From the beginning, God established the world under laws and under judgment. He has a justice and a code of laws, by which he judges and rules over all the heavenly worlds and kingdoms. He left nothing loose and without responsibility, and no living being who enters this dimension is authorized to do whatever he pleases. There is a judgment and a heavenly law to which everyone is subject, the law of the superior government of divine justice, and everyone is responsible to do good, justice and truth towards God and towards the neighbor. Man has been given a conscience and an understanding, with a free right of choice and faith, and will be fully responsible for all the works he does while he is alive. There is a higher judgment and power that rules over everyone, even this fallen world. The plumb is a measuring instrument, and the instrument by which God has chosen to judge everyone is His Word. Every work done by each one, individually or even collectively, is being meticulously recorded and computed from the beginning in the books of eternity, nothing that every living being does will pass without judgment, whether good or bad, and they will receive due reward, each one according to the fruit of their actions.
"And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness." (Psalms 9:8)
God judges and will judge everyone by His omniscient, omnipotent and infallible Word, which was spoken, revealed and written for the elect. He will not judge the world by laws or courts of men. There is a mystery here, the Son of God, who subsists with the Father from before the creation of time and the eternal worlds, is called the Word of God. Jesus Christ the Son is the very Word of God and the Judge of All. He was sent by the Father into the world, was born in the flesh, righteous, innocent and holy, died for the sins of all, risen victoriously, ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of God, where he intercedes for the saints. He, having conquered all and conquered our redemption, by his blood was constituted our High Priest, that of a new and eternal covenant of salvation, between God, Israel and the whole world, without any discrimination, among all who hear the Gospel and believe in the Name of the Son, who has been appointed and constituted by God as the Judge of the Living and the Dead, for the salvation of all who believe, and the judgment of all who do not believe.
"And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead." (Acts 10:42)
The Son of God is called the Eternal Verb of God, the Word of God, almighty, holy and infallible, by which all things were created, by which the heavens and the earth were created, substances, forces, senses, meanings, feelings and expressions, principalities, potencies, powers, dominions, thrones and sovereignties. Everything was created by Him and through Him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. The Word of God, by which all will be judged, are the Scriptures which are the complete Bible, the Holy Book, called The Holy Scriptures, of 66 books and two testaments, which we have in our hands today, written by chosen holy men, inspired by the Holy Spirit, authorized and infallible for all who follow His laws, where are the records of the great work of redemption which God has wrought in the world, a work which ended in the revelation of Jesus Christ the Son, in whom this work of salvation world was fully accomplished, completed, and succeeded forever, so that, after Christ, nothing further can be added or done about the work of salvation, but the exercise of Faith and Confession in the Name of Jesus, by which man receives forgiveness of sins and eternal life, obedience to the Written Word, in all the commandments of the New Covenant, and the Preaching of the Gospel. After Christ all sin was paid for, every power of darkness vanquished, and all the implications of God's righteousness fulfilled and consummated forever, leaving only the time of the final test of faith on the world, which is being wrought on all equally, at the time of the proclamation of the Gospel of the victory of Christ, for the salvation of all who believe and the judgment of those who do not believe, time that will conclude at the time of the second coming of Christ and the final establishment of the Kingdom of God, which has already won, over the Earth.
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:” (2 Timothy 3:16)
The Testimony of God that will judge all men is His Word. Jesus Christ the Son in person is the very Word of God, revealed and manifested in fullness to the world through His righteous, holy and perfect life before all. He, being God the Son, became man and was among us. He is the Truth and the Testimony of God's Truth for all. His perfect life is the complete testimony that the works of the world are evil, and that God has the right to judge the world and condemn unbelievers, according to His upright righteousness. It is not religions, nor philosophies, nor morality, nor human laws that will judge the world, but the very Son of God in person. He is the Word of God, by which the living and the dead will be judged. The Written Word and the Son of God are one. Also for this reason it is said that the Word of God is alive. If you study and search the Scriptures, you are searching for Christ, for He Himself is and is also in them. We are taught to be good citizens, with a dignified and just life, and to obey the authorities, which are constituted by God for the protection and civil order. But in eternity, it is not the laws of men, nor the words of men, nor the social reputation, nor the practices of mere kindness that will judge us, but the Word of God, which is written and has been proclaimed to the world, and which was bodily and visibly manifested to the world, for the Word of God is the Son of God in person.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John 1:1)
On the Final Day, the world will be judged by the Son of God, who died for the sins of the whole world and conquered for the justification of those who believe, and the condemnation of those who do not believe. All, both the saved and the lost, will not be judged by any court, prophecy or human judgment, but by the Word of God, in which the judgment and righteousness of God was manifested, and which was fully confirmed and authorized, the Holy Scriptures that we have in our hands today, as it was confirmed and accompanied by the Testimony of the Sovereign Power of God, confirming its Authorship by the Creator's own hands. Even distant peoples, who have never personally heard the Holy Scriptures, will be judged according to the holy standards of the oracles of the Almighty, which are also engraved in their consciences and in the unmistakable works of Creation. The greatest Testimony of God about the Truth of His Word was the Resurrection of Christ, witnessed by the apostles and by many disciples who saw him and touched him tactfully, to the point of eating together with him, talking with him and touching his scars, resurrected and fully manifest in this same universe in which we live. He won and risen again, paying the price for the sins of all men who were ever born or will be born on earth, of all times, for the salvation of those who receive him, a judgment by which he won the legitimate right to be constituted by God as the Judge of All, both of those who believe and are saved and of those who remain loving darkness and are lost.
