The BEMA Should we dreadit?
by Dr. Gavin Hamilton 1 v e n t u r e to s a y that the fu ture holds no dread for the child of God. Once he has fin ished with life’s trials and trou bles, its sin and sorrow, sickness and suffering, he shall enter upon an eternity of infinite and ineffa ble blessedness. The coming o f the Lord Jesus shall change the Christian into the image of Christ. Immortality shall replace mortality while his natural body shall become spirit ual. He shall then be conveyed into the atmospheric heavens where he shall meet his Lord face to face (Rom. 8:29; I Cor. 15:53- 54; I Thess. 4:16-17). From this trysting place he shall be carried, as on eagles’ wings, to the Fa ther’s home above amidst scenes of unspeakable delight and glory (John 14:2-3). Then, wonder of wonders, he shall participate in the drama of the Throne Room (Rev. 4 & 5 ) ; witness the over whelming defeat of Satan and his satellites (Rev. 12); share in the celebration of the marriage o f the Lamb (Rev. 19) ; be revealed to the world in all the splendor of his majestic Lord who returns to begin His millennial reign (Rev. 20) ; then pass on into the eternal ages to rejoice forever. Despite this vast range of glory, which shall expand and increase as the ages roll along in their un spent courses, many children of God entertain a dread of appear ing before the Bema, or the Judg ment Seat o f Christ. Apparently this is the one fly in the ointment that spoils the glorious outlook.
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