Judgment seat translates bema , which, in its simplest definition, describes a place reached by steps, or a platform. The Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament) uses it that way in Nehemiah 8:4. In Greek culture bema referred to the elevated platform on which victorious athletes received their crowns, much like the medal stand in the modern Olympic games. In the New Testament it was used on the judgment seats of Pilate (Matt. 27:19; John 19:13), Herod (Acts 12:21), and Festus (Acts 25:6, 10, 17). There was also a bema at Corinth, where unbelieving Jews unsuccessfully accused Paul before the Roman proconsul Gallio (Acts 18:12, 16, 17). A person was brought before a bema to have his or her deeds examined, in a judicial sense for indictment or exoneration, or for the purpose of recognizing and rewarding some achievement. Writing to the Romans of this same event, Paul described it as “the judgment seat [ bema ] of God” (Rom 14:10). God the Father is the ultimate Judge, but He has “given all judgment to the Son” (John 5:22).

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy, Eggs	Italian	Italian, Pork, Cheese/eggs, Pizza	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	tb	Olive oil
1		Onion, cut in 1/4s, sliced
1		Garlic clove, crushed
1	cn	Tomatoes (8 oz)
1	tb	Tomato paste
1/2	ts	Dried oregano
1	c	All-purpose flour
1	c	Whole-wheat flour
1/4	ts	Salt
1	ts	Active dried yeast
2/3	c	Warm water (~125'F./52.5'C.)
1	cn	Green chilies (3.5 oz)
6	oz	Mozzarella cheese, chopped
2	oz	Pepperoni stick, sliced
8		Ripe or green olives
		Tomato roses (opt)
		Fresh parsley sprigs (opt)

INSTRUCTIONS

Lightly grease a 10" pizza pan. Heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a saucepan. Add
onion, garlic, tomato paste, tomatoes with juice and oregano. Stir well to
break up tomatoes, then simmer, uncovered, 10-15 minutes or until well
thickened; cool. Preheat oven to  375'F. (190'C.). Put flours, salt and
yeast in a bowl and mix well. Add water and mix to form a dough. Knead
well, then roll to a 10" circle. Line greased pizza pan with dough.
Brush surface of dough with a little of remaining oil and cover with tomato
mixture. Drain and chop chilies and sprinkle on top. Sprinkle with cheese
and drizzle with remaining oil. Bake in preheated oven 25 minutes. Top
pizza with pepperoni and olives and bake 10 minutes. Cut in wedges. Garnish
with tomato roses and parsley sprigs, if desired, and serve hot.
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