(Audio Sermon Clip) Judgment Day is Coming
Steve Gaines emphasizes the inevitability of Judgment Day when every person will stand before God to give an account of their life, highlighting God's role as judge before savior.
This sermon emphasizes the reality of Judgment Day when every individual will stand before God to give an account for their words, thoughts, and actions. It explores the concept of God as the ultimate judge, lawgiver, king, and savior, highlighting the importance of acknowledging God's authority and sovereignty. The encounter of Isaiah with God's majestic presence in Isaiah 6 showcases the awe-inspiring nature of God as the holy and exalted Lord of hosts, leading to a profound sense of humility and recognition of personal sinfulness.
Full Transcript
When your life on earth is through, you're going to stand before God, and you're going to give an account for every word you ever spoke, every thought you ever entertained, and every action you participated in. Bible calls that day Judgment Day. Judgment Day is exactly what Daniel's talking about in Daniel chapter 12, verses 1, of the judgment.
One day we will all be judged. That's what Daniel was saying. Many people don't like that concept.
Many people don't want to report and give an account to God, but they will nevertheless. One of my favorite verses in Isaiah, Isaiah 33, 22 says, For the Lord is our judge. The Lord is our lawgiver.
The Lord is our king. He will save us. With these four statements, he describes God as our judge, our lawgiver, our king, and our savior.
Notice, though, that the judge comes first. Before God shows you the grace of God, God shows you the sin of man, and that comes because he is the judge. Isaiah had seen him on his throne, the throne of judgment.
Isaiah 6, 1-4, in the year of King Uzziah's death. I saw the Lord sitting on the throne, lofty, exalted, the train of his robe filling the temple. Seraphim, those are angels.
I am is plural in Hebrew. A seraph is one angel. The seraphim are many angels.
Seraphim stood above him, each having six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet.
With two he flew. One called out unto another. They're speaking antiphonally there.
And they're saying, holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory, and the foundations of the threshold trembled at the voice of him who called out while the temple was filling with smoke. Here he sees God, exalted on his throne, and it takes his breath, literally, he says, notice how he responds in Isaiah, he says, then I said, woe is me, I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips.
I live among a people of unclean lips, for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. It did something to him when he saw the judge of all the earth that Abraham talked about.
Sermon Outline
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- Introduction to Judgment Day as the time of accountability
- Daniel's prophecy about the final judgment
- The universal reality of standing before God
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- God described as judge, lawgiver, king, and savior
- The primacy of God's role as judge before grace
- Isaiah's vision of God on the throne of judgment
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- The seraphim's worship and holiness of God
- Isaiah's personal response of conviction and recognition of sin
- The impact of seeing the holy judge on the prophet
Key Quotes
“When your life on earth is through, you're going to stand before God, and you're going to give an account for every word you ever spoke, every thought you ever entertained, and every action you participated in.” — Steve Gaines
“The Lord is our judge. The Lord is our lawgiver. The Lord is our king. He will save us.” — Steve Gaines
“Then I said, woe is me, I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips. I live among a people of unclean lips, for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.” — Steve Gaines
Application Points
- Live each day with the awareness that you will one day give an account to God.
- Recognize God's holiness and respond with repentance and humility.
- Trust in God's grace while respecting His righteous judgment.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judgment Day according to the sermon?
Judgment Day is the time when every person will stand before God to give an account of their words, thoughts, and actions.
Why is God called the judge first before savior?
Because before showing grace, God reveals the sin of man as the righteous judge of all the earth.
What does Isaiah's vision teach us about God?
Isaiah's vision shows God exalted on His throne, surrounded by holy angels, emphasizing His holiness and authority as judge.
How should believers respond to the reality of Judgment Day?
Believers should live with awareness of accountability and seek God's grace through repentance and faith.