Revelation 20:12

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Summary

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

I saw

1 Thessalonians 4:15

Small

Revelation 19:5

Stand

Romans 14:10

1 Corinthians 4:5

2 Corinthians 5:10

The books

Daniel 7:10

And another

General references

Bible References

I saw

And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not precede them who are asleep.

Small

And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all you his servants, and you that fear him, both small and great.

Stand

But why do you judge your brother? or why do you despise your brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that everyone may be recompensed for the things done in his body, according to what he has done, whether it be good or bad.

The books

A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

And another

He that overcomes, the same shall be clothed in white clothing; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

The beast that you saw was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

And there shall in no way enter into it anything that defiles, neither whatsoever works abomination, or makes a lie: but they who are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which stands for the children of your people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time your people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

Nevertheless in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

And I entreat you also, true yokefellow, help those women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other of my fellow laborers, whose names are in the book of life.

General references

And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where are you?

You stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your heads of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,

Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?

And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

For God shall bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

For the Father judges no man, but has committed all judgment unto the Son:

Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

For every man shall bear his own burden.