Bible Studies

Both Small And Great

by Olawale Ogunsola
11/27/23
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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." Revelation 20:12.

The above is a revelation of happenings beyond here to a separated man, John the Beloved. What will happen to everyone after this life is disclosed to him? What he saw will surely happen at the right time without negotiation or rejection.

It is important to pay attention to the phrase, "both great and small". This means that age, status, and so on have nothing to do with being judged from the books that are opened. No exceptions. All are involved.

It is equally important that people are judged righteously, according to individual works. This means that each person's work will be different from another, so also their rewards.

I was sent a short video of an eleven-year-old girl who was sick and died. When she returned from her journey from beyond, she said her visit to hell-fire was a result of two things in her life.

The first had to do with being too playful. Not being meaningfully and positively engaged. Being too playful has direct effects on her time and directly or indirectly her life and destiny. Do you ever consider being too playful as a sin big enough to send someone to hell? That is the truth. This is part of the sins that Apostle Paul includes in his statement, "...and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God." Galatians 5:21.

The list of things that can aid one's journey to hell is very long. It is only those who are given the clean bill by the Lord who are free. If you are too playful adjust your doings. If you have someone near you who is, talk with him to have a change of attitude.

The second thing that aided his ending in hell was too much talk. To be a talkative is to be a sinner. Every sin is big enough to send anyone to destruction. The book of Proverbs calls it the stock in trade of a foolish woman. Whoever cannot bridle his tongue is having a visa to eternal damnation. Not only that, he is an enemy of his destiny because he will not be able to keep important secrets about his life.

What next now? He only needs to repent and adjust his ways before God.

Death is a necessary end and it will come at the right time not known to anyone but the Lord. All that mankind can do is to prepare to meet the Lord by living in holiness and righteousness; doing only those things that please the Lord. Stay blessed and prepare for the imminent coming of the Lord.

Scripture references: Proverbs9:13; Revelation 20:12; James 1:26,3:2.