Knowledge in Risen Man

When a man rises from the dead and comes to the general judgment, he will know all the sins he has committed in his lifetime. St. Augustine says this complete remembrance of all one’s sins will be conferred on each person by God’s power;it will be a special gift for the occasion. The judgment willbe most perfect, and therefore the accuser, the witness, the defendant must know all that is to be judged. Each man’s conscience is like a book that contains an accurate and detailed record of his life. And at judgment, the books will be opened(Apoc. 20:12).

At the last judgment, each person will know, not only his own sins, but the sins of every other person. For in this judgment, God’s justice is to be manifested to all.

This special knowledge of one’s sins and the sins of all mankind will not be acquired by some time-consuming process,but will be as knowledge that is acquired at a glance.