The supplement reasons that if the reward is brought at the Second Coming, the trial and verdict must already have taken place.
21aPart 4 / Supplement
Why a Pre-Advent Judgment?
A supplemental, conversational study of why the judgment of believers precedes Christ's return and how Daniel's prophecies illuminate its timing.
30 min study5 guided questionsProgress saved locally
“Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.”
Begin Here
What you will explore
- 1Distinguish the judgment from the distribution of rewards at Christ's return.
- 2Trace the prophetic sequence across Daniel 2, 7, 8, and 9.
- 3Use the original supplement alongside the guided reflection prompts.
Original Lesson Introduction
Prepare for the study
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
Study the teaching
Read the lesson material and cited passages first. The questions and saved responses follow in the next step.
Study 1
Judgment and Christ's Return
Begin with the supplement's distinction between a verdict and the later distribution of its reward.
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
Following Daniel's Prophetic Sequence
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
Respond to the study
Read each passage, write your response, then reveal the lesson answer or source note to compare what you found.
Question set 1
Judgment and Christ's Return
1
What does Christ say He brings with Him when He comes?
2
How does Jesus' answer combine events separated in time?
Question set 2
Following Daniel's Prophetic Sequence
3
Which event in Daniel 2 parallels the concluding events in Daniel 7 and 8?
Daniel 2; Daniel 7; Daniel 8
4
Why must Daniel 8 be studied together with Daniel 9?
Daniel 8-9
5
What additional passages and history help calculate the prophetic period?
Ezra; ;
Step 3 / Personal reflection
Reflect and respond
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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