People will not be able to hide anything or disguise themselves at Christ's judgment seat they will be made known for what they really are and have done. "Appear" renders a verb that the lexicon defines as meaning "reveal, make known, show." Calvin held that the word means more than "appear" people will then come into the light whereas now many are hidden as in darkness. Paul is writing to Christians, so that "we all" signifies all believers they have all built on the one foundation though what they have built differs ( 1 Cor 3:12-15 ).Other passages make it clear that there is a judgment for nonbelievers also, but that is not the apostle's concern at this point. And "all" from another point of view makes it clear that everyone must face this prospect. "We must all" appear before Christ's judgment seat, where "must"points to a compelling divine necessity: There is no escaping it. These passages clearly refer to the judgment at the end of the world. We also read of God's judgment seat in a passage where several manuscripts have"Christ's judgment seat" ( Rom 14:10 ). Most of the examples of the use of the term in the New Testament refer to human tribunals, but we have one explicit reference to the judgment seat of Christ ( 2 Col 5:10 there are also references to Christ's activity in final judgment as 1 Col 4:5 1 Thess 2:19 ). It is used of a raised platform on which the judge sat during judicial proceedings (and from which he pronounced his verdict) or of the seat itself. The word we translate "judgment seat" ( bema ) basically means "step" from which it comes to be used as a unit of measure ( Acts 7:5 ). Bible Dictionaries - Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Judgment Seat of Christ Judgment Seat of Christ
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