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Giving honor to God the Father and,God the Son and,the Holy Spirit

pastor Thomas , Rev. Perry in his absent Rev. Tarver, Offices members and friend

good morning and may God bless you all with this massage Amen.

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Prayer:  Let the words of my mouth,

And the meditation of my heart

And the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight,

be acceptable in thy sight,

O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

Text: : 31

Topic: Christ is coming to judge the Nations

Thesis: Judgment is Coming

The Holy Bible: King James Version.

(2009).

(Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., ).

Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Purpose: The purpose of this text is to show us of the final judgment pending the Nations and the judge will be Jesus Christ .

Introduction:

Judgment

People confuse this passage by calling it “the General Judgment,” thinking it’s the same as the White Throne Judgment of .

There is no such thing as a general judgment in the Bible.

The saints have their works judged at the Judgment Seat of Christ immediately after the rapture ().

The unsaved dead will be raised to face Christ at the White Throne Judgment at the close of the 1,000 year reign of Christ ().

This judgment is that of the Gentile nations at the close of the Tribulation.

Gods covenant with Abraham

In God’s covenant with Abraham, He promised that all nations of the earth would be blessed through Israel ().

During the tribulation, God will be purging Israel, so that at the close of the seven-year period, there will be a believing remnant waiting to meet Christ.

The nation of Israel will receive her King, and Christ will establish His kingdom on this earth, as promised in , , and other places in Scripture.

The question is which of the Gentiles shall enter into this kingdom.

Note the three groups of people in this scene:

Note the three groups of people in this scene: (1) the sheep, (2) the goats, and (3) those whom Christ calls “My brethren” (v.

40).

“My brethren” are the believing Jews who witness for Christ during the Tribulation period.

Since they would be enemies of the Antichrist, yet sealed and protected by God, they would suffer great persecution.

They would not be able to buy or sell, and thus would be hungry.

They would flee from their homes () and would need places to stay.

Without jobs and without the mark of the beast (), they could not secure clothing and would be naked.

Many would be cast into prison.

Those who believe and those who don`t

Many Gentiles during this period will believe the message of the Jewish missionaries (; ).

They will then show love and mercy to these suffering Jews, by feeding, clothing, and visiting them in prison, etc.

Just as Paul had persecuted Christ by persecuting His saints (), these Gentiles will show love for Christ by showing love for His people.

These acts of kindness are not good works that save them (); they are proof of their faith in the message and their love for Christ.

The Gentiles who rejected the messengers, rejected Christ (see , ).

Their end is outer darkness—hell.

Judging the Nations

It’s important to note that Christ will not judge the Gentile nations en masse as nations, but as individuals.

The word “nations” in v. 32 is neuter in the Gk. while “them” is masculine, referring to individual persons.

There will not be “sheep nations” and “goat nations,” but “sheep” separated from the “goats” in every nation.

While it is true that God has judged entire nations for mistreating the Jews (Egypt, Babylon, etc.), the truth here is that individuals within the nations will be judged, and only those who have evidenced faith in Christ by their love for the “brethren” will enter into the kingdom.

They will have life eternal; the others will go away into eternal punishment.

Summary: Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Remember Jesus Christ is coming back to judge the nations