The Books Were Opened: Judgment, Hell, and the Book of Life (Revelation 20:11–15)

New City Church - Nashville · Jun 11, 2026 · 45m

A note from Pastor Trey:

As a kid, few things scared me more than hell. Every altar call, I thought it was for me. At some point I realized my relationship with Jesus really wasn't only a response to love — it was really about fear.

This week we deal with a text that makes us face the things we'd rather avoid: the great white throne, the books being opened, the lake of fire. One of the beauties and challenges of preaching through a whole book of the Bible is that I don't get to pick and choose the texts I would like to preach.

In this episode:

why God being on the throne is really good news…