Please read over my banter with tenn2005. The whole NT points to a day of judgement where all the books will be opened and justice will be known to all.
Sure it does. But that doesn't make God subject to time. Contemplate eternity. Asking whether we go straight to Heaven or only after some time and events take place is to totally not think about eternity.
If our destination is Heaven, we are already there. From eternity we will be able to view our present.
SD