The great white throne judgment is the final judgment of all lost people of every age, where Christ as the righteous Judge condemns them to the eternal lake of fire — and no believer will ever appear there.
At the great white throne judgment — which takes place after the thousand-year kingdom — all the lost of the ages, from Cain onward, are resurrected out of hell and stand before God. Christ is no longer the benevolent Savior but the stern, righteous, fair, and just Judge. The books, including the book of life, are opened, and the dead are judged according to their works before going to their eternal doom in the lake of fire. Believers will never appear at this judgment.
Revelation 20:11-12 — This is the foundational passage Les Feldick expounds to explain the great white throne judgment — the earth and heaven flee away, the dead small and great stand before God, and the books are opened.
Revelation 20:15 — This verse states the outcome of the judgment: whoever is not found written in the book of life is cast into the lake of fire.
At the great white throne judgment, Scripture describes the dead standing before God. John records, "I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them" (Revelation 20:11). He then sees "the dead, small and great, stand before God," and the books are opened — including "another book... which is the book of life" — and "the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works" (Revelation 20:12). The same chapter declares that "whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire" (Revelation 20:15). The Apostle Peter likewise speaks of the day when "the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat" (2 Peter 3:10) — the passing away of the old creation that accompanies the great white throne scene.
Les Feldick teaches that the great white throne judgment is strictly for the lost. It takes place after the thousand-year reign of Christ has been consummated, when the antichrist, the false prophet, and Satan are already in the lake of fire. All the unbelievers of the ages — Les starts with Cain — are then resurrected out of hell and stand before God at the great white throne. These resurrected bodies are not as glorious as the believer's resurrection body, but they are fit for the lake of fire, which will not consume them. At this judgment, Christ is no longer the benevolent Savior; He is the stern, righteous, fair, and just Judge, and there is no chance for salvation. The books are opened, including the book of life, and the dead are judged according to their works before going to their eternal doom. Les repeatedly contrasts this with the judgment seat of Christ, which is for believers only and concerns rewards for their works — never sin and never eternal destiny.
Scripture says the dead, small and great, stand before God (Revelation 20:12). Les Feldick teaches that this refers to all the lost of the ages, from Cain until the end of the thousand-year reign — everyone who has been rebellious and of no faith. Believers will never come before the great white throne, because it is strictly for the lost. Les also notes that the antichrist, the false prophet, and Satan are the only three personalities who go to the lake of fire without appearing at this judgment.
Les Feldick explains that lost people are resurrected out of hell and stand before God in a resurrected body. These bodies are not as glorious as the believer's resurrection body, and they do not have all the benefits believers will have. But they are bodies fit for the lake of fire — they will not be consumed or burned up, even as believers will have a body prepared for eternal bliss.
Les Feldick distinguishes the two judgments clearly. At the judgment seat of Christ, every believer's works are examined and tested by fire; believers never face their sin there because sin was already judged at the cross. The judgment seat of Christ never determines eternal destiny — that is settled. The great white throne judgment, by contrast, is for the lost of the ages and is about eternal condemnation. The great white throne is 'something else' entirely.
Les Feldick teaches that the earth and the heaven flee from the face of the Judge, and there is no place found for them — following this, there comes a new heaven and a new earth. The lost who are judged at the great white throne then go to their eternal doom, the lake of fire, with a body fit for that eternal residence. There is no chance for salvation; the Judge's sentence is final.
Judgment Seat of Christ — Not the White Throne
Les clarifies that the judgment seat of Christ examines every believer's works by fire and is not the great white throne judgment.
Resurrected Bodies Fit for the Lake of Fire
The dead of all ages stand before God at the great white throne in a resurrected body — not as glorious as the believer's — but fit for the lake of fire and never consumed.
The Dead Judged From the Books
The great white throne is set in space where the lost from Cain to the end of the millennium stand before God, the books and the book of life are opened, and the dead are judged according to their works.
Strictly for Unbelievers
The great white throne is strictly for the lost; believers will not come before it, and lost people are resurrected out of hell to stand there.
After the Thousand Years
The great white throne occurs after the thousand years are consummated, with the antichrist and Satan already in the lake of fire, and all the lost beginning with Cain are dealt with.
Christ the Righteous Judge
The antichrist, false prophet, and Satan bypass this judgment, but all other unbelievers are brought before Christ — no longer the benevolent Savior, but the stern, righteous, fair, and just Judge with no chance for salvation.
For the Lost of the Ages
Les contrasts the great white throne judgment — for the lost of the ages like Cain and all who are rebellious and of no faith — with the judgment seat of Christ, which is only for believers' rewards.
Resurrection to Eternal Doom
The lost, who died physically, will be resurrected at the great white throne with a body fit for the lake of fire, even as believers have a body prepared for eternal bliss.
Revelation 20:11: And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
This is the opening scene of the judgment that Les Feldick repeatedly expounds.
Revelation 20:12: And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
This verse describes the dead standing before God and being judged from the books and the book of life, as Les explains in clip 2.
Revelation 20:15: And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
This is the eternal outcome of the great white throne judgment for the lost.
Revelation 21:1: And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Les connects the fleeing of the old earth and heaven at the great white throne to the coming new heaven and new earth.
2 Peter 3:10: But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Les references Peter's description of everything melting with fervent heat when the earth and heaven flee from the Judge.
No. Les Feldick makes it clear that the great white throne is strictly for the lost, and that believers will never come before it. Believers face the judgment seat of Christ instead, where their works are examined for rewards.
Yes. Les teaches that lost people are resurrected out of hell and stand before God at the great white throne in a resurrected body. That body is fit for the lake of fire and will not be consumed.
Christ Himself. Les explains that at the great white throne Christ is no longer the benevolent Savior but the stern, righteous, fair, and just Judge — and there is no chance for salvation.
The judgment seat of Christ is for believers only and deals with their works to determine rewards — never sin and never eternal destiny. The great white throne is for the lost of the ages and determines their eternal destiny in the lake of fire.
No. Les notes that they are the only three personalities who go to the lake of fire without going before the Judge at the great white throne.
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