Paras | |
1 | I. The concept of the last judgement |
A. Its scriptural summary (derived from Acts 17:31) | |
1. Its author: "God" (the Father) | |
2. Its occasion: "an appointed day" | |
3. Its object: "the world" | |
4. Its manner: "in righteousness" | |
5. Its mediator: "by Jesus Christ" | |
B. Its messianic instrumentality (John 5:21-23) | |
C. Its absolute universality | |
D. Its dual activity: "giving and receiving" | |
2 | II. The goal of the last judgement |
A. The identity of the goal | |
1. The manifestation of God's mercy in the salvation of the elect | |
2. The manifestation of God's justice in the damnation of the reprobate | |
B. The realization of the goal | |
1. For the righteous | |
2. For the wicked | |
3 | III. The impact of the last judgement (practically and presently) |
A. Of what is known and certain about the judgement | |
1. It is a deterrent from sin for all men | |
2. It is a consolation in adversity for the saints | |
B. Of what is unknown and uncertain about the judgement | |
1. Watchfulness against sin (Luke 12:35-40) | |
2. Eagerness for Christ's coming (Rev 22:20) | |
From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p414-415. Used by permission.