18: Where/When will the Blind Remnant be Judged?

God’s Judgment will not parallel man’s judgment — His will be fair!

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Today’s topic may be a “no-brainer” for some of you—but only if you bought my previous arguments.

• Will the 144,000 sacrifice themselves as a scapegoat sacrifice for the Blind Remnant (those who rejected Jesus) during the later stages of the Tribulation—or not?
• If so, will Jesus accept their sacrifice?

If you believe (as I do) that the answer to both questions is “YES!” then we know the fate of the Blind Remnant. They will be judged (along with all Christians) at the Judgment Seat of Christ immediately following the Tribulation. If not, their fate will be decided at the Great White Throne Judgment that takes place immediately following the Millennium (See chart below).

I don’t know about you, but it moves me beyond words that God (Jesus) waits until after the Tribulation to make His final judgment. If we were all judged at the time we die, the salvation of the Blind Remnant would not be possible! Yet, God in His mercy, designed it this way so that the maximum number of His chosen people could be saved. Halleluiah!

Finally, under the topic of “What moves me beyond words,” I’m reminded of a time Kris and I found ourselves 430 miles North of the Arctic Circle in a little town called Alta, Norway. Alta has one of the most inspiring churches I’ve ever been in. I was raised in an American Baptist church, so I did not grow up with images of the crucified Christ being prominently featured above the altar of the church (in fact, we also did not have an altar). So, nothing had prepared me for what I saw in Alta. Their primary church had been there for hundreds of years but was all but destroyed after WWII. The people wanted to restore it, but they wanted their new church to make a statement! They get tourists (like my wife and I) coming from all over the world to see the Northern Lights (that’s why we were there, too). Their hope in building and naming this cathedral — The Northern Lights Cathedral — was to attract some of those tourists into the building. We fell for it because, as you can see, the church is beautiful. But what we found on the inside was even more beautiful. They had commissioned an artist to present an image of Jesus that would inspire people and uplift them. They did not want an image of Jesus that (in any way) reflected a defeat at the cross. They wanted to emphasize His victory and the hope of salvation. Notice how they accomplished their goals:

1. There is no cross! At night, the lighting on this statue would reflect a shadow of a cross on the blue wall behind Jesus. This symbolizes that Jesus is no longer bound to the cross (as traditional images portray Him), and the blue wall symbolizes the hope that His victory brings.
2. Jesus is looking UP to heaven, not DOWN to Earth. Some say Jesus looks down from many of the traditional crosses so He can gaze on the people He is saving. By having Him look up in this version, the artist conveys the larger hope that Jesus has freed us to experience the hope of heaven.
3. His wounds are not prominent. They are relevant to the price He paid for us, but their main purpose is to provide the hope we have for salvation.
4. His Image is bright, not dark — exuding a tone of the joy His sacrifice brings vs. a darker tone that only focuses on the brutality and darkness of the event.

I hope this encourages you as it did me.

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