Yes—unbelievers will face degrees of punishment at the Great White Throne.
Les Feldick teaches that Christ Himself made this plain by saying Capernaum would suffer more than Sodom and Gomorrah because it rejected greater light. At the Great White Throne, every lost person will stand bodily before Christ and give account of their deeds, and the degree of punishment will vary according to that record.
Matthew 11:24 — Jesus explicitly says it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for Capernaum, showing degrees of punishment.
Revelation 20:12 — The Great White Throne judgment involves the dead being judged according to their works.
Scripture plainly teaches that there will be varying degrees of punishment for the lost. Jesus says: "But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you" (Matthew 11:22). He also says of Capernaum: "But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee" (Matthew 11:24). This indicates that final judgment is not identical for everyone but depends on the light and opportunity a person received. The Great White Throne judgment likewise describes a judgment according to works: "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" (Revelation 20:12). Jesus also taught that there is a resurrection of the unjust: "And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation" (John 5:29).
Les Feldick teaches that at the Great White Throne every unbeliever of all ages will stand before Christ as Judge—not as Savior—and will face the record of their evil deeds. He explains that this is why Jesus said it would be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah than for Capernaum: Capernaum had seen His miracles and ministry, and had God present in the flesh, yet it did not respond. Les also emphasizes that many "good" people will stand at the Great White Throne. Their sin is unbelief—they never appropriated by faith what Christ accomplished at the cross. Believers, by contrast, will never come to the Great White Throne; they will appear at the judgment seat of Christ, not to determine their destiny but to receive rewards.
Les Feldick points out that Jesus told the citizens of Capernaum it would be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah than for them. Because Capernaum had witnessed His ministry and miracles, they had greater exposure to the truth and therefore bore greater responsibility. If Sodom and Gomorrah had received the same ministry, Jesus said they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes—but Capernaum did not.
Les Feldick teaches that no believers will be at the Great White Throne. The lost of all ages—from Cain to the end of time—will be resurrected and appear bodily before Christ. They will not only realize their names are absent from the Lamb's Book of Life, but they will also have the record of their evil deeds, words, and rebellion placed before them. The resurrection of the unjust, which Jesus taught in John 5, makes this clear.
Les Feldick says there will be many "awful good people" at the Great White Throne—people who intended to go to heaven but never understood that salvation is by believing in Christ's finished work, not by works. Their sin is unbelief; they did not believe the Gospel. Even though their sins were atoned for at the cross, they never appropriated that pardon by faith, so they stand before Him in unbelief and give account of every word and deed.
Les Feldick is careful to distinguish the Great White Throne from the judgment seat of Christ. Believers will never face their sin at judgment, because sin was already judged at the cross and is under the blood. The judgment seat of Christ is for rewards only, not to determine eternal destiny. No believer will appear at the Great White Throne.
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ruling and reigning as King, you have the Gentile believers who have survived the Tribulation and are going to be the seed stock of Gentile nations. This remnant of Israel that will be saved by virtue of recognizing their coming Messiah now, even though it�s the second time, they will be the beginning of the nation of Israel.
Degrees of Punishment
Les explicitly says there will be degrees of punishment, and he cites Jesus' words about Capernaum suffering more than Sodom and Gomorrah.
Resurrection of the Unjust
Les teaches that the lost will be resurrected bodily to appear before the Great White Throne, with a body fit for the lake of fire.
Believers Not at the Great White Throne
Les explains that the Great White Throne is only for the lost, while believers appear at the judgment seat of Christ for rewards.
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It'll be a body that will have evidently many of the same appetites of this one, but without any hope of ever satisfying them. And so that's why the Scripture says, and let the drunkard be drunken still, and let the whoremonger continue on to those appetites, and they'll never be satisfied.
Good People Lost Through Unbelief
Les says many good people will be at the Great White Throne; their sin is unbelief in the Gospel.
Every Unbeliever's Record
Every unbeliever at the Great White Throne will see the record of their evil deeds, and no believers will be there.
Account of Every Word and Deed
Les describes the Great White Throne as a judgment where lost people give an account of every word and deed, including many good people who expected to go to heaven.
Matthew 11:22: But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
Jesus contrasts the judgment of cities that rejected greater light.
Matthew 11:24: But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
This verse directly shows that punishment will not be identical, since Capernaum had greater privileges.
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 describes the Great White Throne judgment where the lost are judged according to their works.
John 5:29: And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Jesus plainly taught that the lost will be resurrected to a resurrection of damnation.
No. Les Feldick teaches that there will be degrees of punishment. Jesus said it would be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah than for Capernaum, which rejected greater light. The record of works for each lost person will determine the degree of punishment.
No. Les Feldick says there will be no believers at the Great White Throne. Believers appear before the judgment seat of Christ to receive rewards, not to determine eternal destiny. Their sins were already judged at the cross.
Yes. Les specifically says many good people will stand there. Their sin is unbelief; they never believed the Gospel and thus never appropriated the pardon that Christ's death provided.
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