In most trials in the United States, a person is judged by a jury of his peers. However, under certain conditions the defendant can waive his right for a jury and instead request a bench trial, which means that the jury will be replaced with a single judge. Now, instead of trying to convince twelve people, he is only trying to convince one. This means that the entire courtroom, or the entire country, could consider him to be guilty, but as long as the judge believes him to be innocent, he will go free. He stands before a single judge who will determine his fate. In our lives we can sometimes feel that we are living before many judges. We are live before our employers, for our family members, our friends, our teachers, our co-workers, and the world in general. It is a burdensome task to try to please all of those judges. How much would our lives change if we believed that there was only one judge whose opinion mattered? Everyone else could feel free to give their evaluation and judgment, but none of that would matter if there was only one true judge. In this lesson we explore a passage that presents Jesus as the only judge. And Jesus’ role as judge is linked up with his promised return. Throughout the Advent season we celebrated Jesus’ first coming. In this lesson we look ahead to his second coming, placing our hope in him as the only and final judge