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Confession of Faith

Chapter 33: Of the Last Judgment

God hath appointed a day, wherein he will judge the world, in righteousness, by Jesus Christ,1 to whom all power and judgment is given of the Father.2 In which day, not only the apostate angels shall be judged,3 but likewise all persons that have lived upon earth shall appear before the tribunal of Christ, to give an account of their thoughts, words, and deeds; and to receive according to what they have done in the body, whether good or evil.4

Larger Catechism

Q 88. What shall immediately follow after the resurrection?

A. Immediately after the resurrection shall follow the general and final judgment of angels and men;5 the day and hour whereof no man knoweth, that all may watch and pray, and be ever ready for the coming of the Lord.6


  1. Acts 17:31

    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.” (ESV)

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  2. John 5:22

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

    John 5:27

    And he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. (ESV)

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  3. 1 Corinthians 6:3

    Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life!

    Jude 1:6

    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—

    2 Peter 2:4

    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; (ESV)

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  4. 2 Corinthians 5:10

    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.

    Ecclesiastes 12:14

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

    Romans 2:16

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

    Romans 14:10

    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;

    Romans 14:12

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

    Matthew 12:36-37

    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.” (ESV)

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  5. Ecclesiastes 12:14

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

    2 Peter 2:4

    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;

    2 Peter 2:6-7

    if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked

    2 Peter 2:14-15

    They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children! Forsaking the right way, they have gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved gain from wrongdoing,

    Matthew 25:46

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

    2 Corinthians 5:10

    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.

    Romans 14:10

    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;

    Romans 14:12

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

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  6. Matthew 24:36

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

    Matthew 24:42

    Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.

    Matthew 24:44

    Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

    Mark 13:35-37

    Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake.” (ESV)

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Copyright © Tim Hopper. Based on Calendar of Readings in the Westminster Standards by Dr. Joey Pipa. Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.