Final Judgment

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The Orthodox Church teaches that Christ will come again to judge both the living and the departed, and the Church's teachings on Heaven and Hell.

Teacher Training and Resources

Reference Materials

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Articles

Videos

Podcasts

  • The Apocalypse, reflection on the Book of Revelation by Fr. Stephen De Young (Ancient Faith Ministries)

Scripture

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  • [John 3:16-17]

    For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

  • [Romans 2:12-16]

    For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them) in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

  • [Matthew 25:1-13]

    Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ 12But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the houra in which the Son of Man is coming.

Liturgical Resources

Holy Qurbono

  • Nicene Creed
and shall come again in His great glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom shall have no end;

Other Hymns

Other Prayers

  • - Sh'himo Verse .. "by my will, I have fall .." (Teji Achen)

Promeon and Sedro

Quotes

Patristic Quotes

  • [St. Hermas, one of the 70] "Remember, never to fear the power of evil more than your trust in the power and love of God."
  • [St. Gregory of Nyssa] "We regard falling from God's friendship as the only thing dreadful and we consider becoming God's friend the only thing worthy of honor and desire. This, as I have said, is the perfection of life."
  • [St. Isaac the Syrian] "Our frail nature would not be strong enough if God’s justice were to rise up to take vengeance. Therefore, He employs mercy, since at all times we are held by debt. But do not sin, O man, expecting that you will repent; and do not succumb [to sin] being confident of forgiveness! Remember that death will not delay. Do not craftily seek means to draw nigh the pleasure of sin with a knavish mind! God is not mocked [Gal. 6:7]. His knowledge precedes your thoughts. Affliction will overtake you suddenly, and when you cry out, He will not answer you.”

Other Quotes

  • [C.S. Lewis] "There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, in the end, 'THY will be done.' All that are in Hell choose it."
  • [C.S. Lewis] "The doors of hell are locked on the inside."
  • [Fr. Thomas Hopko] "We will answer for what we are given, and that’s a teaching of Jesus. Everyone will give an account, according to what they have received. Those who have received much are going to have to answer for much. God will know what to do with us, and God will know what to do with every human being in the whole of creation. That’s His business. Our business is to remain faithful to the truth.”
  • [Fr. Thomas Hopko] “On judgment day, the Lord will not ask us about our parish size and facilities. Nor will He be interested in our liturgical schedule or style. He will not ask us how we dressed or what we ate. He will be indifferent to how large our church temples were, or where they were allocated, or how they were decorated and appointed. Nor will He ask us to recite the Nicene Creed, or to explain the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. All of these things are important, but their significance has only one end: the love of God with all one’s heart, soul, mind, and strength, expressed as it can only be expressed in this present age, in concrete acts of love for our neighbors, first of all the members of our own families and parishes, and most of all for those who hate and oppose us.”

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