The Judgment
The Koran states, “The fate of each man we have bound about his neck. On the Day of Resurrection we shall confront him with a book spread wide open, saying, “Here is your book and read it (1).” Enough for you this day that your own soul should call you into account. From this note that a record of each person’s actions is kept in which each one of us will have to give an account.
The Bible has passages that appear similar to the Koran’s account above. Scripture expounds, “And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heavens fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of these things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them; and they were judged every man according to their works (2).”
Please notice the difference between the Koran and the Scripture on this issue. One has fate and the other has judgment. “Fate” refers to an outcome which is inevitable predetermined by a god or some other agency beyond human control (3). The word “judged” implies a person with authority placed in a person who has experience of knowledge that is qualified to settle controversy (4). In the Koran a person’s own soul brings the person into account of their actions. In Scripture, on the other hand, it is the Lord Jesus Christ who is the one who renders judgment at the Great White Throne Judgment. Jesus said, “For the Father judges no man, but has committed all judgment unto the Son; that all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honors not the Son honors not the Father, who has sent Him (5).”
Furthermore, Jesus said, “Verily (truly), verily (truly), I say to you, He that hears My word, and believes on Him that sent me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life (6).”
You, too, reader, can do this by repenting of (turning away from) your sin and praying something to the effect of these words, “Lord Jesus Christ forgive me of my evil and come into my life and heart (innermost being).”
References:
(1) Koran p. 198, paragraph 17:14
(2) The Bible, Revelation 20:11-13
(3) Webster’s New World College Dictionary, p. 515, 517
(4) Webster’s New World College Dictionary, p. 774
(5) The Bible, John 5:22-23
(6) The Bible, John 5:24
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