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Loved your answer but leaves me confused as to seeming to be a conflice in the question of folks who die after the ascension of Christ. In one place you write: "Eddie, I hope this helps to grasp a little that born again believers go to Heaven and nonbelievers go to Hell when they die.'
Then further on you write "There will be a judgment day for believers and nonbelievers who are in hell at this present time. This will the Judgment seat of Christ and Great White Throne, respectively."
I am wondering if there should be inserted a fuller description of where the "believers" are located, such as writing "There will be a judgment day for believers who are in heaven and nonbelievers who are in hell at this present time." Or what actually did you mean?
Thank you Priscilla for your question. When one is reading Revelation, they will notice that there a JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST AND THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT. These two different events in two different times during the Tribulation, Millennial Reign, and then the White Throne Judgement.
What is confusing is the word "judgment." The Judgment Seat of Christ is also called the BEMA JUDGMENT. It is for saved believers who have already died and gone to Heaven. So these saints are already in Heaven with Jesus. This is just for believers. The nonbelievers will get their's later.
Now, the Judgment Seat of Christ is not a judgment done by the Lord Jesus to determine if one is saved or not, or if one is going to Hell or Heaven. But it is a judgment of rewards based on what the each believer did for the cause of Christ while he or she was on Earth. Some will recieve many crowns and some will recieve a few crowns based on their works for the cause of Christ while on Earth.
The White Throne Judgment takes place after the Millennial Reign. All nonbelievers throughout all ages who refused to take Jesus as their Savior or to believe in God Almighty, will be judged by the Lord Jesus and sent to the Hell including Satan, Antichrist, and False Prophet and they will be bound and locked there forever.
I hope this helps.
Dr Don Howe, RN, PhD, ThD
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Dr Don Howe
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I welcome questions that deal with theological issues, relationship issues, church history, world religions, current events from a Christian worldview, "gray areas" that are present today, church growth movements, false prophets, spiritual abuse issues, end time events, prophecy, medical ethical issues, hermeneutical questions, and how Israel fits into God's economy today. I will answer all questions in a grammatical/historical normative interpretation of God's Word. If I can not answer a question, I will do the research and find the answer if available. If you are looking for a liberal theological answer or agrument, do not ask. I am not an expert on church planting or evangelism.
Experience
I have over 27 years of experience doing ministry as a bivocational minster/professional nurse. I do ministry as a volunteer with ministries that are nonprofit and not able to pay for ministers. I have experience working with youth, children, elderly in different placement settings, mentally ill and mentally challenged in different settings, felons in state prison and county jails, hospital chaplancy, choir ministry, and deacon ministry. I am an ordained SBC minister. I am a Professional Chaplain. I am currently doing hospital minstry, ministry to shut-ins, and a chaplain with Victim Relief Ministry working with victims of diasters and domestic violence. I work as psychiatric nurse in large county jail system.
Organizations
American Association of Christian Counselors, Baptist Nursing Fellowship, Nurses Christian Fellowship, Therpon Institute, Victim Chaplain & Counselor Association of America, International Board of Christian Counselors, American Society of Christian Therapists.
Publications
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Education/Credentials
PhD, Therapon University, USVI, 12/07 in Biblical Counseling,
DCC, Southwest Bible College & Seminary, Jenning, LA 04/05 in Christian Psychology and Counseling.
ThD, Slidell Baptist Seminary, Slidell, LA 02/04
D.D., Slidell Baptist Seminary, Slidell, LA 07/03
Tyndale Seminary, Fort Worth, TX 2001-2003
BSN, Univ. of Texas in Arlington, Tx 05/93
ADN, Midwestern State Univ., Wichitia Falls, TX 5/77
Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Externship 08/04-12/05, 4 units of CPE earned.
Awards and Honors
Board Certified Christian Counselor by International Board of Christian Counselors. Issued 01/24/06.
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