Bible Verses About Judgment: The general judgment

"If I ever rejected my slave or slave-girl's cause, when they brought legal action against me;

then what would I do if God stood up? Were he to intervene, what answer could I give?

Didn't he who made me in the womb make them too? Didn't the same one shape us both before our birth?

Our God is coming and not staying silent. With a fire devouring ahead of him and a great storm raging around him,

he calls to the heavens above and to earth, in order to judge his people.

"Gather to me my faithful, those who made a covenant with me by sacrifice."

The heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God himself is judge. (Selah)

The person who sins is the one that will die - a son is not to bear his father's guilt with him, nor is the father to bear his son's guilt with him; but the righteousness of the righteous will be his own, and the wickedness of the wicked will be his own.

"However, if the wicked person repents of all the sins he committed, keeps my laws and does what is lawful and right; then he will certainly live, he will not die.

None of the transgressions he has committed will be remembered against him; for the righteousness that he has done, he will live.

Do I take any pleasure at all in having the wicked person die?" asks Adonai ELOHIM. "Wouldn't I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?

"On the other hand, when the righteous person turns away from his righteousness and commits wickedness by acting in accordance with all the disgusting practices that the wicked person does, will he live? None of the righteous deeds he has done will be remembered; for the trespasses and sins he has committed, he will die.

"So now you say, 'ADONAI's way isn't fair.' Listen, house of Isra'el! Is it my way that is unfair? or your ways that are unfair?

When the righteous person turns away from his righteousness and commits wickedness, he will die for it - for the wickedness he commits he will die.

And when the wicked person turns away from all the wickedness he has committed and does what is lawful and right, he will save his life.

Because he thinks it over and repents of all the transgressions he committed, he will certainly live, not die.

"As I watched, thrones were set in place; and the Ancient One took his seat. His clothing was white as snow, the hair on his head was like pure wool. His throne was fiery flames, with wheels of burning fire.

A stream of fire flowed from his presence; thousands and thousands ministered to him, millions and millions stood before him. Then the court was convened, and the books were opened.

On that Day, many will say to me, `Lord, Lord! Didn't we prophesy in your name? Didn't we expel demons in your name? Didn't we perform many miracles in your name?'

Then I will tell them to their faces, `I never knew you! Get away from me, you workers of lawlessness!'

Moreover, I tell you this: on the Day of Judgment people will have to give account for every careless word they have spoken;

for by your own words you will be acquitted, and by your own words you will be condemned."

The people of Ninveh will stand up at the Judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they turned from their sins to God when Yonah preached, but what is here now is greater than Yonah.

The Queen of the South will stand up at the Judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Shlomo, but what is here now is greater than Shlomo.

Just as the weeds are collected and burned up in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.