Revelation 20:12-15

Judgment Before the Great White Throne

¹² And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and _q books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is _r the book of life. And _s the dead were judged by what was written in the books, _t according to what they had done. ¹³ And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, _u Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, _t according to what they had done. ¹⁴ Then _u Death and Hades _v were thrown into the lake of fire. This is _w the second death, the lake of fire. ¹⁵ And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, _x he was thrown into the lake of fire.

1. Cross References
   Daniel 7:10
   A stream of fire issued and came out from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.
   
2. Cross References
   Revelation 3:5
   The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.
   
3. Cross References
   Romans 14:10
   Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
   2 Corinthians 5:10
   For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
   Revelation 11:18
   The nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.
   
4. Cross References
   Matthew 16:27
   For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.
   
5. Cross References
   Revelation 6:8
   And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.
   
6. Cross References
   Revelation 20:12
   And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.
   
7. Cross References
   Revelation 20:13
   And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done.
   
8. Cross References
   Revelation 21:4
   He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
   Luke 20:36
   For they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
   1 Corinthians 15:26
   The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
   
9. Cross References
   Revelation 20:6
   Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.
   
10. Cross References
    Matthew 13:42
    And throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
    Matthew 13:50
    And throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.