What Does the Bible Say About Judgment Day? (2024)

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Matthew 12:36ESV / 1,090 helpful votes Revelation 20:11-15ESV / 932 helpful votes Hebrews 9:27ESV / 673 helpful votes 1 Corinthians 4:5ESV / 599 helpful votes Romans 14:10ESV / 553 helpful votes 2 Corinthians 5:10ESV / 490 helpful votes John 12:48ESV / 453 helpful votes Revelation 20:1-15ESV / 388 helpful votes Matthew 24:36ESV / 383 helpful votes Revelation 21:4ESV / 372 helpful votes Revelation 13:8ESV / 334 helpful votes 2 Peter 2:4ESV / 329 helpful votes Acts 17:31ESV / 322 helpful votes 1 Corinthians 11:31ESV / 298 helpful votes Romans 12:19ESV / 290 helpful votes Matthew 25:31-46ESV / 289 helpful votes Romans 2:16ESV / 288 helpful votes Matthew 7:2ESV / 281 helpful votes Matthew 6:1-34ESV / 279 helpful votes John 3:17ESV / 278 helpful votes Revelation 20:7ESV / 243 helpful votes Romans 6:23ESV / 235 helpful votes 2 Peter 3:10-13ESV / 228 helpful votes Matthew 7:1ESV / 228 helpful votes 1 Peter 4:17ESV / 199 helpful votes John 5:22ESV / 197 helpful votes Matthew 25:36-40ESV / 196 helpful votes John 3:16-17ESV / 193 helpful votes Matthew 10:15ESV / 193 helpful votes Revelation 20:12ESV / 192 helpful votes Matthew 25:41ESV / 190 helpful votes Romans 2:1ESV / 177 helpful votes Jude 1:6ESV / 173 helpful votes John 3:18ESV / 171 helpful votes Romans 2:12ESV / 167 helpful votes Matthew 12:36-37ESV / 167 helpful votes Romans 2:5ESV / 164 helpful votes Revelation 22:12ESV / 163 helpful votes Ecclesiastes 12:14ESV / 162 helpful votes Mark 16:16ESV / 160 helpful votes Romans 14:12ESV / 156 helpful votes James 5:12ESV / 146 helpful votes Acts 10:42ESV / 145 helpful votes John 5:24ESV / 143 helpful votes 2 Peter 3:7ESV / 140 helpful votes Luke 6:37ESV / 140 helpful votes Daniel 7:9-10ESV / 140 helpful votes 1 Corinthians 9:27ESV / 135 helpful votes Hebrews 13:4ESV / 134 helpful votes Romans 14:10-12ESV / 133 helpful votes John 3:16ESV / 132 helpful votes 2 Timothy 4:8ESV / 131 helpful votes Psalm 23:1-6ESV / 130 helpful votes 1 John 4:17ESV / 129 helpful votes Romans 14:13ESV / 127 helpful votes Daniel 12:2ESV / 124 helpful votes 2 Peter 3:10ESV / 122 helpful votes Romans 8:1-2ESV / 122 helpful votes Matthew 7:3ESV / 120 helpful votes Isaiah 26:9ESV / 119 helpful votes 1 Peter 4:5ESV / 118 helpful votes Romans 14:3ESV / 116 helpful votes Romans 14:4ESV / 115 helpful votes Matthew 25:46ESV / 114 helpful votes John 8:12ESV / 113 helpful votes Isaiah 54:17ESV / 113 helpful votes Colossians 2:16-17ESV / 111 helpful votes Luke 16:19-31ESV / 110 helpful votes Proverbs 21:2ESV / 110 helpful votes Revelation 22:18ESV / 108 helpful votes Revelation 20:13ESV / 106 helpful votes Acts 2:38ESV / 103 helpful votes John 12:31ESV / 103 helpful votes Matthew 25:34ESV / 101 helpful votes Revelation 20:11-12ESV / 99 helpful votes 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10ESV / 97 helpful votes Romans 8:1ESV / 97 helpful votes Matthew 3:12ESV / 97 helpful votes Revelation 1:1ESV / 95 helpful votes Revelation 11:18ESV / 94 helpful votes James 2:12-13ESV / 94 helpful votes Revelation 11:7ESV / 92 helpful votes 2 Peter 2:9ESV / 92 helpful votes 1 Corinthians 3:11-15ESV / 92 helpful votes Revelation 20:12-13ESV / 91 helpful votes 2 Timothy 4:1ESV / 90 helpful votes Revelation 20:15ESV / 89 helpful votes Revelation 3:5ESV / 88 helpful votes Matthew 13:49ESV / 86 helpful votes Matthew 10:14-15ESV / 84 helpful votes Matthew 7:21-23ESV / 84 helpful votes Revelation 11:15ESV / 83 helpful votes Matthew 25:31ESV / 78 helpful votes Matthew 13:40ESV / 77 helpful votes Acts 4:12ESV / 76 helpful votes Revelation 20:10ESV / 74 helpful votes Revelation 9:6ESV / 74 helpful votes 1 Peter 3:18ESV / 73 helpful votes Matthew 24:24ESV / 69 helpful votes Jude 1:14-15ESV / 68 helpful votes FAQs

