Why is Jesus called “the Judge”?

Christ identifies Himself as the Judge (John 5:22) who will judge the living and the dead (1 Pet. 4:5); not to terrify them, but to reassure them. He will come to condemn the wicked and to prepare the marriage supper, where the Church will rejoice without any fear of the enemy who opposes her. The wicked will see His eyes as a flame of fire and in His mouth a sharp sword and He will rule them with a rod iron. As for His children, they will see Him as the “King of Kings and Lord of Lords” who protects and glorifies them (Rev 19:9–16).