And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne.
The dead, great and small, stand before the throne as books are opened, including the Book of Life.
This verse presents the universal scope and moral seriousness of judgment.
11Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them. 12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. 13And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. 14Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death — the lake of fire. 15And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.