“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 I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; another book was opened, which is the book of life; the dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books - the dead of all nations and times stand before God's judgment seat. The books record deeds; the book of life records the redeemed. Judgment is based on works (what they have done).
Church Fathers on Revelation 20:12
“And they went up upon the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city; and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. And the devil who seduced them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where both the beast and the false prophet shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” This belongs to the last judgment. And after a little time the earth was made holy, as being at least that wherein lately had…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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