'Rev 20:11-15

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The last judgement (Rev 20:11-15)

When the rest of the dead are raised to life (see Rev 20:5) the final judgment takes place. The one who carries out the judgment is the Lord of the universe, and he carries it out with absolute justice. At this judgment people face two independent witnesses. The first is the record of their works, according to which they will be judged.

The second is the list of names in the book of life, which confirms whether or not they accepted God’s offer of pardon (Rev 20:11-13).

All people, in the end, share either the blessings of heaven or the horrors of the lake of fire. Finally, death and the world of the dead are made as powerless as all other enemies (Rev 20:14-15; cf. 1 Cor 15:26,55).