What is the Judgment of the Sheep & Goats? (Matthew
What is the Judgment of the Sheep & Goats; also referred to as the Judgment of the Nations. Is this a judgment unto salvation or hell based upon one's works? Does this teach a work-based salvation? Is this a judgment against specific nations or countries? When does this judgment occur? And does its timing shed light onto proper interpretation of this judgment? All this, and more will be explained in my personal study of this passage.
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thank you for shedding light on this topic. What i'm garnering from your explanation: Believers were compelled to do "good things" for the Jewish people because that's what a believer would do. It's not that they did good works to become a believer. Sheep inherit the Kingdom... inheritance reveals their entrance. Goats are cast out... because they are unbelievers, they will take certain actions which, in this case, was to treat the Jewish people with disregard.
I think this scripture just confirmed to us that Christianity is not a religion but rather a lifestyle
Thank you so much. This chapter had me messed up, so now I understand. I am grateful! Bless you!
Thanks for replying. I´m becoming more aware how the church knows so little about how all things all pan out at the end. Next topic in our home group is the sheep and goats judgement. Gotta get it right!
Amazing.
It does seem like some “thought” they were not followers of Jesus…and that explains why they asked “when Lord?”. That is when Jesus points to their compassionate deeds as the evidence that they were loving Jesus unaware
I agree one hundred percent with your point of view on the works. Very well said!! The believers, whatever nation, who come out of the Tribulation will go into the Millennium. The unbelievers, whatever nation, will await the Great White Throne Judgment before going to Hell. So ah ha, I have to get my understanding straight on whether they go to the opposite side of Abraham’s bosom to wait with the rest, or what. It seems I am coming up short, somewhere. Thank you for making me think!!!
Sheep and goats judgment takes place at the end of the great tribulation to see who enters the 1000yr reign the church is judged at the judgment seat of christ to get a reward 1 corinthians 3
Brilliant very well explained, well done mate.
We know the elect don't go to the judgment of the world. We are not the sheep. It's not about us. The sheep dont know Jesus. They served Jesus through us. It seems so obvious to me but I don't know why anyone hasn't understood this. It made the question of predestination very clear to me. We are not predestined to be saved but to know Christ and to become the priests for the coming kingdom. By our free will we persevere or we fall away from the faith. And all the un-elect will be judged as it is written in this passage. By their free will some have done good others bad. We must be the salt for for the earth, learning them to be good. Salt is just one small part of the meal. We are a few of all the nations to who Jesus has revealed himself. To the others he has chosen to remain hidden (romans 11.32)
1 Timothy 4:10 - The New International Version (NIV) 10 That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe. 1 Cor 15:22 for even as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all shall be made alive
I disagree with the sentiment that brother in that passage refers to Jewish, that's not true
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Put what in the mailbox? 🤷♂️
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I'm very much once saved always saved, but didn't Jesus say whoever does the will of his father, those are his brothers, sisters, and mother?
I enjoyed your teaching, so at what point does the rapture takes place?
It is my belief that while the rapture may occur at any moment, it will occur prior to this judgment in Matthew 25, and prior to the revealing of the Antichrist and the signs in Revelation. I am a pretrib believer, regardless of how popular the prewrath view is becoming.
Great teaching thank you. What happens then to the goats at that time. Does Jesus put them to death , and then raise them up again to appear at the Great White Throne judgement?
Great question! I see two possibilities. #1, they are cast immediately into the Lake of Fire. #2, since hell is not yet to be cast into the Lake of Fire at that point, the goats would be cast into hell while waiting for ultimate demise IAW Revelation 20:14-15.
Many occult believe in Jesus, but may not serve him or be on his side, what makes us, Jesus-loving Christians any different apart from the Love? For if we love him..... fill in the blanks while separating the wheat from the chaff? Please
While I don't think this understanding of this parable is harmful or heretical, I don't think it's the best explanation for this parable. The key to understanding this parable is the difference between how sheep are judged vs how goats are judged. Goats being judged: "Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye DID IT NOT TO THE LEAST OF THESE, ye did it not to me." Sheep being judged: "Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye DID IT UNTO THE LEAST OF THESE of these, ye did it not to me." Jesus judging the sheep based on how they do "IT" to one VS Jesus judging the goats on how they did it NOT to all of the "brethren". Jesus is juxtaposing the judgement under the law VS the judgment under grace(full mercy) Goats are judged under an impossible standard, as they have to do "IT" to ALL brothers, meaning if there are 5000 brothers, they have to do all 6 things to all of them(they have to keep the whole law). Meanwhile sheep are judged in how they do "IT" even to just one of the least of these, sheep are given full grace, full mercy. Also, there is good reason to believe that the "brotheren" mentioned in the parable is actually a reference to the law, and not Jewish people, as the only time Jesus uses the term "least of these" is in reference to the law in Matthew. Matthew 5:19 (KJV): "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." Paul describing those who are judged under the law as cursed, similar to how Jesus calls the goats "cursed": "For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them." This parable is actually a massive proof-text for faith alone theology, it's a shame that it's mostly twisted and abused by works salvationists to extract the opposite message...
