Last Things (WCF 32-33; WLC 84-85, 87-90; WSC 37-38) Flashcards
What happens to believers at death? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
“The souls do believers are at their death made perfect in holiness, and do immediately pass into glory
and their bodies, being still united to Christ, do rest in their graves, till the resurrection.” WSC #37
“Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal
house in heaven, not built by human hands. . . .Therefore we are always confident and know that as long
as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord… We are confident, I say. and would prefer to
be away from the body and at home with the Lord. “-2 Corinthians 5:1,6,8
“Jesus answered him. I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise. .’-Luke 23:43
What happens to unbelievers at death? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
They are cast into hell.
“…And the souls of the wicked are cast into hell, where they remain in torments and utter darkness,
reserved to the judgment of the great day …“-WCF 32.1
“And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home-these he has
kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.” Jude 6-7
“… through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison. “-1 Peter 3:19
Who will be raised to life at the last day?
The unjust and just alike. ‘:::
“The bodies of the unjust shall, by the power of Christ, be raised to dishonor: the bodies of the just, by
His Spirit, unto honor; and be made comformable to His own glorious body. “-WCF 32.3
Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and
come out–those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be
condemned. “-John. 5:28-29
Who win be judged at the last day? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs. …
The apostate angels and all persons who have walked the earth. …
“God has appointed a day, wherein He will judge the world, in righteousness, by Jesus Christ, to whom
all power , and judgment is given of the Father. In which day, not only the apostate angels shall be
judged, but likewise all persons that have lived upon the earth shall appear before the tribunal of Christ,
to give and account of their thoughts, words, and deeds; and to receive according to what they have done
in the body, whether good or evil. “-WCF 33.1
“And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home-these he has
kept ~ in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day. “ Jude 6-7
“…See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone, and to
convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of the harsh words
ungodly sinners have spoken against him. “-Jude 14-15
. By whom will they be judged? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
By Jesus Christ.
“God has appointed a day, wherein He will judge the world, in righteousness, by Jesus Christ, to whom all power, and judgment is given of the
Father. In which day, not only the apostate angels shall be judged, but likewise, all persons that have lived upon the earth shall appear before the
tribunal of Christ, to give and account of their thoughts, words, and deeds; and to receive according to what they have done in the body, whether
good or evil. “-WCF 33.1 .
“For he has seta day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given
proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead “-Acts 17:31
Will any receive a second chance? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
No, man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.
‘Just as man is destined to die once, and afier that to face judgment”-Hebrews 9:27
“I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be you will
indeed die in your sins. “-John 8:24
What practical use is the doctrine of the final judgment? Include Scripture proofs.
Deters men from sin
Consoles the godly facing adversity; shakes off carnal security; creates a watchfulness
“As Christ would have us to be certainly persuaded that there shall be a day of judgment, both to deter all men from sin; and for the greater
consolation of the godly in their adversiO’, so will He have that day unknown to men, that they may shake off all carnal security, and be always
watchful, because they know not at what hour the Lord will come; and may be ever prepared to say, Come Lord Jesus, come quickly. Amen. “-
WCF 33.3
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him
far the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. Since then, we know what is it is to fear the
Lord, we try to persuade men. U’7Iat we are is plain to Go-a,- tiilQ I hope itisalso plain to your
conscience. “-2 Corinthians
When will Christ return? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs. …
No one knows .
“No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but
only the
Father …Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But
understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would
have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into”-Matthew 24:36, 42-43
What will heaven be like? , Scripture clearly represents heaven as a place.
Christ ascended to heaven, which can only mean the he went from one place to another. It is described as
the house of our Father, with many mansions (John 14:1), and this description would hardly fit a
condition. Moreover believers are said to be within and unbelievers without. Scripture givens us reason to
believe that the righteous will not only inherit heaven but an entire new creation.
Is there a hell? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
Yes.
“If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life
maimed, or crippled than to have two hands or two feel and be thrown into eternal fire. And if your eye
causes you to sin gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have
two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell. “-Matthew 18: 8-9
-“As with weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man
will call out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that cau3es sin and all who do
evil. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:40-42
What is “annihilationism?”
Evaluate it biblically.
The teaching that the reprobate are destroyed completely ( annihilated) after the judgment, rather than
facing eternal punishment.
1. “the vocabulary of destruction” This can only at times appear to support annilationism. It - is not an
option when the whole biblical picture is taken into account.
2. Hell-fire imagery: Hell-fire speaks of the pain of the wicked, not of their consumption.
3. God’s justice: We must learn of divine justice from the Bible itself. It will not do to protest God’s
revealed judgments on the basis of what seems fair to us.
4. ‘“Universalist passages”: Universalists and annilationists have to argue that the last three chapters of the
Bible are not a picture of the final state since these chapters reject both views.
5. Conditional immortality: Peterson believes in the immortality of human beings because the Bible
clearly teaches everlasting damnation for the wicked and everlasting life for the righteous. …
What is your view of the millennium? Briefly defend your view from Scripture. ..
Amillennialism-According to this view there is not sufficient ground for belief in a literal millennium that
will last for a thousand years. This position advocates that after Christ’s second coming the final judgment
and the eternal state will be ushered in. This position sees the number 1000 as symbolic for a long period
of time, or of “completeness.”
Postmillennialism- This position holds to the idea that Christ will return after the millennium. the 1000 or
more I years of peace on the earth that come about as a result of Christians’ preaching and teaching. Their work in the world will bring many conversions, reducing evil to a minimum. After this period of the
Church’ s greatness, Christ will come again, the dead will rise, and God will conduct the final judgment.
Premillennialism- The teaching that Christ will return, set up an earthly kingdom, and role for 1000 years.
. According to this view, Christ’s return will be preceded by an increasingly evil world-more wars,
famines, earthquakes-by the Gospel’s being preached to all peoples, by the appearance of the Antichrist
and by the great tribulation. Christ will then come and set up His Kingdom and reign with the saints for
1000 years. Jews will come to Christ in large numbers and will again take an important place in God’s
kingdom. After the millennium, evil will again cause rebellion. but God will crush it At that time God
will raise unbelievers for eternal judgment in hell and create a new heaven and earth for believers.
