Will the Sins of the Saved Be Exposed?

A Time for Surprises: When the faithful reach the heavenly kingdom, they may find that some individuals they expected to be there are missing, while others they thought had no right to be there are presentEVRR373.

A Witness to Divine Justice: To ensure that justice is not only done but seen to be done, God allows the saints to investigate the secret life records of the lostEVRR373.

Understanding the Verdict: This process allows the saved to understand and appreciate the verdicts given by heaven, ensuring there are no lingering doubts about God’s character or his decisionsEVRR373.

Judging the World and Angels: The apostle Paul explicitly asks if believers know that they shall judge the world and even judge angels 1 Corinthians 6:2-3EVRR373.

Executing Written Judgment: The saints will sing praises as they execute the "judgment written," a high honor granted to all his followers Psalms 149:5-9EVRR373.

Trial and Execution: This millennial period serves as the "trial" phase for the unsaved dead, while the final "execution" of the sentence occurs at the end of the thousand years Revelation 20:11-15EVRR373.

Blotting Out of Sins: For those who have truly repented and followed Christ, their sin record is blotted out for all eternityEVRR116+1.

Clean Books: At the conclusion of this work, the books of remembrance will be as clean of the record of the saints' sins as if they had never been entered Acts 3:19SOSL 96.1.

Confession by Christ: Rather than their sins being exposed to shame them, Christ himself confesses the names of the faithful before the Father and the holy angels Revelation 3:5EVRR116+1.

A Specific Prophetic Period: This work commenced at the end of the 2,300 days in 1844, a period identified as the hour of God's judgment Daniel 8:14+1GSAM 127.3+1.

Before the Second Advent: The investigative judgment and the blotting out of sins must be accomplished before the Lord returns in the clouds of heavenHF 299.4+1.

The Closing Work: It is the antitypical Day of Atonement, the very last work performed by our High Priest before he lays aside his priestly robes and returns to earth Leviticus 16:30, 33-34HF 218.4+1.

The "Times of Refreshing": This event coincides with the "times of refreshing" from the presence of the Lord, also known as the latter rain, which prepares God's people to stand through the final crisis Acts 3:19-20CWCP 124.2+1.

Total Erasure: When sins are blotted out, they are removed from the sanctuary and the books of record, leaving the individual "without fault before the throne of God" Revelation 14:5ADRE September 1850, page 3.3+1.

Forgotten by God: The Lord promises that once sins are blotted out, He will remember them no more Isaiah 43:25+1JEO 13.3+1.

Hidden During the Time of Trouble: During the final "time of trouble," the people of God may experience mental anguish, but they will have no unconfessed sins to appear before them; their wrongs have gone beforehand to judgment and cannot be brought to remembranceHF 376.5.

Contrast with the Unsaved: While the good deeds of the saints are carried into the heavenly courts, the sins of the unrepentant remain recorded until they are eventually "blotted out" of existence along with the sinner Revelation 20:12COL 266.2+2.

Confessed by Jesus: Instead of their sins being exposed, Jesus confesses their names before the Father and the holy angels, claiming them as His own Matthew 10:32+1GC 483.2+1.

Clothed in White: The overcomers are granted white robes, symbolizing that they have been accounted worthy of eternal life and restored to their Eden home Revelation 6:11BDOC 20.20+2.

Sealed for Eternity: This process concludes with the sealing of the servants of God, a settling into the truth so that they can never be moved Revelation 7:3GP 90.3+1.