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There they will receive rewards for their faithfulness to the Lord. For all that has been
contrary in their lives to His will they will suffer loss, 1 Cor. 3:15. This judgment seat is
to be distinguished from the premillennial, earthly throne of Christ, Matt. 25:31, and the
postmillennial “Great White Throne,” Rev. 20:11, at which only “the dead” will appear.
The judgment seat of Christ will be a tribunal held “in His Parousia,” i.e., His presence
with His saints after His return to receive them to Himself.¶
2.
(
$ )$
, 2922) primarily “a means of judging” (akin to
, “to
judge”: Eng., “criterion”), then, a tribunal, law court, or “lawsuit,” 1 Cor. 6:2 (last
clause), for which see
JUDGE
, B, No. 3, Note (1); 6:4, for which see
JUDGMENT
, Note (1)
at end; Jas. 2:6.¶
JURISDICTION
@ $
(
# &
, 1849), “power, authority,” is used, by metonymy, to denote
“jurisdiction,” in Luke 23:7. For the different meanings of the word and other instances
of its use by metonymy, see
AUTHORITY
, A, No. 1.
JUST, JUSTLY
A. Adjectives.
1.
(
&
, 1342) was first used of persons observant of
, “custom, rule,
right,” especially in the fulfillment of duties towards gods and men, and of things that
were in accordance with right. The Eng. word “righteous” was formerly spelt
“rightwise,” i.e., (in a) straight way. In the NT it denotes “righteous,” a state of being
right, or right conduct, judged whether by the divine standard, or according to human
standards, of what is right. Said of God, it designates the perfect agreement between His
nature and His acts (in which He is the standard for all men). See
RIGHTEOUSNESS
. It is
used (1) in the broad sense, of persons: (a) of God, e.g., John 17:25; Rom. 3:26; 1 John
1:9; 2:29; 3:7; (b) of Christ, e.g., Acts 3:14; 7:52; 22:14; 2 Tim. 4:8; 1 Pet. 3:18; 1 John
2:1; (c) of men, Matt. 1:19; Luke 1:6; Rom. 1:17; 2:13; 5:7. (2) of things; blood
(metaphorical), Matt. 23:35; Christ’s judgment, John 5:30; any circumstance, fact or
deed, Matt. 20:4 (v. 7, in some mss.); Luke 12:57; Acts 4:19; Eph. 6:1; Phil. 1:7; 4:8;
Col. 4:1; 2 Thess. 1:6; “the commandment” (the Law), Rom. 7:12; works, 1 John 3:12,
the ways of God, Rev. 15:3. See
RIGHTEOUS
.
2.
(
+
, 1738), “just, righteous” ( , “in,”
, “right”), is said of the
condemnation of those who say “Let us do evil, that good may come,” Rom. 3:8; of the
recompense of reward of transgressions under the Law, Heb. 2:2.¶
Note:
As to the distinction between No. 1 and No. 2, “
characterizes the
subject so far as he or it is (so to speak) one with
, right;
, so far as he
occupies a due relation to
;
… in Rom. 3:8
presupposes that which has been
decided righteously, which leads to the just sentence” (Cremer).
B. Adverb.
(
&
, 1346), “justly, righteously, in accordance with what is right,” is
said (a) of God’s judgment, 1 Pet. 2:23; (b) of men, Luke 23:41, “justly;” 1 Cor. 15:34,
RV
, “righteously” (
KJV
, “to righteousness”); 1 Thess. 2:10,
RV
, “righteously;” Titus 2:12.¶
JUSTICE