Matthew 25:46
Revised Standard Version
46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
"Jesus will act as judge over believers and unbelievers. At the Bema Seat of Christ, He will judge believers’ works after salvation to determine reward or loss of reward (1 Corinthians 4:5; 2 Corinthians 5:10).
This judgment has nothing to do with salvation, as believers’ eternal destiny is secure in Jesus (Ephesians 1:13–14). Rather, believers will receive rewards according to how faithfully they served Christ (Luke 19:12–27; 1 Corinthians 3:12–15). In contrast, unbelievers will be judged by Christ at the Great White Throne Judgment (Revelation 20:11–15). Again, this judgment has nothing to do with their eternal destiny—at that point, unbelievers have already sealed their fate by rejecting Jesus. The Great White Throne Judgment determines the severity of unbelievers’ punishment based on what they did in life (Revelation 20:12). Notably, all of the people at this judgment are thrown into the lake of fire because their names were not found in the book of life, which means they rejected Christ’s free gift of salvation (Revelation 20:15). "
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I can't tell if you are mixing judgments or if you are inferring that Matt.25:46 is the Bema Seat judgment. In any case, Matt.25:46 is in reference to the sheep and the goat judgment which takes place after the Lord returns to the earth to end the age. We know this because it is in response to the original question that the disciples asked "what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age." As further proof, the following is stated regarding this judgment:
"When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats."
The "Son of Man coming in His glory and all the angels with Him" is synonymous with Matt.24:30-31 when Jesus returns to the earth to end the age:
"At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. It is at this time when the sheep and the goat judgment will take place.
In opposition, the Bema Seat judgment which will not be a judgment for sin, but to receive rewards or loss of reward and which will take place in heaven. The wicked will not be present at that judgment.
Revised Standard Version
46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
"Jesus will act as judge over believers and unbelievers. At the Bema Seat of Christ, He will judge believers’ works after salvation to determine reward or loss of reward (1 Corinthians 4:5; 2 Corinthians 5:10).
This judgment has nothing to do with salvation, as believers’ eternal destiny is secure in Jesus (Ephesians 1:13–14). Rather, believers will receive rewards according to how faithfully they served Christ (Luke 19:12–27; 1 Corinthians 3:12–15). In contrast, unbelievers will be judged by Christ at the Great White Throne Judgment (Revelation 20:11–15). Again, this judgment has nothing to do with their eternal destiny—at that point, unbelievers have already sealed their fate by rejecting Jesus. The Great White Throne Judgment determines the severity of unbelievers’ punishment based on what they did in life (Revelation 20:12). Notably, all of the people at this judgment are thrown into the lake of fire because their names were not found in the book of life, which means they rejected Christ’s free gift of salvation (Revelation 20:15). "
https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-as-judge.html[/QUOTE]
I can't tell if you are mixing judgments or if you are inferring that Matt.25:46 is the Bema Seat judgment. In any case, Matt.25:46 is in reference to the sheep and the goat judgment which takes place after the Lord returns to the earth to end the age. We know this because it is in response to the original question that the disciples asked "what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age." As further proof, the following is stated regarding this judgment:
"When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats."
The "Son of Man coming in His glory and all the angels with Him" is synonymous with Matt.24:30-31 when Jesus returns to the earth to end the age:
"At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. It is at this time when the sheep and the goat judgment will take place.
In opposition, the Bema Seat judgment which will not be a judgment for sin, but to receive rewards or loss of reward and which will take place in heaven. The wicked will not be present at that judgment.
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