3 Phases of the Judgment SIMPLIFIED

God tells us that He judges your deeds, words and thoughts in the Judgment.
Q: But if we are not saved by our works ---then what is God doing in the Judgment?
A: He is checking to see if your heart is right with Him. Your works are a reflection of the heart. He saves you by His Grace--not by your works....But then these are not your works but the works of your Father in Heaven stemming from a heart of repentance.

For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments:

and His commandments are not grievous.

If ye love Me, keep My commandments.

But wilt thou know, 

O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

1 John 5:3/John 14:15/James 2:20

3 Phases of the Judgment

I. The Pre-Advent Judgment (of who is saved and lost performed before the hosts of heaven--to see that God made the right decision) 

 I beheld till the thrones were cast down,

and the Ancient of days did sit,

whose garment was white as snow,

and the hair of His head like the pure wool:

His throne was like the fiery flame,

and His wheels as burning fire.

A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him:

thousand thousands ministered unto Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him:

the judgment was set,

and the books were opened.

Daniel 7:9,10

II. The Millennium Judgment (The Saints Judge during the thousand years to see that God made the right decision about the lost humans and angels) 

 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? 

Know ye not that we shall judge angels?...

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, 

and judgment was given unto them:

and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

1 Corinthians 6:2,3/Revelation 20:4-6

III. The wicked Judge (the wicked Judge that God made the right decision pertaining to their fate)

And when the thousand years are expired.....

And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it,

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; 

and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.....and they were judged every man according to their works.

Revelation 20: 7,11,12