Reference

Revelation 20:13

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.
11

And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

12

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 those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

13

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.

14

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

15

And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

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Judgment Separated

The verse describes the dead being "given up" and then "judged," but it does not specify any time gap or separation between these two events. The conjunction "and" simply connects the actions without indicating a temporal distinction.

Final Resurrection

The verse describes the giving up of the dead for judgment, which implies a resurrection, but it does not explicitly state that this rising is "bodily" or that it occurs on "the last day" as part of a "general resurrection event," leaving room for alternative interpretations of the nature and timing of this event.

Timing of Judgment

The verse describes the act of judgment itself and the sources from which the dead are raised, but it provides no explicit information about the timing of this judgment in relation to the millennium.

Judgment at Resurrection

The verse describes the dead being "given up" and "delivered up" and then "judged," but it does not explicitly state that this judgment occurs *at the exact moment* of their resurrection, only that it follows the act of being given up.

Hell Terminology (Sheol/Hades/Gehenna/Lake of Fire)

The verse mentions "death and hell" delivering up the dead, which could be interpreted as a general reference to the grave or the realm of the dead (Hades/Sheol) rather than a specific place of punishment like Gehenna or the Lake of Fire, especially since the judgment itself is described as occurring *after* they are delivered up.

Sheol / The Grave

The verse speaks of "death and hell" delivering up the dead, which could be interpreted as distinct entities or states beyond merely the physical grave or Sheol.