A COURSE IN MIRACLES

W-p2.10 Lesson 311

What is the Last Judgment?.

Christ’s Second Coming gives the Son of God this gift: to hear the Voice for God proclaim that what is false is false, and what is true has never changed. ²And this the judgment is in which perception ends. ³At first you see a world that has accepted this as true, projected from a now corrected mind. ⁴And with this holy sight, perception gives a silent blessing and then disappears, its goal accomplished and its mission done.

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Christ’s Second Coming gives the Son of God this gift: to hear the Voice for God proclaim that what is false is false, and what is true has never changed. ²And this the judgment is in which perception ends [Perception ends with the judgment that what is true has never changed]. ³At first you see a world that has accepted this [what is true has never changed] as true, projected from a now corrected mind. ⁴And with this holy sight [vision from a corrected mind], perception gives a silent blessing and then disappears, its [perception’s] goal accomplished and its [perception’s] mission done.

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Christ’s Second Coming gives the Son of God this gift: to hear the Voice for God proclaim that what is false is false, and what is true has never changed. ²Perception ends with the judgment that what is true has never changed. ³At first you see a world that has accepted what is true has never changed as true, projected from a now corrected mind. ⁴And with this holy vision from a corrected mind, perception gives a silent blessing and then disappears, perception’s goal accomplished and perception’s mission done.

Summarized

When Christ comes again you know the truth that you cannot change. Once you understand this, your mind is corrected. You bless the world and perception disappears.

2. The final judgment on the world contains no condemnation. ²For it sees the world as totally forgiven, without sin and wholly purposeless. ³Without a cause, and now without a function in Christ’s sight, it merely slips away to nothingness. ⁴There it was born, and there it ends as well. ⁵And all the figures in the dream in which the world began go with it. ⁶Bodies now are useless, and will therefore fade away, because the Son of God is limitless.

Expanded

2. The final judgment on the world contains no condemnation. ²For it [the final judgment] sees the world as totally forgiven, without sin and wholly purposeless. ³Without a cause, and now without a function in Christ’s sight, it [the world] merely slips away to nothingness. ⁴There it [the world] was born, and there it [the world] ends as well. ⁵And all the figures in the dream in which the world began go with it [the world]. ⁶Bodies now are useless, and will therefore fade away, because the Son of God is limitless.

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2. The final judgment on the world contains no condemnation. ²For the final judgment sees the world as totally forgiven, without sin and wholly purposeless. ³Without a cause, and now without a function in Christ’s sight, the world merely slips away to nothingness. ⁴There the world was born, and there the world ends as well. ⁵And all the figures in the dream in which the world began go with the world. ⁶Bodies now are useless, and will therefore fade away, because the Son of God is limitless.

Summarized

The world was caused by sin. Once the world is forgiven, there is no cause and therefore the world can’t exist.

3. You who believed that God’s Last Judgment would condemn the world to hell along with you, accept this holy truth: God’s Judgment is the gift of the Correction He bestowed on all your errors, freeing you from them, and all effects they ever seemed to have. ²To fear God’s saving grace is but to fear complete release from suffering, return to peace, security and happiness, and union with your own Identity.

Expanded

3. You who believed that God’s Last Judgment would condemn the world to hell along with you, accept this holy truth: God’s Judgment is the gift of the Correction He [God] bestowed on all your errors, freeing you from them [all your errors], and all effects they [your errors] ever seemed to have. ²To fear God’s saving grace is but to fear complete release from suffering, [to fear] return to peace, [to fear] security and happiness, and [to fear] union with your own Identity.

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3. You who believed that God’s Last Judgment would condemn the world to hell along with you, accept this holy truth: God’s Judgment is the gift of the Correction God bestowed on all your errors, freeing you from all your errors, and all effects your errors ever seemed to have. ²To fear God’s saving grace is but to fear complete release from suffering, to fear return to peace, to fear security and happiness, and to fear union with your own Identity.

Summarized

You thought judgment meant condemnation. But it means God’s final correction of all errors. There can be no effects of error either. To be afraid of correction is to be afraid of release, peace, security, happiness and to be afraid of who you are.

4. God’s Final Judgment is as merciful as every step in His appointed plan to bless His Son, and call him to return to the eternal peace He shares with him. ²Be not afraid of love. ³For it alone can heal all sorrow, wipe away all tears, and gently waken from his dream of pain the Son whom God acknowledges as His. ⁴Be not afraid of this. ⁵Salvation asks you give it welcome. ⁶And the world awaits your glad acceptance, which will set it free.

Expanded

4. God’s Final Judgment is as merciful as every step in His [God’s] appointed plan to bless His [God’s] Son, and call him [God’s-Son] to return to the eternal peace He [God] shares with him [God’s-Son]. ²Be not afraid of love. ³For it [love] alone can heal all sorrow, wipe away all tears, and gently waken from his [the-Son-of-God’s] dream of pain the Son whom God acknowledges as His [God’s]. ⁴Be not afraid of this [awakening]. ⁵Salvation asks you give it [awakening] welcome. ⁶And the world awaits your glad acceptance, which will set it [the world] free.

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4. God’s Final Judgment is as merciful as every step in God’s appointed plan to bless God’s Son, and call God’s-Son to return to the eternal peace God shares with God’s-Son. ²Be not afraid of love. ³For love alone can heal all sorrow, wipe away all tears, and gently waken the Son of God from the-Son-of-God’s dream of pain. ⁴Be not afraid of awakening. ⁵Salvation asks you give awakening welcome. ⁶And the world awaits your glad acceptance, which will set the world free.

Summarized

God’s judgment guarantees you blessing, peace and love. God’s mercy heals your pain. Don’t be afraid to accept God’s love. Accpeting God’s judgment will set the world free.

5. This is God’s Final Judgment: “You are still My holy Son, forever innocent, forever loving and forever loved, as limitless as your Creator, and completely changeless and forever pure. ²Therefore awaken and return to Me. ³I am your Father and you are My Son.”

Summarized

God’s judgment is that you are as holy and as loving and as pure as when you were when you were created. Wake up and return to God.