What Happens to Christians On Judgment Day?

Hebrews 9:27 & 28 –

<27> And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, <28> so also Christ died once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him.

This chapter explains the structure of the Tabernacle and its significance. The significant part is the separation by a curtain between the Holy Place and Most Holy Place. The Most Holy Place is where the High Priest goes once a year. This system of worship was a model of Heaven and was “destroyed” when Jesus died on the cross. In Matthew 27:51 you see the curtain was torn from top to bottom signifying God opening the Tabernacle to all.

Now these are the last two verses and bring some significance to Christ’s return. We are constantly taught we will be judged at this time, but this implies otherwise. Now Revelations paints a different picture of Christ’s return, where the world is judged and destroyed. I believe both can happen because if you study the “rapture” you will see believers will be removed from the world sometime during this period. Verse 28 is clear that people who eagerly await the return will not be judged, so it’s implied that believers will be safe from the “tribulation”.

This chapter also points out the significance of Christ’s death on the cross as more significant than the blood of animals. We see here that Christ only needs to die once for our sins and His blood covers them all. The blood of an animal only covered what had happened for the person performing the sacrifice, where Jesus’ blood covered it all. Within this chapter the Jewish people are shown the difference between the Old and New Covenants and worship, where Jesus as High Priest has opened the Most Holy Place to all.

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