Who will judge the world?

“The Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son.”
—John 5:22.

How did the cross prepare Christ to become our judge?

“God presented [Jesus] as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, . . . so as to be JUST AND THE ONE WHO JUSTIFIES those who have faith in Jesus.”
—Romans 3:25, 26.

Christ’s substitutionary death on the cross enables God to act as both a just Judge and a gracious Justifier. He can both defend God’s unchanging standards and defend repentant sinners. When the watching universe asks the question, “How can an impartial judge declare a guilty person not guilty?” Christ can answer by pointing to the scars in His hands. He has absorbed the just penalty of sin in His own body.

[Guide 12 gave us insight into how Jesus, the Lamb of God and our representative before God’s throne, has prepared us for the judgment day by resolving the sin problem.]