Last Judgment

It was widely believed in Second temple Judaism, that the Last Judgment would occur at the End of Times and would result in the punishment (and destruction) of the sinners and the reward (and salvation) of the righteous.

It was also generally understood that the Last Judgment would be "according to one's own deeds". However, there were discussions about which deeds would be considered.

God was viewed as the supreme Judge, but in some apocalyptic circle there was a widespread belief that the Last Judgment would be the work of God's Messiah, the Son of Man.

The ancient world did not know the modern principle that "the Law is equal for everyone". The practice and experience of ancient societies was that different laws apply to different people. Therefore, it was commonly accepted the fact that different people would be judged differently even in the Last Judgment. Everything depended on what different people were expected to do. Males and females, free people and slaves, Jews and Gentiles were subjected to different laws.