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The passover was a foreshadow of what is to come.
Jesus Christ is the passover lamb.

The image ? the lessen from it ?

Those who place their trust, hope, faith, life in Jesus Christ ? judgement has already " Passover " them.

But some will say ? " but wait, doesn't the bible tell us that we will stand before the judgement seat ? "

Uhmmmmmm, yeah.

But ? let's look into what the word Judgement actually means.

Most if not all put a negative connotation, or put it in a bad light of what judgement really means.

Of course ?

The association with the word and meaning of judgement for the unbeliever, the unsaved sinner is ? the sinner will face God's full wrath and judgement, make no mistake about that.

However ?

Christ came to save which was lost.

Now ?

If you were the injured party in some auto accident, or business deal would you not hire a lawyer and go to court and hope that the judge would " Judge " in your favor ?

When a judge makes a judicial decision in your favor would it not be a settled judgement ?

How about America's got talent ? they have judges.

Or ?

Some contest, or judges at a county fair ?

Some bring farm animals, or food to the country fair in hope that they either inspect it, or test it and make a decision and you win the contest and get the blue ribbon.
The sinner would bring the lamb to the high priest and the high priest inspects the lamb to see if it's spotless, without any flaws.

We stand before God and God's judges us, searches us, to see ? if the blood of Christ is applied.

Yes, we will stand before the judgement seat of Christ and will have to give a account for our lives, and God is going to see if the blood of Christ is applied.

So you see ?

Judgement is not always a bad thing as in the case if you were to go to court and hope the judge will rule in your favor, or at a country fair if you hope to win a contest.

Having said all of that, now I get to the crux of my point.

There is a difference between God's judgement and God's chastisement of his loved ones, his children.

In Hebrews chapter 12 it does not even give a hint of even considering that this means judgement in the context of eternal judgement and damnation to hell.

The text in Hebrews 12 talks to us, it encourages us not to faint, not to become weary, not to become harden when God is chastising us.

For the one in whom God chastises, in whom he loves as his child.

For if God didn't chastise us as his own ? we would be bastards.

Once again, here to the word chastisement is taken in a negative light.
Some will take it to the extreme and see it as judgement.
The word chastisement also simply means ? correction.

God loves us so much that he corrects us when we go astray.
My friend ? do not become dishearten when God is chastising you, for whom he loves he chastise.