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[i]JUDGMENT OF INDIVIDUAL GENTILES AT CHRIST'S RETURN TO EARTH
Matthew 25:31-46

When the Lord returns in His glory, He will judge not only the nation Israel as in the Parable of the 10 Virgins,and the Parable of the Talents, but also the Gentiles.

When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.[/

All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.

And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.

The words the nations should be translated 'the Gentiles.' These are all people other than Jews who have lived through the Tri. They will be judged individually, not as national groups. They are described as a mingling of sheep and goats, which the Lord will separate.

Then the King will say to those on His right hand, Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

For I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;

I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.


Tthen the righteous will answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?

When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?

Or when did we see You sick or in prison, and come to You?

And the King will answer an say to them, Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.

The King on His throne will extend an invitation to those on His right hand, the sheep, to enter the kingdom God had prepared...since the Creation of the world. The basis of their entrance is seen in their actions, for they provided food, drink, clothing, and care for the King.

The King's statement will prompt the sheep to respond that they do not recall ever having ministered directly to the King.

The King will answer that they performed these services for the least of these brothers of Mine, and by so doing, were ministering to the King.

These brothers must refer to a third group that is neither sheep nor goats. The Jews...who were physical brothers of the Lord.

In view of the distress in the Tribulation period, it is clear that any believing Jew will have a difficult time surviving.

The forces of the world dictator will be doing everything possible to exterminate all Jews.

A Gentile going out of his way to assist a Jew in the Tribulation will mean that Gentile has become a believer in Christ during the Tribulation. This is not the Church as they will already went in the Rapture,but the saved Gentiles in the Tribulation.

By such a stand and action, a believing Gentile will put his life in jeopardy.

His works will not save him; but his works will reveal that he is redeemed.

Knowing these scriptures have made me realize that even though we are not in the Tribulation as a Christian in America I feel we should be doing more to help the Jews,and stand against evil within our own nation. If God will judge the Gentiles in the Tribulation, will he not judge us now?

Then He will also say to those on the left hand, Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil, and his angels.

For I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;

I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.

Then they also will answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?

Then He will answer them, saying, Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these you did not do it to Me.

And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.

To the goats on His left hand the King will pronounce judgement.

They will be told, Depart in the eternal fire prepared not for men but for the devil and his angels.

The basis of their judgment will be their failure to extend mercy to the Jewish believers during the Tri.

Their lack of righteous works will evidence their unconcern.

Such individuals will sympathize with the world dictator and support his cause.

They will be removed from the earth and will be cast in 'eternal fire' to undergo eternal punishment.

With all wickedness removed in the various judgments at the Second Avent, the kingdom will begin on earth with only saved individuals in physical bodies instituting the earthly kingdom as the King's subjects.

Glorifed saints from the OT times and the Church, the Bride of Christ, will also be present to share in the reign of the King of kings..

By way of application these lessons are relevant to all believers in any Age...

How does these scriptures speak to you?

These scriptures are consider the fourth judgment with the Gentiles treatment to the Jews.i]

The basis of their judgment will be their failure to extend mercy to the Jewish believers during the Tri.

I have a slight problem with this. The lack of accepting Jesus Christ as saviour is the only basis for salvation and judgement into hell. Although the author did say earlier on that accepting Jesus as savior was paramount, he still seems to get into the works catagory. I could be misreading the intent.

Jeani, I am having a hard time following this.

The sheep are simply the followers of Christ and the Goats are those who reject Him. All people regardless of what nation tribe or tongue will be judged accordingly. Even during the tribulation, all people will have to either accept him as their savior and Lord or reject Him.

Just like He will separate the wheat from the tares, He will also separate the sheep from the Goat.

I personally believe that He is in the process of doing that now! He knows who the pretenders are, the Goats and the true followers of Christ. The sheep!

Hi Jeani, First let me say, I do not in anyway want this to end up as a debate or argument. You have shared the position that John Hagee teaches and the Scofield bible teaches. Scofield is the first bible printed with a commentary.

I do not agree with either. The problem that I see is that this teaching seems to say that all Jews will be saved.

There are many judgements spoken of in the bible by God at different periods and times. But there are only two judgments concerning the Lost and the Saved.

Believers are judged at the Judgment Seat of Christ

(Romans 14:10-12). Every believer will give an account of himself, and the Lord will judge the decisions he made—including those concerning issues of conscience. This judgment does not determine salvation, which is by faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9), but rather is the time when believers must give an account of their lives in service to Christ. Our position in Christ is the “foundation” spoken of in 1 Corinthians 3:11-15. That which we build upon the foundation can be the “gold, silver, and precious stones” of good works in Christ’s name, obedience and fruitfulness—dedicated spiritual service to glorify God and build the church. Or what we build on the foundation may be the “wood, hay and stubble” of worthless, frivolous, shallow activity with no spiritual value. The Judgment Seat of Christ will reveal this.

The gold, silver and precious stones in the lives of believers will survive God’s refining fire (v. 13), and believers will be rewarded based on those good works—how faithfully we served Christ (1 Corinthians 9:4-27), how well we obeyed the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20), how victorious we were over sin (Romans 6:1-4), how well we controlled our tongues (James 3:1-9), etc. We will have to give an account for our actions, whether they were truly indicative of our position in Christ. The fire of God’s judgment will completely burn up the “wood, hay and stubble” of the words we spoke and things we did which had no eternal value. “So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God” (Romans 14:12 ).

The second judgment is that of unbelievers who will be judged at the Great White Throne Judgment

(Revelation 20:11-15). This judgment does not determine salvation, either. Everyone at the Great White Throne is an unbeliever who has rejected Christ in life and is therefore already doomed to the lake of fire. Revelation 20:12 says that unbelievers will be “judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.” Those who have rejected Christ as Lord and Savior will be judged based on their works alone, and because the Bible tells us that “by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified” (Galatians 2:16), they will be condemned. No amount of good works and the keeping of God’s laws can be sufficient to atone for sin. All their thoughts, words and actions will be judged against God’s perfect standard and found wanting. There will be no reward for them, only eternal condemnation and punishment.

John 3:16-18
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

These scriptures hold true for Gentile and Jews Alike!