You could be right...thanks for a respectful disagreement. I can handle those 😊
Very good thoughts. Thank you 🙌
You say the fire prepared for the devil in his angels but then in Revelation it says hell is casting to the lake of fire. So are we casting hell into hell? What is the lake of fire?
Hell is a temporary holding location for unbelivers, similar to the opposite of Abraham's Bosom or Paradise, and now heaven. Temporary in the fact, as you say, hell is cast into the lake of fire in the end. And heaven in the fact that in the eternal order, we will dwell on earth, not reside in heaven.
@@C4CApologetics do you believe all will be restored, Just how everything was all corrupted?
All what will be restores? If meaning will the earth return to a preFall state, then I would have to say yes.
@@C4CApologetics I mean everything. like apokatastasis. what the early church fathers taught. like Origen and Gregory of Nyssa.
Could you elaborate on that? If referring to universal salvation, then no. Unbelievers will not receive a second chance at eternal life after death.
Assuming believers do the right thing. But do believers always do what is right or true or just or do they mess up. Well it seems like they better make the right choice or go to hell.
question:??? what do you say about when the Lord sits on His throne at the end of Trib...He calls ALL nations who survived the Trib....and those people are classified ONLY into 2 groups...the goats and sheep.....the ones named sheep did NOT even know the Lord or Gospel, because they did not realize or know the assistance given and particularly named by the Lord to His brethren, the persecuted Jews during Trib, during Trib (the true believers/saved would not have been here at this time of Trib... because of being caught up.) These (sheep) people from all nations were declared by the Lord and called "Righteous" and they did NOT know the Lord or His gospel. ....because they ask in puzzlement "When did we......? as doing it unto the Lord Himself" All born again saved believers always know when we do "good" etc to others as unto the Lord. In this future event, the Lord tells us about in Matt 25 is only about a one time, end-of-the Trib event ....when the Lord calls ALL survivors (Gentiles) of Trib to the throne for judgment? So, another thought about that word "R" possibly there might be more to what the Lord said in LK 5..."He did NOT come to call the righteous...(self-righteious and righteous are NOT the same or interchangeable)......then there are those righteous who He went to speak/see/do in Paradise after His death....there maybe another classification that we do not really understand for a soveriegnity of His, that may be a mystery to us. Be well in the Lord and in your diligent studies of His Word "like a workman....."
Very well could be 🤷♂️ Guess we'll find out when faith becomes sight 😁
@@C4CApologetics we are so close imminently to knowing all the whys, mysteries, possibilities and total understanding ...decades ago i would wonder if there would be bibe classes with the LORD or instant knowledge/revelation ..LOL
Great analysis, but I believe BOTH the sheep and the goats are unbelievers while Jesus' "brethren" are Christian believers, and perhaps specifically disciples and evangelists. While Jesus was still speaking to the people, behold, His mother and His brethren stood outside, asking to speak to Him. Someone told Him, "Your mother and Your brethren are standing outside, asking to speak with You." But Jesus replied to the man who told him, "Who is My mother, and who are My brethren?" And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, "Here are My mother and My brethren! For whoever does The Will of My Father is My brethren." (Matthew 12:46-50) Jesus said, "This is The Will of My Father: That every one who sees the Son and believes on Him has eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day." (John 6:40) Jesus said, "He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. And whoever gives to one of the least of these My brethren even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple: Truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward." (Matthew 10:40-42)
Do you wonder what Jesus meant when he said ( the first shall be last and the last shall be first) ?? The first resurrection is the last Trump. And the last Trump is the first resurrection!! That includes all believers in Christ!😅😊😊😊
Yudonia is definitely a goat nation