Belgic Confession of Faith · Article 37

The Last Judgement

Türkçe

Son olarak, Tanrı’nın Sözü’ne göre, Rab’bin belirlediği zaman geldiğinde (ki bu zaman tüm yaratıklar için bilinmez) ve seçilmişlerin sayısı tamamlandığında, Rabbimiz İsa Mesih, göğe yükseldiği gibi, büyük ihtişam ve görkemle, bedenen ve görünür bir şekilde gökten gelecek ve kendini yaşayanların ve ölülerin yargıcı ilan edecektir. O, bu eski dünyayı temizlemek için ateş ve alevlerle yakacaktır. O zaman dünyanın başlangıcından sonuna kadar yaşamış olan bütün insanlar—erkekler, kadınlar ve çocuklar—o büyük Yargıç’ın önünde şahsen hazır bulunacaktır. Başmeleğin ve Tanrı’nın borazanının sesiyle oraya çağrılacaklardır. O zamana kadar ölmüş olanların hepsi yerden diriltilecek; ruhları, içinde yaşadıkları bedenleriyle yeniden birleşecektir. O sırada hâlâ hayatta olanlar ise diğerleri gibi ölmeyecek, fakat “bir anda, göz açıp kapayıncaya kadar” “çürüyenden çürümezliğe” değiştirileceklerdir. O zaman “kitaplar” (yani vicdanlar) açılacak ve ölüler, dünyada yaptıkları iyiliklere ya da kötülüklere göre yargılanacaklar. Gerçekten de, tüm insanlar, dünya tarafından sadece oyun olarak görülen boş sözlerinin hesap verecekler. Ve sonra insanların sırları ve ikiyüzlülükleri herkesin gözü önünde alenen ortaya çıkacak. Bu nedenle bu yargı düşüncesi kötü ve kötülük yapanlar için haklı olarak korkunç ve dehşet vericidir. Ama doğrular ve seçilmişler için çok hoş ve büyük bir tesellidir; çünkü o zaman onların tam kurtuluşu tamamlanmış olacaktır. Çektikleri zahmetlerin ve sıkıntıların meyvesini alacaklar; masumiyetleri herkesin önünde açıkça tanınacak; ve bu dünyada kendilerini zorbalıkla ezen, baskı yapan ve işkence eden kötülere Tanrı’nın getireceği korkunç adaletli intikamı göreceklerdir. Kötüler kendi vicdanlarının tanıklığıyla mahkûm edilecek ve ölümsüz kılınacaklardır—ama yalnızca şeytan ve onun melekleri için hazırlanmış olan sonsuz ateşte işkence görmek üzere. Buna karşılık imanlılar ve seçilmişler yücelik ve onurla taçlandırılacaktır. Tanrı’nın Oğlu onların adlarını Baba Tanrı’nın ve kutsal seçilmiş meleklerin önünde anacaktır; bütün gözyaşları gözlerinden silinecek; ve şu anda birçok yargıç ve sivil yetkili tarafından sapkın ve kötü sayılan davaları, “Tanrı’nın Oğlu’nun davası” olarak kabul edilecektir. Rab, lütufkâr bir ödül olarak onlara insan yüreğinin asla tasavvur edemeyeceği bir yüceliği bahşedecektir. Bu nedenle Tanrı’nın vaatlerini Rabbimiz İsa Mesih’te tam olarak tatmak için o büyük günü bütün özlemimizle bekleriz.

English

Finally we believe, according to God's Word, that when the time appointed by the Lord is come (which is unknown to all creatures) and the number of the elect is complete, our Lord Jesus Christ will come from heaven, bodily and visibly, as he ascended, with great glory and majesty, to declare himself the judge of the living and the dead. He will burn this old world, in fire and flame, in order to cleanse it. Then all human creatures will appear in person before the great judge- men, women, and children, who have lived from the beginning until the end of the world. They will be summoned there "with the archangel's call and with the sound of God's trumpet." (1 Thess. 4:16) For all those who died before that time will be raised from the earth, their spirits being joined and united with their own bodies in which they lived. And as for those who are still alive, they will not die like the others but will be changed "in the twinkling of an eye" from perishable to imperishable. (1 Cor. 15:51-53) Then the books (that is, the consciences) will be opened, and the dead will be judged according to the things they did in the world, (Rev. 20:12) whether good or evil. Indeed, all people will give account of all the idle words they have spoken, (Matt. 12:36) which the world regards as only playing games. And then the secrets and hypocrisies of all people will be publicly uncovered in the sight of all. Therefore, with good reason the thought of this judgment is horrible and dreadful to wicked and evil people. But it is very pleasant and a great comfort to the righteous and elect, since their total redemption will then be accomplished. They will then receive the fruits of their labor and of the trouble they have suffered; their innocence will be openly recognized by all; and they will see the terrible vengeance that God will bring on the evil ones who tyrannized, oppressed, and tormented them in this world. The evil ones will be convicted by the witness of their own consciences, and shall be made immortal- but only to be tormented in "the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels." (Matt. 25:41) In contrast, the faithful and elect will be crowned with glory and honor. The Son of God will profess their names (Matt. 10:32) before God his Father and the holy and elect angels; all tears will be wiped from their eyes; (Rev. 7:17) and their cause- at present condemned as heretical and evil by many judges and civil officers- will be acknowledged as the cause of the Son of God. And as a gracious reward the Lord will make them possess a glory such as the human heart could never imagine. So we look forward to that great day with longing in order to enjoy fully the promises of God in Christ Jesus, our Lord.

Finally we believe, according to God's Word, that when the time appointed by the Lord is come (which is unknown to all creatures) and the number of the elect is complete, our Lord Jesus Christ will come from heaven, bodily and visibly, as he ascended, with great glory and majesty, to declare himself the judge of the living and the dead. He will burn this old world, in fire and flame, in order to cleanse it. Then all human creatures will appear in person before the great judge- men, women, and children, who have lived from the beginning until the end of the world. They will be summoned there "with the archangel's call and with the sound of God's trumpet." (1 Thess. 4:16) For all those who died before that time will be raised from the earth, their spirits being joined and united with their own bodies in which they lived. And as for those who are still alive, they will not die like the others but will be changed "in the twinkling of an eye" from perishable to imperishable. (1 Cor. 15:51-53) Then the books (that is, the consciences) will be opened, and the dead will be judged according to the things they did in the world, (Rev. 20:12) whether good or evil. Indeed, all people will give account of all the idle words they have spoken, (Matt. 12:36) which the world regards as only playing games. And then the secrets and hypocrisies of all people will be publicly uncovered in the sight of all. Therefore, with good reason the thought of this judgment is horrible and dreadful to wicked and evil people. But it is very pleasant and a great comfort to the righteous and elect, since their total redemption will then be accomplished. They will then receive the fruits of their labor and of the trouble they have suffered; their innocence will be openly recognized by all; and they will see the terrible vengeance that God will bring on the evil ones who tyrannized, oppressed, and tormented them in this world. The evil ones will be convicted by the witness of their own consciences, and shall be made immortal- but only to be tormented in "the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels." (Matt. 25:41) In contrast, the faithful and elect will be crowned with glory and honor. The Son of God will profess their names (Matt. 10:32) before God his Father and the holy and elect angels; all tears will be wiped from their eyes; (Rev. 7:17) and their cause- at present condemned as heretical and evil by many judges and civil officers- will be acknowledged as the cause of the Son of God. And as a gracious reward the Lord will make them possess a glory such as the human heart could never imagine. So we look forward to that great day with longing in order to enjoy fully the promises of God in Christ Jesus, our Lord.

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