Answers to Question 1.
Show the difference, by Scripture, between the Lord's coming for His saints and His coming with His saints.
FOR HIS SAINTS.
(a) "If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." John 14:3.
(b)"The Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." 1 Thess. 4:16, 17.
WITH HIS SAINTS.
(a) The Lord cometh with ten thousands of His saints to execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him." Jude 14,15.
(b) " His wife hath made herself ready. and to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white.... and the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean," etc. Rev. 19:7-21.
Answers to Question 2.
Where will we meet the Lord when He comes for His own?
(a) “To meet the Lord in the air." 1 Thess. 4:17.
(b) "While they beheld, He was taken up; and a cloud received Him out of their sight..... This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven." Acts 1:9-11.
Answers to Question 3.
Will the world hear the shout?
(a) The dead in Christ and those who are alive and remain are all who answer to that shout, therefore we judge the rest do not hear His voice at that time. 1 Thess. 1:16.
(b) The words "shout," "voice of the archangel" and "trump of God" are all connected with the dead in Christ. 1 Thess. 4:16. But all shall hear his voice, those who are saved at the resurrection of life, and those who are lost at the resurrection of damnation. John 5:28, 29.
Answers to Question 4.
For what purpose will we appear at the judgment seat of Christ?
"We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that everyone may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad." 2 Cor. 5:10.
"If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved, yet as by fire." 1 Cor. 3:14, 15.
Answers to Question 5.
Give Scripture, showing the different views of the judgment thrones, the places and the character of those who shall appear at each period.
First throne judgment will be in heaven, and only saved people appear at it, to have their works tested and they to receive rewards or suffer loss. 1 Cor. 3:13-15.
Second throne judgment will be the throne of His glory, on earth, when the Lord shall return with His saints, and the saved and lost of the living nations at that time will be gathered before Him. The saved will be brought into the kingdom, and the lost sent into everlasting punishment. Matt. 25:31-46.
Third throne judgment will be the great white throne, in space, heaven and earth having fled away, and the unsaved dead who have not had their throne trial, will be raised and tried according to their works and cast into the lake of fire. Rev. 20:12-15.