This chart addresses one of the most fundamental (and often muddled) timelines in eschatology: the separation of the saved and the unsaved in both resurrection and judgment. This clarifies the “blessed hope” of the righteous.
| Event | Participants | Time (Prophetic Order) | Scripture Reference (KJV) | Significance |
| The First Resurrection | The Righteous Dead in Christ | At Christ’s Return/Rapture (Before the Millennium) | “For the Lord himself shall descend… and the dead in Christ shall rise first.” (1 Thessalonians 4:16) | The Saints receive their immortal, glorified bodies to rule with Christ. |
| The Judgment Seat of Christ | The Resurrected Saints (Believers Only) | After the First Resurrection (Before the Millennium) | “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body…” (2 Corinthians 5:10) | Judgment for rewards and degrees of authority, not for salvation. |
| The Second Resurrection | The Unsaved Dead (Wicked) | At the End of the Millennium | “But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished.” (Revelation 20:5) | The wicked are resurrected to face eternal condemnation. |
| The Great White Throne Judgment | The Unsaved Dead from all ages | After the Second Resurrection (Final End) | “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:12, 15) | Judgment for condemnation based on works, leading to the second death. |