I imagine most of us remember our final exams in school. It could be the final to conclude a particular class, or it could be the final to graduate. Either way, finals are usually stressful! What finals accomplished though is they exposed how well we mastered the material. How well did we read, tune into the lectures, and complete the assignments?
God says in His Word that a day is coming when all mankind will take a final exam. The last test for the unbeliever is to determine whether they pass or fail. For the Christian, the exam is to determine what grade we will receive. Either way, the question isn’t “will we take the final” rather, it is “are we ready to take it?”