Facing Your Life Record In the Judgment

Since 1844, according to the prophecy in Daniel 8 and 9, Christ has taken on a judicial role in an investigative judgment, blotting out the record of our sins and cleansing the heavenly temple. Concerning this, Peter said:

“Repent, then, and turn to God, so that YOUR SINS MAY BE WIPED OUT, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, and that he may send the Christ.”
—Acts 3:19.

This pre-advent judgment now going on in heaven investigates the records of all the righteous dead and of all the righteous who are alive in order to validate in the minds of the onlooking universe who will be among the saved when Jesus comes. As our Judge, Jesus “wipes out” all of the sins of the righteous from their life record in heaven, sweeping them away “like the morning mist” (Isaiah 44:22). He thrusts them into infinity—”as far as the east is from the west” (Psalm 103:12). Sin will vanish from the universe for all time (Revelation 21:1).

If you had the opportunity to alter your life record, what changes would you make? You’d probably rush to X out quite a few embarrassing entries. The good news is that Christ does this more thoroughly than we ever could. When your name comes up in judgment, it will be an easy matter to face your life record—IF you’ve accepted Christ as your Substitute, your Saviour.

Because Jesus is confident that after the righteous enter heaven they will never again sin, He clears their record of every trace of sin and credits them with His own perfect life. He then returns to earth to reward them:

“‘Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. . . . Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.’”
—Revelation 22:12, 14.

Are you ready for Jesus to come? Or is there something you’ve been hiding from Him? Do you have an open and honest relationship with the One who longs to be your Advocate?