The judgment of the wicked during the 1000 years. The vindication of God in the eyes of the wicked at the end of the 1000 years.
Judgment is necessary before rewards or punishments can be meted out.
This may pose a conflict in some people's minds. Therefore, we will take the next two lessons to examine what the Bible says on the subject of death and the punishment of the wicked. To be consistent, our understanding of death must be in harmony with the concept of the judgment that we have discovered in Daniel. There are two basic teachings in Christendom concerning death. The first suggests that when righteous people die, they go straight to heaven because they have an immortal soul.