Dictionary of Bible Themes God judges the world by identifying and condemning sin and by vindicating and rewarding the righteous. God exercises temporal judgment on the world and on his people; final judgment will take place when Jesus Christ returns. Ecclesiastes 12:14The nature of God's judgment See also Its certainty Psalms 7:11Ecclesiastes 3:17; 11:9 James 5:9 Genesis 18:25 See also Its righteousness Psalms 9:7-8; 50:6; 96:132 Chronicles 19:7 pp 1Ch 16:33 See also Its impartiality Deuteronomy 10:17Job 34:19 Psalms 98:9 Romans 2:11 Ephesians 6:9 Isaiah 5:16 The purpose of God's judgment See also To display his glory Exodus 14:4Isaiah 59:18-19 Ezekiel 7:27; 38:23 Revelation 14:7 1 Samuel 24:12-15 See also To vindicate the righteous Psalms 7:8-9Isaiah 34:8 Jeremiah 11:20; 51:9-10 Revelation 16:5-7 Psalms 140:12 See also To defend the weak Psalms 82:1-4Isaiah 11:4 Ezekiel 34:16-22 Isaiah 30:18 See also To bring salvation to his people Exodus 6:6Deuteronomy 32:36 Psalms 76:8-9; 105:5-7 Isaiah 33:22 pp 1Ch 16:12-14 Romans 2:12See also To punish sin Psalms 1:4-6John 12:48 Romans 5:16 Hebrews 10:26-30; 13:4 Isaiah 19:22 To turn people to God See also 1 Kings 8:33Temporal judgments may turn people to God and so save them from eternal judgment. 2 Chronicles 7:13-14Daniel 4:33-34 pp 2Ch 6:24 Hosea 2:5-71 Corinthians 11:29-32 Job 24:1-4 God's judgment may be delayed 2 Peter 3:9See also Psalms 74:10-11; 94:2-3Habakkuk 1:2-4,13 Acts 17:30 Romans 3:25 Revelation 6:10 Acts 12:23 Examples of God's judgment See also Judgment on ungodly individuals 2 Chronicles 21:18-19Daniel 5:26-28 Jehoram Revelation 2:22Belshazzar Genesis 4:10-14Jezebel, the false prophetess Judgment following particular sins Numbers 20:12Cain's murder of Abel Leviticus 10:1-2Moses' and Aaron's disobedience 1 Samuel 25:38-39Nadab's and Abihu's disobedience 2 Samuel 6:6-8Nabal's contemptuous treatment of David 2 Kings 2:23-24Uzzah's handling of the ark 2 Kings 5:27youths jeering at Elisha 2 Chronicles 26:19-20Gehazi's greed Acts 5:1-10Uzziah's pride and unfaithfulness Joel 3:12-13Ananias' and Sapphira's lies See also Judgment on peoples and nations Genesis 6:17; 19:24-25Exodus 7:4-5 Numbers 33:4 Egypt: 1 Samuel 2:10; 5:6Isaiah 10:12; 37:36 Assyria: Isaiah 34:5pp 2Ki 19:35 Jeremiah 25:12; 51:56Jeremiah 25:31-33 Babylon: Deuteronomy 32:41-43See also God's judgment on his enemies Psalms 45:3-6Isaiah 1:24 Ezekiel 38:21-22 John 12:31 Revelation 20:7-10 Deuteronomy 28:15-24 God's judgment on Israel Jeremiah 1:16God's warning of judgment See also Leviticus 26:15-20,33Jeremiah 11:7-8 Numbers 16:46-47; 21:5-9 2 Samuel 24:15 Plagues 1 Kings 17:1pp 1Ch 21:14 Haggai 1:10-11Drought and famine Joshua 7:1-7Judges 2:11-16 Defeat by enemies 2 Chronicles 28:4-5The cycle of sin, defeat and deliverance is repeated several times in Judges 2 Kings 17:23Jeremiah 11:17 Exile Lamentations 1:5Ezekiel 39:23-24 Acts 17:31 God's final judgment on the whole earth See also Daniel 12:2Matthew 25:31-32 John 12:48 Romans 2:16; 14:10 1 Corinthians 4:5 2 Timothy 4:1 1 Peter 4:5 Revelation 20:11-15 See also 1080 God, living1310 God as judge 2309 Jesus Christ, as judge 4930 end 5483 punishment 5494 revenge 5828 danger 6021 sin, nature of 9105 last things 9230 judgment seat 9230 judgment seat 9240 last judgment |
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