"The Reckoning" garnered generally positive reception from eight music critics. At "CCM Magazine", Doug Van Pelt graded the album an A-, stating that "it's hard not to notice the stellar production", and it comes "with its incredible bass, drum and guitar sounds." Jeremy Williams of Cross Rhythms rate the album nine out of ten, writing that the album "doesn't let up from there either, with crunching riffs and screamed lyrics that call for an all-out commitment as uncompromising as the music".