Christians Have A Date With Diety And An Appointment With The Almighty At The Bema Judgment Seat Of Christ; Keep Your Garments Clean, White, And Unspotted; And A Lesson Learned At The Pool Of Bethesda; Don't Seek Movements Or Men; Seek The Master Jesus Who Is God

Christians Have A Date With Diety 

And An Appointment With The Almighty

At The Bema Judgment Seat Of Christ After The Rapture

     Today Brother Bob asks my friends everywhere Are you ready to give account of yourself to God and the Lord Jesus? In the first picture above we see that salesmen give account of their work to their bosses who review their reports. Also everyone gives account to the government about their earnings at income tax time by using the above pictured 1040 IRS booklet. What will be your account to God after salvation during the rapture when you appear before the Bema Judgment Seat of Christ?

     Did you know that all christians will give an account to God for the deeds done in their bodies? Every christian will stand before the Bema Judgment Seat of Christ to either receive or lose rewards. 2 Corinthians 5:9 says Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of Him (Jesus). For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ (note this is the Bema Judgment Seat of Christ and not the great white throne judgment); that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

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. 

     Christians have a date with Diety and an appointment with the Almighty at the Bema Judgment Seat of Christ after the rapture. It may not be on your little notebook of engagements, but it is on God's schedule. This is different from the great white throne judgment (for the unsaved) who experience the second death when they are cast into the lake of fire after the millennium. 

      Every christian must appear before the Bema Judgment Seat of Christ after the rapture. Are you ready to give a good account to Jesus by winning multitudes to the Lord Jesus so you receive a reward at the Bema Judgment Seat of Christ? Jesus promises these Bema Judgment Seat rewards at Revelation 22:12 that says And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. Also note the warning of 2 John 8 that says Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

     But some christians will lose rewards at the Bema Judgment Seat of Christ when Jesus shows them the times they did not witness and win souls to Jesus. Brother Bob wants his reward and offers salvation to my friends everywhere in this book for Jesus. 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. Say daily I am crucified with Jesus Christ and with Jesus' stripes I am healed. Tell the devil every day that the blood of Jesus is the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever and has overcome the devil, cleansed me of all my sins, and evil must pass over me.

The Bema Judgment Seat Of Christ Will Occur Immediately After The Rapture

Where The Lord Jesus Will Judge The Quick And The Dead At His Appearing

     Now note that we are saved by grace and not by works proven by Ephesians 2:8. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. But after we are saved, Jesus notes all our good works to win souls that will be rewarded at the Bema Judgment Seat of Christ. The Bema Judgment Seat of Christ will occur immediately after the christians are caught up to glory and meet Jesus in the clouds in the air after the rapture. This is stated at 2 Timothy 4:1. I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at His appearing (note that the appearing of Jesus will be in the air when the saints are caught up to glory in the clouds where Jesus will judge the quick who are those that are alive and remain during the rapture and the dead in Christ at the Bema Judgment Seat of Christ) and His kingdom.

     After the Bema Judgment Seat Of Christ, Jesus will return with the christians on white horses to this earth to be king for 1000 years after the beast and false prophet are cast alive into the lake of fire. During the 1000 year millennium, some christians will lose rewards and weep when they see lost souls in hell that they failed to witness to. This is stated at Isaiah 66:24. And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh. 

Saved Christians Will Judge Unbelievers and Fallen Angels

At The Great White Throne Judgment

     Unbelievers and fallen angels will be on trial at the Great White Throne judgment. Also all the saved saints will be at the Great White Throne judgment to be witnesses and not be judged on trial. The Lord Jesus and christians will be judges at the Great White Throne judgment.

     The scripture that proves that saved christians will be judges and witnesses present at the Great White Throne judgment is 1 Thessalonians 4:16 that says For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

     Note that if saved christians are ever with the Lord Jesus, wherever Jesus goes, the saved christians also go with Jesus. Jesus will be the Judge at the great white throne judgment and the saved saints are ever with the Lord Jesus to be judges and witnesses at the Great White Throne judgment. 1 Corinthians 6:2 says Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

     Jude 14 says that saved saints will be judges and witnesses with Jesus at the great white throne judgment. Jude 14 says And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.

