COMING OF ANTICHRIST—PART 21: Great White Throne/Heaven and Hell
We’ve looked at what it means to stand before a throne upon which the Lord Jesus Christ will sit. The bema, or judgment seat of Christ, was, in earth time, one thousand or more years earlier. It was experienced by all believers of the Church Age, or Age of Grace. This judgment took place immediately upon all believers—those who lived and died during the Age of Grace—going to Christ when He called (Revelation 4:1). Rapture removed all who accepted Christ as Savior so they wouldn’t have to endure the Tribulation, which would put on trial or test the whole world of rebels (Revelation 3:10). Their Lord, symbolically called their “Bridegroom,” then whisked them to His Father’s House, Heaven, where He had been preparing “dwelling places” for them. As a matter of fact, they will sit down to a huge marriage supper—the marriage supper of the Lamb. It will be for Jesus and His Bride, the Church, for which He died to redeem from sin. This will be their eternal homes, where they will forever be with the Savior and, symbolically, their Bridegroom. Upon entering Heaven, at some point, these believers will individually stand before the bema. The heavenly dimension is outside of time. It has no beginning and no end. So, it is not tied to a specific date as an event is in earth time. We believe the Tribulation will be taking place on earth during this great event in Heaven.