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Only saved persons of Christ's bride will appear at His judgment seat.

Izzat so?

Exodus 32:32-33
But now, if you will forgive their sin—but if not, please blot me out of your book that you have written.” But the Lord said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me, I will blot out of my book.

Daniel 12:1
“At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book.

Philippians 4:3
And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.

Revelation 3:5
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

Revelation 13:8
And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Revelation 17:8
The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

Revelation 20:11-15
"Then I saw a great White Throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and THE BOOKS WERE OPENED. Another book was opened WHICH IS THE BOOK OF LIFE. The dead were judged according to their works as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to their works. Then death and Hades were thrown into the Lake of Fire. The Lake of Fire is the second death. If anyone's name was not found written IN THE BOOK OF LIFE, he was thrown into the lake of fire."

Revelation 21:27

Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

Why even LOOK at the BoL if ONLY 'saved persons' will be there?

imardmd1: Only saved persons of Christ's bride will appear at His judgment seat.

Elsie: Izzat so?

(Scripture verses) Elsie: Why even LOOK at the BoL if ONLY 'saved persons' will be there?

It sounds to me that you are attempting to validate the assumption that Christ's judgment seat (= βεμα) is the same as the Great White Throne (=θρονον). Please consider that:

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness; ..." (2 Timothy 3:16)

What you neglected was to include Rev. 20:4-5, which would have solved your problem. Also taking into account:

"And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: ..." (Heb. 9:27)

We see that these thrones, not primarily seats of appointed judges, but of administration of the kingdom affairs, were occupied by humans who were reigning by appointment of Christ:

"To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne ..." (Rev. 3:21; see also 2:11 and 2:26)

These humans, who must have died, are sitting in their thrones, not only resurrected in the first resurrection, but will reign with Him for a thousand years, hence have already been judged. They will have been permitted to judge, but it is like our civil courts--they will not hear capital cases, only administrative ones, as well as executing other official decisions.

At the end of the thousand years, the Devil will have been finally dealt with, and the Great White Throne, which only hears capital cases, will not only judge humans that were not raised up in the first resurrection, but also ones saved by faith in Christ during the seven-year tribulation or during the thousand-year interregnum.

Some of those may have died, but are raised in the second resurrection. They also will be judged at the GWT moment of truth, but certainly the Book of Life will be consulted for the entries of their names. Nevertheless, their deeds will b e reviewed out of the other books concerning their rewards.

The remainder of souls will also be judged fairly and squarely on their works. But if any have a sin history not wiped out by the Shed Blood of Jesus The Anointed Lamb of The God, no matter how miniscule it is, they will be judged worthy of being consigned to the Lake of Fire forever; because The God cannot look on, nor entertain sin in his presence. Fair? Yes it would be.

The purpose of this is to find the answers to your questions in the Holy Scripture. My time is precious. Do not hlp me to misuse it.