     Saved christians will be as the angels of God judging unbelievers and fallen angels at the great white throne judgment. Matthew 22:30 says For in the resurrection they (saved christians) neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. Don't let any unbeliever tell you at the great white throne judgment "Why didn't you tell me about Jesus so I could get saved?" 

     Saved christians will weep for a thousand years when they cast unbelievers into the lake of fire because the saved christians were selfish and failed to witness Jesus while they enjoyed the fading pleasures of this world. Matthew 13:41 describes how christians as angels will cast unbelievers they failed to witness to into the lake of fire at the great white throne judgment. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.  This is why christians need to witness Jesus everywhere. Don't be guilty of failing to witness Jesus and causing a lost loved one to be cast into the lake of fire.

No Bad Memories Of The Devil Or Unbelievers Exist In The Kingdom Of God

     God will wipe away all tears in the kingdom of God where any bad memories or bad thoughts about unbelievers and the devil will be forgotten forever. If God didn't remove bad memories and tears in the kingdom of God, saints would mourn and cry forever for lost loved ones and anyone they failed to witness to about Jesus. 

     Revelation 21:4 says 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. Hallelujah, no hospitals or cemeteries are needed in the kingdom of God. No one ever gets sick or dies in the kingdom of God. Praise God no more medicare, hospital bills, or funeral expenses. 

     Isaiah 65:16 says That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes. For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. Hallelujah, no bad memories of this earth in the kingdom of God. This is because there is no devil in the kingdom of God.   

     2 Peter 3:12 describes how this present earth will be burned up when Jesus creates new infinite heavens and a new earth with His kingdom of God. This scripture says Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of Him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

Keep Your Garments Clean, White, And Unspotted

Like The Woman Coal Miner Pictured Above

     Notice the woman coal miner pictured above who asked the gate man to a coal mine if she could enter the mine with her clean, white, unspotted hat and white shirt. The gate man to the mine replied "Lady, there's nothing to hinder you from wearing your white outfit into the mine, but plenty to keep you from wearing your clean, white, unspotted outfit out of the mine." Therefore the woman did not go into the dirty mine, deciding to keep her garments clean, unspotted, and white as snow.

     Brother Bob says be like this woman and avoid getting your garments spotted by this wicked world and your flesh. The dirty coal mine represents this world and our sinful flesh. If you feel like you are dirty from the past sins of your flesh in this world, don't feel guilty because if you 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 blood of Jesus will remove your sins and wash you white as snow. Just sin no more. Revelation 1:5 says And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him (Jesus) that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood.

     The following two scriptures warn us to keep ourselves unspotted from this world and our sinful flesh. James 1:27 says Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and the widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. Jude 22 says And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

     Eventually christians will receive clean, white fine linen garments in heaven. Revelation 19:8 says And to her (the christian church) was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. Stay pure daily by reading and studying the KJV Word of God so your garments in heaven will be clean, white, and unspotted. 1 Timothy 5:22 tells us to stay pure, clean, and unspotted by remembering the KJV Word of God. Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure. The KJV Word of God is the purest thing in this universe to keep you clean. Proverbs 30:5 says Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

     Note the following scriptures that tell us to be clean, white, and pure. 2 Peter 3:14 says Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. Psalm 119:9 says Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. Jesus said at John 15:3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Philippians 2:14 says Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.

A Lesson Learned At The Pool Of Bethesda 

Don't Seek Movements Or Men

Seek The Master Jesus Who Is God 

To Overcome The Devil And The World

     Notice the impotent man pictured above at the pool of Bethesda waiting for a moving of the waters to be healed. John 5:2 describes this pool of Bethesda saying Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.

     When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

     The impotent man learned that he did not need any movements or men to be healed. He learned that the Master Jesus alone was all that was needed for his healing. This impotent man represents the unsaved lost sinners of this world who look first to movements, political and social, to alleviate their sick and sad conditions. Then they look to false preachers and men for healings. But hopefully, they will learn when christians witness about Jesus, that only the Master Jesus can heal anyone.

