Who shall stand when He appears?

Who shall stand when He appears?

" Who shall stand when He appears? " Malachi 3:2

"The ungodly shall not stand in the judgment"—unbelievers, formalists, mere professors, those who have a name to live but are dead—cannot stand before the Lord when He appears.

But those who are in Christ—those who are justified by faith, and sanctified by the Holy Spirit—stand before God in grace now, and will stand before Him in glory hereafter. Mark the words of the Lord Jesus, "Truly, truly, I say unto you: He who hears My word, and believes in Him that sent Me—has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation, but is passed from death unto life."

And the apostle, writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, declares, "There is, therefore, now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit."

Every renewed soul, every genuine believer, every penitent sinner, whose trust is in Jesus only for pardon and eternal life—will stand before Him justified and accepted.

"When You, my righteous Judge, shall come
  To fetch Your ransomed people home,
  Shall I among them stand?
  Shall such a worthless worm as I,
  Who sometimes am afraid to die,
  Be found at Your right hand?

"Among Your saints let me be found,
  Whenever the archangel's trumpet shall sound,
  And see Your smiling face!
  Then with what rapture shall I sing,
  While Heaven's resounding mansions ring
  With shouts of sovereign grace!"

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