What do lost people face at the Great White Throne judgment?
At the Great White Throne judgment, lost people stand before Him in unbelief and must give an account of every word and deed committed during their life of rebellion. Although their sins were atoned for, they did not appropriate God's grace, love, or believe the Gospel for salvation.
Les explains that these are lost people because they did not believe the Gospel. Even though their sins were atoned for, they did not appropriate the grace and love of God and believe it for salvation. Therefore they stand before Him not only in unbelief but also to give an account of every word and deed they did in their life of rebellion. That is what the works are there. He notes there will be many awful good people standing before the Great White Throne—people who had no intention of missing heaven—because they did not realize you do not get to heaven by working your way in or by what you do. We get to heaven by simply believing that Christ's death has done it all.