永远的福音
在大灾难期间，信徒遭受敌基督的逼迫时（启十三6-7，二十4），基督的弟兄将受到不同的对待，这是在祂荣耀宝座前审判的主题。三十五至三十九节中的一切苦难，要在大灾难期间（太二四21），临到余留下来受试炼的信徒（启三10）。照着启示录十四章，在大灾难期间，敌基督要强迫神的子民敬拜他。那时有一个天使要传永远的福音，警告人要敬畏神，不要恶待祂的子民。被敌基督恶待的基督徒，要被主看为祂的小弟兄。大弟兄已经被提了，小弟兄要留下来经过灾难。敌基督要恶待他们、逼迫他们、并监禁他们。因此，他们会缺乏食物和衣服，许多人会生病。但从天上会有声音这样说，“要敬畏神，并敬拜祂，不要作甚么伤害神的子民。那些畏惧敌基督而不敬畏神的，必要灭亡。”
在荣耀宝座前审判万民
在恩典的时代，神照着律法对付不信的人，照着基督的福音对付信徒。但在这世代的末了，大灾难的三年半，神要差遣天使传特别的福音，永远的福音。然后，基督在空中的审判台前审判信徒之后，祂要同得胜者来毁灭敌基督的军队，拯救犹太遗民，并在耶路撒冷设立祂荣耀的宝座。然后，所有活着的外邦人要被聚集在祂面前受审判。藉着空中的审判台，祂要清理信徒中间的光景。藉着降临到橄榄山，祂要清理犹太人中间的光景。最后，在祂荣耀的宝座前，祂要清理万民中间的光景。祂审判他们不是照着律法或恩典的福音，乃是照着永远的福音，照着他们在大灾难期间如何对待他的小弟兄。行传十章四十二节和提后四章一节都说，基督要作审判活人死人的。在千年国之后，基督要在白色大宝座前审判死人。但在千年国之前，祂要在祂荣耀的宝座前审判活人。照着律法使人永远灭亡的审判，决定于人如何对待神；照着福音使人永远得救的审判，决定于信徒如何对待基督；照着永远的福音让“绵羊”承受千年国，决定于他们如何对待主的小弟兄。
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The Eternal Gospel (2) – Matt. 25:45
The treatment of Christ’s brothers that will be the subject of the judgment before the throne of his glory will take place during the great tribulation, when the believers will suffer the persecution of Antichrist (Rev. 13:6-7; 20:4). All the sufferings in verses 35 through 39 will betide the believers who are left for the trial (Rev. 3:10) during the great tribulation (Matt. 24:21). According to Revelation chapter 14, during the great tribulation Antichrist will force God’s people to worship him. At that time an angel will preach the eternal gospel warning the people to fear God and not to mistreat his people. The Christians that will be mistreated by Antichrist will be considered by the Lord his little brothers. The bigger brothers will have been raptured, and the little ones will be left to pass through the tribulation. Antichrist will mistreat them, persecute them and imprison them. Thus, they will be short of food and clothing, and many will be ill. But a voice from heaven will say something like this: “Fear God and worship Him, and don’t do anything to harm God’s people. Those who fear Antichrist instead of God will perish.”
Judge the Nations Before the Throne of Grace
God deals with the unbelievers according to the law and with the believers according to the gospel of Christ during the age of grace. But at the end of this age, the three and a half years of the great tribulation, God will send an angel to preach a specific gospel, the eternal gospel. Then, after Christ has judged the believers at the judgment seat in the air, he will come with the overcomers to destroy the armies of Antichrist, save the remnant of the Jews, and set up his throne of glory in Jerusalem. Then all the living gentiles will be gathered before him to be judged. By the judgment seat in the air, he will clear up the situation among the believers. By descending to the Mount of Olives he will clear up the situation among the Jews. Finally, at his throne of glory he will clear up the situation among the nations. He will judge them not according to the law or according to the gospel of grace, but according to the eternal gospel, according to how they have treated his little brothers during the great tribulation. Acts 10:42 and 2 Timothy 4:1 both say that Christ will be the Judge of the living and the dead. Christ will judge the dead at the white throne after the millennium. But he will judge the living at the throne of his glory before the millennium. The judgment according to the law for eternal perdition depends upon how one deals with God, the judgment according to the gospel for eternal salvation depends upon how the believer deals with Christ, and the judgment according to the eternal gospel for the “sheep” to inherit the millennial kingdom depends upon how they deal with the Lord’s little brothers.