The supplement reasons that if the reward is brought at the Second Coming, the trial and verdict must already have taken place.
A supplemental, conversational study of why the judgment of believers precedes Christ's return and how Daniel's prophecies illuminate its timing.
“Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.”
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Original Lesson Introduction
This supplement uses an informal Bible-study conversation to revisit the timing of judgment in relation to Christ's return.
It connects the promise that Christ brings His reward with Him to the prophetic sequences in Daniel, then invites the reader to study those passages carefully.
Step 1 / Read the lesson
Read the lesson material and cited passages first. The questions and saved responses follow in the next step.
Study 1
Begin with the supplement's distinction between a verdict and the later distribution of its reward.
The supplement reasons that if the reward is brought at the Second Coming, the trial and verdict must already have taken place.
The destruction of Jerusalem and Christ's return appear together in the discourse, illustrating how prophecy can weave distinct events into one view.
Study 2
Use the original PDF and your Bible to compare the recurring kingdoms, judgment scene, and time prophecies.
Daniel 2; Daniel 7; Daniel 8
The supplement points to the stone cut out without human hands as the event to compare with the concluding scenes in the later visions.
Daniel 8-9
Daniel 9 returns to unfinished questions from the earlier vision and supplies information needed to understand its time period.
Ezra; ;
The supplement directs readers to Ezra's decrees, the history of the Persian kings, and the day-for-a-year principle.
Step 2 / Questions and answers
Read each passage, write your response, then reveal the lesson answer or source note to compare what you found.
Question set 1
Question set 2
Daniel 2; Daniel 7; Daniel 8
Daniel 8-9
Ezra; ;
Step 3 / Personal reflection
After reading the supplement and its cited passages, what is clearer to you about the purpose and timing of the pre-advent judgment?
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