Two Places of Judgment The judgment seat of Christ But let's take the notion of "place of contemplation." Who, where, what is waiting for? There are two places of judgment. The first, described as the judgment seat of Christ. Because we all must appear before the judgment seat of Christ, i.e. an individual, personal piece
Sheol, Hades, Hell, Lake of Fire, ... A gathering place for souls awaiting the Last Judgment. The Hebrew word Sheol (Šəʾōl), which is also called Hades (Háidēs) in Greek, is mentioned about seventy times in the Bible. It is actually the first place of gathering of the dead, that is, essentially the realm of the
Paradise A new gathering place for those who have been justified by faith in Jesus Christ. With the death of Jesus, another gathering place was opened, and that is Paradise. Of course, Jesus talked about Abraham's bosom, but when he was on the cross he clearly said to the criminal: "Truly I tell you, today
