The Miphkad Gate Represents The Judgment Seat Of Christ
That Occurs In Heaven After Christians Are Raptured
The Hebrew definition for Miphkad Gate is an appointed place and represents the Judgment Seat of Christ. All christians must appear before the Miphkad Gate Judgment Seat of Christ after their service on this earth for the Lord Jesus Christ. All christians have a date with Diety and an appointment with the Almighty at the Judgment Seat of Christ after the rapture. Hebrews 9:27 says And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. The Miphkad Gate is also called the Inspection Gate where christians will be inspected and judged for their service (deeds and witnessing about the Lord Jesus) on this earth.
The first event after the rapture will be all the christians appearing before the Judgment Seat of Christ to either receive or lose rewards for their service for the Lord Jesus on the earth. 2 Corinthians 5:10 says For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
2 Timothy 4:1 says I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom (This Judgment Seat of Christ occurs with Jesus' appearance in the air during the rapture judging the quick and the dead) (those alive when the rapture occurs and the dead in Christ). Christians will be rewarded for their good deeds and their witnessing on the earth. Christians will suffer loss when they failed to witness Jesus because of selfishness. These christians will not lose their salvation but fire at the Judgment Seat of Christ will determine if they receive or lose rewards in heaven.
Be Like Brother Bob And Tell People Everywhere How To Be Saved
And Receive Great Rewards At The Judgment Seat Of Christ
Get Saved, Repent, Decide To Stop Sinning,
Confess That Jesus Is God, And Believe The Gospel
That Jesus Died On The Cross For You, Was Buried, And Rose Again
The Judgment Seat Of Christ Does Not Deal With Sin
The Judgment Seat Of Christ Deals With Service
The Judgment Seat Of Christ Is Not For Condemnation
The Judgment Seat Of Christ Is For Reward Or Loss Of Reward
At the Judgment Seat of Christ, christians are not judged for sin. After salvation, Jesus removes christians' sins at the cross of Calvary. The Lord Jesus' death at the cross of Calvary washed away christians' sins past, present, and future. 2 Corinthians 5:21 says For He (The Father) hath made Him (The Lord Jesus) to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. Romans 8:1 says There is therefore now no condemnation (damnatory judgment for sin) to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
At the Judgment Seat of Christ, christians are judged for service. The christian's salvation is secure. But the christian's service is under review. 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 describes what will happen at the Judgment Seat of Christ where every christian's works will be tried by fire. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: But he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
At The Judgment Seat Of Christ
Christians Can Reap Any Of Six Items Tried By Fire
Good Works Appear As Gold, Silver, And Precious Stones
Bad Works Appear As Wood, Hay, And Stubble
At the Judgment Seat of Christ christians can reap any of six items tried by fire. Good works appear as gold, silver, and precious stones that survive the fire with value to merit great rewards from the Lord Jesus. Bad works appear as wood, hay, and stubble that disappear where christians suffer the loss of rewards but remain saved.
The Miphkad Gate is mentioned at Nehemiah 3:31. After him repaired Malchaiah the goldsmith's son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner. Pictured above we see that goldsmiths and merchants worked on the Miphkad Gate because they realized that anything that survives the fire is a valuable reward.
Goldsmiths place metals in fire for purification to determine their quality and value. Merchants distribute the final product of value. The goldsmiths make the fine jewelry and the merchants sell the fine jewelry. Goldsmiths and merchants understand the importance of testing everything with fire to determine the value of a final product. Every christian's works will be tested by fire at the Miphkad Gate Judgment Seat of Christ to determine rewards of value or loss of rewards that are dross and useless.
The twelve gates of Nehemiah speak about the christian life. After salvation at the sheep gate, witnessing Jesus at the fish gate, learning the old truths at the old gate, staying humble at the valley gate, denying sin at the dung gate, getting filled with the Spirit at the fountain gate, meditating on the Word of God at the water gate, fighting the good fight of faith at the horse gate, and watching for Jesus' return at the East Gate, all christians have to appear at the Miphkad Gate to be judged after the rapture for their deeds on earth at the Judgment Seat of Christ in heaven.
What Will Happen At The Miphkad Gate Judgment Seat Of Christ?
At the Miphkad Gate Judgment Seat of Christ the Lord Jesus will give rewards to christians who faithfully served the Lord Jesus, fought the good fight of faith, and witnessed Jesus everywhere. Jesus said at Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. But if christians are selfish, bitter, and unforgiving, they will lose rewards.
Don't lose rewards from the Judgment Seat of Christ because you were bitter, selfish, and unforgiving. Romans 14:10 says But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. Remember Brother Bob's motto for success. Avoid angry people, forgive forever, and always love your enemies. Don't be bitter and always forgive, even if you were right and your enemy was wrong. Don't let anyone take away your joy because bitterness removes joy that is your strength. Hebrews 12:15 says Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled. Bitterness not only troubles a person but harms everyone around them.
Choose today to receive rewards at the Judgment Seat of Christ by being kind and forgiving everyone, even your worst enemies. Ephesians 4:31 says Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Don't be selfish. Instead witness Jesus everywhere to receive great rewards at the Judgment Seat of Christ. Matthew 22:30 says that at the great white throne judgment, christians will be like the angels of God. For in the resurrection they (christians) neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. Don't let anyone say to you at the great white throne judgment (especially a loved family member) Why didn't you tell me about Jesus? That christian like an angel along with the Lord Jesus will cast that unbeliever into the lake of fire. Therefore tell everyone Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again.
Christians will cry for lost sinners that they failed to witness to for 1000 years until God removes all tears and bad memories in the kingdom of God at Revelation 21:4. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. This is why we need to witness Jesus everywhere because eternity is forever and what anyone does with the Lord Jesus determines where they live forever. Get saved with Jesus and live forever in peaceful heaven. Reject Jesus and live forever in torment in the lake of fire.
Inspect Yourself Daily Before You Arrive At The Miphkad Inspection Gate
Inspect yourself daily before you arrive at the Miphkad Inspection Gate. Continual inspection of our personal lives is necessary to live holy lives and receive rewards at the Miphkad Gate Judgment Seat of Christ. Daily study the Word of God, pray, and fellowship with other christians to avoid sin and be blessed. 2 Corinthians 13:5 says Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
Inspect yourself daily by denying yourself while you look at the cross of Calvary where Jesus died for our sins. Jesus said at Luke 9:23 If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. King David said at Psalm 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Personal inspection is very beneficial. King David said at Psalm 32:5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. Psalm 37:4 says Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 1 Corinthians 11:31 says For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. Philippians 2:4 says Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
Note that the last two gates mentioned by Nehemiah that speak about the christian life are the Ephraim Gate and the Prison Gate. Nehemiah 12:39 says And from the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate. At the Ephraim Gate christians receive a doubly fruitful blessing in the kingdom of God with the Lord Jesus. At the prison gate unbelievers are cast into the lake of fire at the great white throne judgment.
Why Nehemiah Chapter 3 Starts With The Sheep Gate
And Ends With The Sheep Gate
Nehemiah Chapter 3 starts with the sheep gate and ends with the sheep gate. Nehemiah 3:32 says And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants. The reason Nehemiah Chapter 3 starts and ends at the sheep gate is because the sheep gate represents the good Shepherd who is the Lord Jesus Christ. Nehemiah's 12 gates are all about Jesus. The christian life starts with salvation from the Lord Jesus Christ and ends with judgment by the Lord Jesus Christ at the Judgment Seat of Christ.
The christian life begins and ends with the Lord Jesus Christ. Hebrews 12:2 says Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Philippians 1:6 says Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength. Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 746-7071. Till we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.
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