5: The Good News of the Judgment – Teaching Plan

Key Thought: It is clear that God is a God of judgment, and that judgment will come, as every one of us shall give an account of Himself to God.
April 29, 2023

1. Have a volunteer read Revelation 20:12.

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
What does the everlasting gospel have to do with God’s judgment?
Personal Application: What is the meaning and purpose of the judgment? Share your thoughts..
Case Study: One of your relatives states, “I don’t think Christians are judged. It’s only the non-believers who are judged for their evil deeds and not accepting Christ for their forgiveness.” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Daniel 7:9,10,13,14,26,27.

Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
What did Daniel see? What is the result of the final judgment?
Personal Application: Why is the judgment good news and not bad news? Share your thoughts
Case Study: One of your friends states, “Why should I believe in an everlasting kingdom that shall never pass away as described in Daniel?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Revelation 5:8-12

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
How does God’s judgment reveal the character of God?
Personal Application: How does the knowledge that the hour of God’s judgment has come affect our daily lives? How can we make sure it does? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “What do our good works have to do with our salvation as we are saved by grace through faith? The judgment seems to contradict a faith-based gospel?” How would you respond to your relative?

4. Have a volunteer read Revelation 4:2-4.

Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
Who are the 24 elders seated before the throne and what do the crowns on their heads represent?
(Note: The crowns represent victory. They were redeemed from the earth. This is the jury of your peers. The angels were painted on the blue curtains around the Most Holy Place. These are the crowd of witnesses.)
Personal Application: If someone asked you if you thought you would be present for your case in the heavenly court, how would you respond to them? Share your thoughts?
Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

Amen!