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Judgment Seat of Christ
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Judgment Seat
Walk Thru the Bible
Judgment Seat
Walk Thru the Bible
Bema (judgment seat) in secular usage had four meanings:
1. One's stride, or manner of walking (which reveals character).
2. A platform for a public official (cf. 3. A "rewards platform" in sporting contests. Because of this meaning, some claim the "bema" is only a place for rewards&md;not judgment. But in secular legal contexts it also denotes 4. The place where litigants stood for trial. Paul repeatedly stressed this meaning;
