- Comes to Judge
Psalm 96:13 & 98:9
For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth:
He shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
The prophecy of the Second Coming of Christ, when Jesus will come to judge the living and the dead, is a prophecy yet to be fulfilled at the Last Day. This prophecy is also a promise to the righteous believer for his good and for his comfort. Judgment is a two-fold good news promise: 1) He will judge and condemn eternally all evil and all enemies once and forever; this means we are free to live life fully and are eternally safe; 2) He will judge those who are made righteous by the blood of Christ and determine that they are eternally qualified to live with God in righteousness, innocence and blessedness forever.
The promise is comforting for us today because no matter how bleak and hopeless it looks, no matter how troublesome and painful life is, no matter how depressed and dreary we may feel, the judge is coming to judge the world with righteousness; perfect and lasting justice will be achieved; everything wrong will be put to rights; anything missing will be fully restored; anything out of place will be set in order. The same God who saved us from the judgment of perishing and perdition is the very God who will be our judge.
The promise could not be more comforting, joyful and hopeful. The future is secure and happy, and the future is something to look forward to, for it is one million times better than the present. Judgment Day is great good news, and we can’t wait. While we wait with anticipatory excitement every day is filled with the Promise of Judgment. Faith in the Promise overcomes all.