2 Timothy 4:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

Who

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His kingdom

Luke 19:12

Luke 23:42

2 Peter 1:11

General references

John 5:22

1 Timothy 5:7

Bible References

Who

For the Son of Man is soon to come in the glory of the Father with His angels, and then will He requite every man according to his actions.

"When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then will He sit upon His glorious throne,

The Father indeed does not judge any one, but He has entrusted all judgement to the Son,

And He has commanded us to preach to the people and solemnly declare that this is He who has been appointed by God to be the Judge of the living and the dead.

seeing that He has appointed a day on which, before long, He will judge the world in righteousness, through the instrumentality of a man whom He has pre-destined to this work, and has made the fact certain to every one by raising Him from the dead."

on the day when God will judge the secrets of men's lives by Jesus Christ, as declared in the Good News as I have taught it.

For this was the purpose of Christ's dying and coming to life--namely that He might be Lord both of the dead and the living.

Though I am not conscious of having been in any way unfaithful, yet I do not for that reason stand acquitted; but He whose scrutiny I must undergo is the Lord.

And for this reason also we make it our ambition, whether at home or in exile, to please Him perfectly.

and to requite with rest you who are suffering affliction now--rest with us at the re-appearing of the Lord Jesus from Heaven, attended by His mighty angels.

But they will have to give account to Him who stands ready to pronounce judgement on the living and the dead.

Then I saw a great white throne and One who was seated on it, from whose presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.

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From this time onward there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but also to all who love the thought of His Appearing.

When Christ appears--He is our true Life--then you also will appear with Him in glory.

For this we declare to you on the Lord's own authority--that we who are alive and continue on earth until the Coming of the Lord, shall certainly not forestall those who shall have previously passed away.

that you keep God's commandments stainlessly and without reproach till the Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

in expectation of the fulfilment of our blessed hope--the Appearing in glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

And since it is reserved for all mankind once to die, and afterwards to be judged;

The sorrow comes in order that the testing of your faith--being more precious than that of gold, which perishes and yet is proved by fire--may be found to result in praise and glory and honour at the re-appearing of Jesus Christ.

And then, when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the never-withering wreath of glory.

And now, dear children, continue in union with Him; so that, if He re-appears, we may have perfect confidence, and may not shrink away in shame from His presence at His Coming.

He is coming in the clouds, and every eye will see Him, and so will those who pierced Him; and all the nations of the earth will gaze on Him and mourn. Even so. Amen.

His kingdom

So He said to them, "A man of noble family travelled to a distant country to obtain the rank of king, and to return.

And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your Kingdom."

And so a triumphant admission into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will be freely granted to you.

General references

The Father indeed does not judge any one, but He has entrusted all judgement to the Son,

Press these facts upon them, so that they may live lives free from reproach.