No — judgment will never touch the believer because the blood of Christ seals it out, just as the pitch sealed out the floodwaters of judgment on Noah's ark.
Judgment will never touch the believer because the believer's sin has already been judged at the cross and is under the blood of Christ. Les Feldick teaches that the pitch which sealed Noah's ark against the floodwaters is a picture of the atonement — the same way Christ's blood seals out judgment. This is why Romans 8:1 promises there is no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus.
Genesis 6:14 — This verse records God's command to pitch the ark, which Les uses as the picture of Christ's blood that seals out judgment.
Romans 8:1 — Paul plainly states there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, giving the direct biblical answer to the question.
Romans 8:38-39 — Paul lists every possible separating power and concludes that none can separate the believer from God's love in Christ.
Scripture shows the ark was the place of safety during the flood. God instructed Noah, “Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch” (Genesis 6:14). Those inside the ark were preserved while the floodwaters covered the earth. In the New Testament, Paul speaks directly to the believer's standing in Christ. “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit” (Romans 8:1). He then declares, “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us” (Romans 8:37), and “neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38-39).
Les Feldick teaches that the pitch covering Noah's ark is a picture of salvation. Just as the pitch sealed out the waters of judgment and made the ark a place of safety, the blood of Christ secures the believer from any judgment. He connects the pitch with the atonement and says that as the blood seals out judgment, the pitch sealed out the flood. Les also addresses the judgment seat of Christ directly. He says believers will never face their sin there because sin was already judged at the cross and is under the blood. The judgment seat of Christ is only for determining rewards — never for dealing with sin or eternal destiny. The great white throne judgment is for the lost. Les uses the Passover picture as well: as the blood on the door in Egypt kept the death angel from the firstborn, so the blood of Christ keeps judgment from touching believers. He quotes Romans 8 and says believers are under the blood, and no power on earth or in heaven can take them from that protection.
God told Noah to pitch the ark within and without, and Les teaches that this pitch sealed out the waters of judgment, making the ark a place of safety. He identifies the pitch with the atonement, so that just as the pitch kept the flood from reaching those inside, the blood of Christ keeps judgment from reaching the believer.
Les teaches that many believers think they will face their sins at the judgment seat of Christ, but they will not. The believer's sin was already judged at the cross and is under the blood. The judgment seat is only for the believer to determine reward, never eternal destiny; the lost face the great white throne judgment.
Les compares the blood on the doorposts in Egypt to the blood of Christ applied to believers: just as the death angel could not touch the firstborn, nothing can touch those under the blood. He also quotes Romans 8:37-39 to show believers are more than conquerors and nothing can separate them from God's love.
Les points to Romans 8:1 as a promise that has been precious for years: there is no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus. Since sin was judged at the cross, no judgment remains for the believer.
Pitch Seals Out the Waters of Judgment
Les explains that Noah had to meticulously pitch the ark and then draws attention to the Hebrew word for pitch, setting up the atonement picture.
Judgment Seat of Christ Does Not Deal With Sin
Les assures believers that they will never face their sin at the judgment seat of Christ because sin was already judged at the cross and is under the blood.
The Pitch Is the Atonement
Les directly answers the question by saying the pitch, the atonement, sealed out those waters of judgment for Noah, and Christ's blood secures us from any judgment.
The Ark as a Place of Safety
Les reinforces that the pitch sealed the ark against the waters of judgment, making the ark a place of safety for everyone inside.
Blood Seals Out Judgment
Les states that just as the pitch sealed out the flood waters, the blood of Christ seals out judgment and can never touch the believer.
Romans 8:31-39 Explained — Why Nothing Can Separate You From God
We're going to, and if we sin, then we have what? That advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And then you remember that verse that we've looked at back in Revelation, I think we've that time. Go back and look at it, chapter 12. My, don�t you ever think for a minute that believers aren�t subjected to sin.
Under the Blood: Nothing Can Separate Us
Les quotes Romans 8 and explains that because believers are under the blood, no power on earth or in heaven can separate them from God's love.
Passover Blood and the Believer's Safety
Les uses the Passover picture to show that the blood of Christ applied to the believer means nothing can touch him, just as the death angel passed over the firstborn.
Genesis 6:14: Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
God's instruction to cover the ark with pitch is the starting point for Les's teaching that the blood of Christ seals out judgment.
Romans 8:1: There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
This verse is Les's foundational promise that there is no condemnation for the believer in Christ.
Romans 8:37: Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Les quotes this to show the believer is more than a conqueror under the blood.
Romans 8:38-39: For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Les quotes this to prove that no power or circumstance can separate the believer from God's love.
No. Les teaches that the believer's sin was already judged at the cross and is under the blood, so when a believer comes to glory, he or she will never face that sin. The judgment seat of Christ is only for rewards, not for dealing with sin.
Les teaches that the pitch sealed Noah's ark against the floodwaters and that this pitch speaks of the atonement. Just as the pitch kept the waters of judgment from entering the ark, the blood of Christ secures the believer from judgment.
No. Les quotes Romans 8:38-39 and says that because believers are under the blood, no power on earth or in heaven can separate them from the love of God in Christ Jesus.
The great white throne judgment is for the lost of the ages, not for believers. Les explains that the judgment seat of Christ is only for determining the believer's reward; it never determines eternal destiny.
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