"Because he has appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he has ordained; whereof he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead." (Acts 17:31)
Now we all are and will be judged, in the final plan, not by men or any human judgment, not by ourselves, not even by the ministers of the Gospel themselves, but by the Word of God. We are the Church of Christ and we are in the Kingdom of God, we must submit to our pastors and ecclesiastical authorities, obeying them out of love for Christ, who is the Head and Lord of the Church. But our judgment will not be by our shepherds, nor by prophets. Ministers of the Gospel have God-given authority to preach His Word, protect, care, guide, teach, to establish order and government in the Church, but they do not have the authority to judge the eternal destiny of the souls of believers. Shepherds must dedicate themselves and surrender themselves to the work of the Great Master, gaining souls for Christ, and protecting them in the Kingdom of God, to the point of giving their lives for their sheep if necessary, but it is not they or any prophet who will judge anyone's eternal destiny, for everyone's eternal destiny will be judged by Jesus Christ the Son, who is the Word of God, which is Written, and who is the supreme rule of faith for all the saved. We must obey and submit to our pastors and leaders within the Church, for the very Word of God commands us to do so, but the judgment and final judgment on each one belongs to Christ, who is the very Word of God, by which all will be judged.
"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 has done, whether it be good or bad." (2 Corinthians 5:10)
You must direct your life and submit to judgment not by anything that anyone says, first of all, but first of all, submit to judgment and be guided by Jesus Christ, who is the Word of God, and who is revealed in the Holy Book, proved by infallible signs of the eternal power and sovereignty of God, signs witnessed by many, with many and infallible proofs. Listen to what the brethren and ministers of God tell you, provided they are always in accordance with the Revealed Scriptures, that is, that they are in accordance with Christ, but never place advice or judgment of men above the Authorized Word of God, which is the Bible. And be especially careful with manifestations of prophecies, as it is something very serious and dangerous. Judge everything by the Scriptures. Prophecies, when they are true, are to guide, clarify, and warn the saints, for the purpose of edifying and saving spiritually, without promoting the prophet's own glory or strife, and no prophet can make himself judge or arbiter over any of the saved, for that which will judge us, in a final plan, is the Word of God alone. The Word of the Almighty is Jesus Christ the Son, our High Teacher and Shepherd. Do not put your life and your future in the words of men, nor in prophecies, even if they come to be true. Guide your destiny and judge your life according to the Word of God, according to the life of Jesus, for God's work for our salvation was accomplished in Christ, and our final victory is the Resurrection of the Lord.
"Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path." (Psalm 119:105)
Now we already have the full and revealed Gospel, and it is being preached, and it is within our reach, through the Scriptures that we have in our hands. Listen to your pastor, and the true ministers of the Gospel, as long as they are always in agreement with the Greatest Revelation of God, which is Christ, the Living and Supreme Word. All, in the end, will be judged by the Word of God, the saints will be judged at the Judgment Seat of Christ, in the first resurrection, which is the resurrection of life, and the unbelievers in the Last Judgment of the Great White Throne, in the second resurrection, which is the resurrection of judgment. The Gospel has been delivered to us and is being proclaimed to the Church and to the world. In eternity no man will judge another man, none but the Man God Jesus Christ, the Son and the Supreme Judge of All, who lived among us, conquered darkness and condemned our destruction, for the salvation of everyone who believes.
"For the Father judges no man, but has committed all judgment to the Son." (John 5:22)
Take special care of all who stand up as prophets and speak in the name of God, as wanting to judge and pass judgment on anyone, for the life of one who is truly sent by God to speak His Words must reflect the character of God: good testimony, integrity, holiness, justice, piety, obedience, humility, faithfulness and love. Every tree is known by its fruit. No grapes are gathered from thorns, nor figs from thistles. If a prophet or preacher bears bad fruit and bears bad witness, such as falsehood, disobedience to Scripture, and unfaithfulness, he cannot be one sent from God. The true messenger must be a good tree, demonstrating this by producing fruits of righteousness, edification, peace and truth. Whoever preaches the Gospel must, first of all, have the Testimony of the Gospel in his own life, that he is someone who was born of God and really knows him, according to the greater model of a true and approved life, which is Jesus. The prophet or pastor, or any minister of the Gospel must bear good witness, must know the Gospel and preach the Word of God, but he cannot become a judge and ruler over the Church, nor over men, nor over anyone, because, in a final plan, all will be judged by Christ alone, both saints and unbelievers. The Word of God is the plumb line that judges and will judge all who are born under the sun. Christ is the Word of God.
“He that rejects me, and receives not my words, has one that judges him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.” (John 12:48)