Matthew 12:36ESV / 1,090 helpful votes

I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,

Revelation 20:11-15ESV / 932 helpful votes

Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Hebrews 9:27ESV / 673 helpful votes

And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,

1 Corinthians 4:5ESV / 599 helpful votes

Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.

Romans 14:10ESV / 553 helpful votes

Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God;

2 Corinthians 5:10ESV / 490 helpful votes

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.

John 12:48ESV / 453 helpful votes

The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

Revelation 20:1-15ESV / 388 helpful votes

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while. Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. ...

Matthew 24:36ESV / 383 helpful votes

“But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.

Revelation 21:4ESV / 372 helpful votes

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

Revelation 13:8ESV / 334 helpful votes

And all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.

2 Peter 2:4ESV / 329 helpful votes

For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment;

Acts 17:31ESV / 322 helpful votes

Because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”

1 Corinthians 11:31ESV / 298 helpful votes

But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged.

Romans 12:19ESV / 290 helpful votes

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

Matthew 25:31-46ESV / 289 helpful votes

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, ...

Romans 2:16ESV / 288 helpful votes

On that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.

Matthew 7:2ESV / 281 helpful votes

For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.

Matthew 6:1-34ESV / 279 helpful votes

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. ...

John 3:17ESV / 278 helpful votes

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Revelation 20:7ESV / 243 helpful votes

And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison

Romans 6:23ESV / 235 helpful votes

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Peter 3:10-13ESV / 228 helpful votes

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed. Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

Matthew 7:1ESV / 228 helpful votes

“Judge not, that you be not judged.

1 Peter 4:17ESV / 199 helpful votes

For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?

John 5:22ESV / 197 helpful votes

For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son,

Matthew 25:36-40ESV / 196 helpful votes

I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

John 3:16-17ESV / 193 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Matthew 10:15ESV / 193 helpful votes

Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Revelation 20:12ESV / 192 helpful votes

And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.

Matthew 25:41ESV / 190 helpful votes

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Romans 2:1ESV / 177 helpful votes

Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.

Jude 1:6ESV / 173 helpful votes

And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day—

John 3:18ESV / 171 helpful votes

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

Romans 2:12ESV / 167 helpful votes

For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

Matthew 12:36-37ESV / 167 helpful votes

I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Romans 2:5ESV / 164 helpful votes

But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.

Revelation 22:12ESV / 163 helpful votes

“Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done.

Ecclesiastes 12:14ESV / 162 helpful votes

For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.

Mark 16:16ESV / 160 helpful votes

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

Romans 14:12ESV / 156 helpful votes

So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.

James 5:12ESV / 146 helpful votes

But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.

Acts 10:42ESV / 145 helpful votes

And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.

John 5:24ESV / 143 helpful votes

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

2 Peter 3:7ESV / 140 helpful votes

But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

Luke 6:37ESV / 140 helpful votes

“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;

Daniel 7:9-10ESV / 140 helpful votes

“As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire. A stream of fire issued and came out from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.

