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Few Christians today appreciate just how sober and serious a matter it is to be a follower of Christ. So, in this episode we continue our consideration of how the Lord will deal with us, His believers, at His judgment seat (2 Cor. 5:10).

In the previous episodes in this series we’ve considered, first, how this matter is presented in the New Testament in plain words, and then, how it is seen in the type of the Children of Israel. (See the series, “The Judgment Seat of Christ.”) So, in this episode we now go on to consider how it is presented in the parables the Lord gave along these lines, looking at two parables in particular.

In the first, the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Matt. 18:21-35) we see how the Lord may deliver us, His believers, to “the tormentors” for a period of time when He returns if we do not graciously forgive our fellow believers as He has been gracious to forgive us.

In the second, the Parable of the Prudent and Foolish Virgins (Matt. 25:1-13), we see how we may forfeit the chance to enter into the Lord’s wedding feast when He returns. This will happen if we do not take the opportunity in this age to “buy the oil” for our “vessels,” that is, to gain the operation of the Spirit in our soul (cf. Rom. 9:23), in addition to the oil we already have as the believers in Christ in the “lamp” of our human spirit (cf. Prov. 20:27, John 3:6). Because we have had our sins forgiven, we will not be damned for eternity, but we will miss the wedding feast, which will still be a terrible loss.

May the Lord use these parables to help all of us, His children, become so much more serious and sober in our seeking after Him!

Length: 39 minutes

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RESOURCES

This Podcast Series: “The Judgment Seat of Christ”

Books
D.M. Panton, purchase The Judgment Seat of Christ
D.M. Panton, download The Judgment Seat of Christ
Witness Lee, A Brief Definition of the Kingdom of the Heavens
Watchman Nee, The Salvation of the Soul

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BIBLE VERSES REFERENCED…

In this Series:
2 Corinthians 5:10, Romans 14:10-12: The judgment seat of Christ.
Revelation 20:1-6: The 1,000 year reign of Christ upon the earth.
Revelation 20:11-15: The Great White Throne judgment.

In this Episode:
Matthew 18:21-35: The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant.
Matthew 25:1-13: The Parable of the Prudent and Foolish Virgins.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27: Paul’s running the race.
1 Corinthians 10:1-12: The type of the Children of Israel in the wilderness.
Matthew 6:14-15: Forgiven as we forgive.
Proverbs 20:27, 1 Corinthians 2:10-11: The lamp of the Lord.
Romans 9:23: Vessels unto mercy, prepared unto glory.

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Recorded…
in Chicago, Illinois on Wednesday, 17 September 2025