Matthew 25:42 … “for I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink;” As all generations since Adam and Eve up to today, some sheep think they are goats while some goats think they are sheep. Matthew 25:43 … “I was a stranger, … Continue reading
Matthew 25:41 … “Then he will also say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;” To the rebellious Israelites (those on His left), God had told them to depart from Him into what He called the “eternal fire” … Continue reading
Matthew 25:40 … “The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of mine, even the least of them, you did it to me.’” There are two bodies of believers. One is the fleshly, physical body and commits sin. … Continue reading
Matthew 25:38 … “’And when did we see you a stranger, and invite you in, or naked, and clothe you?” The believers of the Israelites would feel that their poor acts of kindness have come so far short of what they should have been that they have no claim to praise or reward. It appears … Continue reading
Matthew 25:37 … “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you, or thirsty, and give you something to drink?” To begin this verse, it was the righteous that answered the Lord, not the wicked. The good people, the believers, wanted to know when the Lord was hungry … Continue reading
Matthew 25:35 … “‘For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited me in;” This passage is still about Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 23-24-25. Continue as we continue through the book of … Continue reading Invited In
Matthew 25:34 … “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” The fact that the kingdom was at that time, one that was to be INHERITED, is the time element. It was very … Continue reading Inheriting The Kingdom
Matthew 25:33 … “and he will put the sheep on his right, and the goats on the left.” The RIGHT hand signifies, among the rabbis, approval, eminence and righteousness; while the LEFT hand is rejection and disapproval. Throughout the Bible the word “right” means approval while the word “left” signifies the bad or evil people. … Continue reading Separating Goats and Sheep
Matthew 25:31 … “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.” Adam Clarke’s commentary says, “This must be understood of Christ’s coming at the last days, to judge mankind: though all the preceding part of the chapter may be … Continue reading Jesus’ Glorious Throne
Matthew 25:31-32 … “All the nations will be gathered before him; and he will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;” I will begin this chapter with a quote from John Eoff … “TRODDEN DOWN BY THE GENTILES”— “And they [Jews] shall fall by the edge of the … Continue reading Separated Like Goats And Sheep
