Published: 2020-12-28

God’s Judgment in the Bible as a Positive and Awaited Event

Miroslaw Rucki , Karol Szymański
Scriptura Sacra
Section: Articles
DOI https://doi.org/10.25167/ScrS/2050

Abstract

In the paper, the overview and analysis of the Biblical texts connected with God’s judgment is presented, starting with the sin of the first humans, through the times of Moses and prophets up to Jesus Christ and the eschatological final judgment. It was shown in the analysis, that the God’s judgment described in the Bible is quite different from its popular understanding. Some scholars see the final judgment as a curse contrasting with eternal blessing or with eschatological Messianic celebration, while many Biblical passages emphasize the positive essence of the God’s judgment. God is presented as a just judge who case about the rights of the weakest ones, and to Him turns every offended one. The punishment resulting from the just verdict means in fact the ultimate destruction of the things damaged by the wrongdoers. In this context, the final eschatological judgment is presented as a positive and awaited event.

Keywords:

judgment, the Last Judgment, justice, Jesus Christ

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Rucki, M., & Szymański, K. (2020). God’s Judgment in the Bible as a Positive and Awaited Event. Scriptura Sacra, (24), 111–130. https://doi.org/10.25167/ScrS/2050

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