     We don't need movements or men. All we need is the Master Jesus to heal this earth. This world of lost sinners is one vast pool of Bethesda with its impotent millions looking to movements and men instead of the Master Jesus for their deliverance and healing. Friends everywhere be like Brother Bob and write something on this internet to show people that there is a Master named Jesus who can save us from any trouble instead of any movement or a man.

Why Byzantine Christians And The KJV Bible Kept John 5:4 In The Word Of God

Modern Scholars And Translated Bibles Were Wrong To Remove John 5:4

       Note that most of the new translated bible versions have removed John 5:4 that speaks about an angel troubling the waters in the pool of Bethesda. Modern scholars approving these corrupt new translated bible versions said that John 5:4 did not appear in the oldest and most reliable Greek manuscripts. They base their conclusions on flawed Alexandrian text types approved by Westcott and Hort. They considered John 5:4 to be an interpolated gloss or marginal note that accidentally was added to the bible. These modern scholars are mistaken because John 5:4 belongs in the correct KJV bible to clarify the story of the impotent man at the pool of Bethesda.   

     The Byzantine christians painted a fresco about the angel troubling the waters of the pool of Bethesda because they believed that John 5:4 belonged in the bible. Byzantine christians and the scribes of the Byzantine text type (the basis for the Majority text used with the Textus Receptus to translate the KJV bible) included John 5:4 because they viewed it as an essential, authentic explanation of the bible. 

     Without John 5:4, the impotent man's complaint in John 5:7 about not being able to reach the water when it is troubled lacks immediate context. Byzantine scribes believed that the original author would not have introduced the concept of troubled water without first explaining its cause by the angel. Byzantine theology saw no issue with angelic interaction in the natural world. They said that because scripture elsewhere records angels rolling away the tomb stone over Jesus' grave at Matthew 28:2, John 5:4 was consistent with broader biblical patterns rather than superstition.

     Over 1400 Byzantine manuscripts (95% of all existing Greek copies of the gospel of John) contain John 5:4. The church in Ephesus where the apostle John lived preserved the original copies of the gospel of John that the Byzantine scribes used for translation that included John 5:4. The KJV bible was translated from a specific printed Greek text called the Textus Receptus (Received Text) that is heavily based on Byzantine style manuscripts that accurately kept John 5:4 in the bible. Therefore modern bible scholars and their new translated bible versions were wrong when they removed John 5:4. Remember if it's new it's not true and if it's true it's not new. Therefore only read the 1611 authorized KJV bible version that is the only bible that kept John 5:4 without footnotes and agreed with the accurate Byzantine manuscripts.

     Don't read a new translated version of the bible that removes scriptures and words from the bible. Only read the KJV bible that is the true Word of God. God doesn't want anyone to add or remove any word or scripture from the bible. Revelation 22:18 says For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Some Wise Sayings To Make You Smile

     In heaven there were two lines at the gates; One line was for the macho men who were the head of their families and the other line was for the wimpy men who let the women rule the house. All the big strong men stood in the wimpy line but one little scrawny man stood in the line for the macho men. Everyone asked the little scrawny man, "How did you get into the macho man line?" The little scrawny man replied "My wife told me to get in this line."

     Don't compromise with contemporaries, allowing the vices of contemporaries to dull the voice of your conscience. When the church playhouse becomes more important than the church prayer house and when recreation gets ahead of re-creation, then God's house has become a den of thieves. A worldly church meeting is a gathering of the unfit, appointed by the unwilling, to do the unnecessary.

     1) If you still is what you was you ain't.

     2) A scientist put a knocker on his door in order to win the No bell prize.

     3) Why is a quarter smarter than a dime? It has more cents.

     4) Who was the smartest man beside Jesus? Abraham because he knew a Lot.

     5) If you have 30 cows and 28 chickens (20 ate chickens), How many didn't? 10.

     6) A man said, That preacher's sermon reminded me of peace and mercy. It was like peace and past understanding and it was like mercy because I thought it was going to endure forever.

     7) A man preached two sermons. First about the garden of Gethsemane where the disciples slept while Jesus prayed. Second about when Jesus was sleeping in a boat during a storm while the disciples were awake. The moral from these two sermons is If you can stay awake in the prayer meeting, you can sleep through the storm.

     8) A man said "I live above sin." "I live on the second floor above a pool hall."

     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. Until we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.