![]() I would add Hebrews 12:1, even though we do not have a clear picture of who authored the book. Just as Jesus used many agricultural metaphors to help His audiences understand His greater truths ( John 6:35, John 15:1-5), so too did Paul ( Galatians 5:22-23), yet he added sports imagery for those who observed and perhaps even took part in the Greek Olympic games, held in Olympia ( 1 Corinthians 9:24, 1 Timothy 6:12, 2 Timothy 4:7). Paul’s use of sports metaphors is prevalent throughout his letters (Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon), and he used language and images with which his audience could relate. After that horrific time-some say-believers will stand before Christ at His Bema (Judgment) Seat. The Bible speaks of a seven-year tribulation, where its second half corresponds to the time of Jacob’s trouble ( Jeremiah 30:7). While it is sure we will be judged in heaven, the timing could be (a) immediately after one dies, (b) when one is resurrected, ( Hebrews 9:27), or (c) after the tribulation mentioned in Scripture ( Matthew 24:29, Mark 13:24, Revelation 7:14). Scholars are divided regarding the timetable for the Bema Seat. We will receive rewards based upon what we did with our lives as ambassadors for Christ ( Matthew 16:27, 1 Corinthians 3:10, 12, 13). We respond to our Lord in faith because He imputed His righteousness to us ( Romans 1:17). This truth parallels what James says in his epistle ( James 2:14-26), for faith without works is dead. ![]() Those judged at the Bema Seat are believers in the Lord, but the Bible says God will reward believers based upon their actions done for Him ( Psalm 62:12). The judgment of each Christian is not a determination of who will enter heaven, because the Bible says we are forgiven at the moment of salvation ( Psalm 103:10-12). In the Bible, The Bema Seat is the title given the Judgment Seat of Christ ( 2 Corinthians 5:10, Romans 14:10).
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