1 Corinthians 9:27ESV / 135 helpful votes

But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

Hebrews 13:4ESV / 134 helpful votes

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

Romans 14:10-12ESV / 133 helpful votes

Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; for it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.

John 3:16ESV / 132 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

2 Timothy 4:8ESV / 131 helpful votes

Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

Psalm 23:1-6ESV / 130 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...

1 John 4:17ESV / 129 helpful votes

By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.

Romans 14:13ESV / 127 helpful votes

Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.

Daniel 12:2ESV / 124 helpful votes

And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

2 Peter 3:10ESV / 122 helpful votes

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.

Romans 8:1-2ESV / 122 helpful votes

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.

Matthew 7:3ESV / 120 helpful votes

Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?

Isaiah 26:9ESV / 119 helpful votes

My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

1 Peter 4:5ESV / 118 helpful votes

But they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

Romans 14:3ESV / 116 helpful votes

Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him.

Romans 14:4ESV / 115 helpful votes

Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

Matthew 25:46ESV / 114 helpful votes

And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

John 8:12ESV / 113 helpful votes

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Isaiah 54:17ESV / 113 helpful votes

No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.”

Colossians 2:16-17ESV / 111 helpful votes

Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.

Luke 16:19-31ESV / 110 helpful votes

“There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. ...

Proverbs 21:2ESV / 110 helpful votes

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart.

Revelation 22:18ESV / 108 helpful votes

I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book,

Revelation 20:13ESV / 106 helpful votes

And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done.

Acts 2:38ESV / 103 helpful votes

And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

John 12:31ESV / 103 helpful votes

Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.

Matthew 25:34ESV / 101 helpful votes

Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Revelation 20:11-12ESV / 99 helpful votes

Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.

2 Thessalonians 1:5-10ESV / 97 helpful votes

This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering— since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, ...

Romans 8:1ESV / 97 helpful votes

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Matthew 3:12ESV / 97 helpful votes

His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”

Revelation 1:1ESV / 95 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Revelation 11:18ESV / 94 helpful votes

The nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”

James 2:12-13ESV / 94 helpful votes

So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Revelation 11:7ESV / 92 helpful votes

And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them,

2 Peter 2:9ESV / 92 helpful votes

Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,

1 Corinthians 3:11-15ESV / 92 helpful votes

For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.

Revelation 20:12-13ESV / 91 helpful votes

And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done.

2 Timothy 4:1ESV / 90 helpful votes

I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:

Revelation 20:15ESV / 89 helpful votes

And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Revelation 3:5ESV / 88 helpful votes

The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.

Matthew 13:49ESV / 86 helpful votes

So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous

Matthew 10:14-15ESV / 84 helpful votes

And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Matthew 7:21-23ESV / 84 helpful votes

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’

Revelation 11:15ESV / 83 helpful votes

Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.”

Matthew 25:31ESV / 78 helpful votes

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.

Matthew 13:40ESV / 77 helpful votes

Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

Acts 4:12ESV / 76 helpful votes

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

Revelation 20:10ESV / 74 helpful votes

And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Revelation 9:6ESV / 74 helpful votes

And in those days people will seek death and will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them.

1 Peter 3:18ESV / 73 helpful votes

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,

Matthew 24:24ESV / 69 helpful votes

For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

Jude 1:14-15ESV / 68 helpful votes

It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”

What Does the Bible Say About Judgment Day? (2024)

FAQs

What happens on Judgement Day in the Bible? ›

Judgment Day (sometimes called "The Final Judgment," "the day of the Lord," "Doomsday," or "the second coming of Jesus Christ") is the day that Jesus will judge humanity and destroy Earth and Heaven. Specifically, Jesus will raise the dead and gather everyone before him.

What Bible verse talks about Judgement Day? ›

Jesus separates the sheep on his right; the goats on his left (Matthew 25:32, 33). There is but one judgment day (Revelation 11:18). Both the saved and lost will be judged (Romans 14:10 and 2 Corinthians 5:10). Our works both good and bad will be judged (Ecclesiastes 12:14, 2 Corinthians 5:10).

What do Christians believe about Judgment Day? ›

God's judgement is a process that ends in a decision about whether a person is worthy of his reward (Heaven) or not (Hell). For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due to us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

Does Jesus judge on Judgement day? ›

It may surprise you to know that Jesus Christ will be the Judge at the last judgment. Jesus Himself said, “The Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son” (John 5:22). The Bible describes Jesus as a Lamb, but also as a Lion. You will meet Him as one or the other—as Savior, or as Judge.

What would Jesus do on Judgement day? ›

Anglican and Methodist theology holds that at the time of the Last Day, "Jesus will return and that He will 'judge both the quick [the living] and the dead'," and "all [will] be bodily resurrected and stand before Christ as our Judge.

What will God ask us on Judgement Day? ›

The specific questions that will be asked on Judgment Day are not definitively known, but it is believed that individuals will be judged based on their faith in Jesus Christ and their actions in life. Some possible questions that might be asked include: "Did you believe in and accept Jesus Christ as your Savior?"

How long will Judgement Day last? ›

Sinners and nonbelievers will suffer and sweat longer on this day, which some say will last for "50,000 years" (based on Q. 70:4) and others only 1000 (based on Q. 32:5).

Who will go to heaven on Judgement Day? ›

Therefore, the Christians will receive eternal life and be with the Lord forever in Heaven (1 Thessalonians 4:16–17), while the non-Christians will receive eternal punishment in Hell (Matthew 25:46), where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matthew 13:40–42).

Does Jesus know when Judgement Day is? ›

In conclusion, when Jesus spoke the words of Matthew 24:36 to the disciples, even He had no knowledge of the date and time of His return. After He was resurrected, Jesus resumed His full divine knowledge (cf. Matthew 28:18; Acts 1:7).

What will happen to Earth after Judgement Day? ›

The New Earth is exactly as it sounds. It is a New Earth—earth recreated. God, who created the earth in Genesis will burn everything on this current, corrupted earth, cleansing it, and then recreate it as originally intended. The New Earth is mentioned specifically in Isaiah 65 and 66, 2 Peter 3, and Revelation 21.

Should Christians fear Judgement Day? ›

4:13; Matt. 5:26). We only need to fear our judgment if we are unrepentant of our sins. Otherwise we are called to trust that God is a merciful judge who knows and understands our heart and our weaknesses and strengths.

How does the Bible say the world will end? ›

After the end of the 1,000-year reign of Christ, God will destroy the earth with fire and create a New Heaven and a New Earth (2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 21:1).

Will Jesus defend us on Judgement Day? ›

Jesus is your attorney, your advocate.

In John 5:22 we are told that the Father “has committed all judgment to the Son.” And 1 John 2:1 lays it out for us: “And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” During the judgment, Jesus Christ is our Advocate, our defense attorney.

What happens to believers on Judgement day? ›

For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body. The Bible teaches that every person will stand before God on a day of judgment.

Will everyone be judged on Judgement day? ›

Backing up to verse 9, he writes, "So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ." The answer, therefore, is "Yes, Christians will be judged according to our works, as will everybody else."

What is supposed to happen on the Day of Judgement? ›

Islamic and Christian eschatology both have a "Day of Resurrection" of the dead (yawm al-qiyāmah), followed by a "Day of Judgement" (yawm ad-din) where all human beings who have ever lived will be held accountable for their deeds by being judged by God.

What signs are left for the Day of Judgement? ›

Some sources mention major signs, such as the appearance of the Antichrist (Dajjal), the descent of Jesus (Isa) before the Day of Judgement, and the emergence of Gog and Magog (Ya'juj and Ma'juj). Other sources also refer to minor signs, including societal upheavals, moral decay, and natural disasters.

What happens between death and judgement day? ›

Thus when Christians die before the day of judgement, our souls immediately depart from our bodies to be with the Lord in Heaven, but on the day of judgement our souls will be united with our spiritual bodies, and we will have eternal fellowship with the Lord in the heavenly New Jerusalem in our new perfect bodies.

What are the signs of the Day of Judgement in Christianity? ›

We can expect earthquakes, disease, famines, great storms, lightnings, and thunder (see Matthew 24:7; D&C 88:90). Hailstorms will destroy the crops of the earth (see D&C 29:16). Jesus told His disciples that war would fill the earth: “Ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. …

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