The King's Judgement

Pastor Ethan Kallberg

Matthew • Sermon • Submitted 6 years ago

Matthew 25:31–46

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The Righteous who Stay (31-40)

Matthew 25:31–40 NASB95

The Illustration of Judgment (31-33)

Matthew 25:31–33 NASB95

“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. “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; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.

Son of Man — Jesus’ favorite title for Himself

Son of Man — Jesus’ favorite title for Himself - humanity (one of us)

the nations — these are gentiles. this word only refers to gentiles in the Bible. Jesus speaking to Jewish disciples about kingdom things. They would have understood that Jesus was referring to gentiles.

Sheep are righteous gentiles and the goats are the wicked gentiles.

The right hand is the hand of blessing

The Basis of Judgment (34-40)

Because of the invitation of the King (34)

Matthew 25:34 NASB95

“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 King — the only time Jesus refers to Himself as the King.

Because of the Proof (35-39)

The right hand is the hand of blessing

The

Proof in the Eyes of Jesus (35-36)

Matthew 25:35–36 NASB95

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

Proof in the Eyes of the Sheep (37-40)

Matthew 25:37–39 NASB95

The proof of salvation is manifest righteousness (Matthew 18:1-5)

Matthew 25:37–40 NASB95

“Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? ‘And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? ‘When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ “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.’

The proof of salvation is manifest righteousness

Matthew 18:1–5 NASB95

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. “Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. “And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me;

Brethren = Jews during the tribulation period.

Six proofs or evidence of salvation for gentiles during the tribulation:

1. Gentiles who Feed Jews during the tribulation/Jesus

2. Gentiles who Give drink to Jews during the tribulation/Jesus

3. Gentiles who Shelter to Jews during the tribulation/Jesus

4. Gentiles who Cloth Jews during the tribulation/Jesus

5. Gentiles who Nurse Jews during the tribulation/Jesus

6. Gentiles who Visit Jews during the tribulation/Jesus in prison

Cornelia Arnolda Johanna "Corrie" ten Boom

First Female Licensed Watchmaker in Holland

2. Corrie’s grandfather Willem had established a watchmaker’s shop in 1837 in Haarlem, Holland. With the shop on the ground floor, the family lived in the upstairs. Later the shop was inherited by his son Casper, Corrie’s father. She then trained to be a watchmaker also, and in 1922 became the first female licensed as a watchmaker in Holland. But in addition to being an expert craftswoman, God had much more in store for Corrie’s life.

Corrie Ten Boom Aided Refuges

3. In May 1940, the Nazis invaded the Netherlands. At the age of 48, in the midst of the pressing reality of those suffering great persecution, Corrie decided she had to do something to help. She devised a way to assist those needing aid, and planned out the idea of the family’s house being used as a refuge. Since the watchmaker’s shop had many customers constantly coming and going, it was the perfect secret location, since it didn’t easily raise suspicions.

Corrie Ten Boom Hit Jews Behind her Bedroom

4. The secret room built into Corrie’s bedroom behind a false wall became the hiding place and refuge for both Jews and those who were members of the resistance movement, sought out by the Gestapo and Dutch authorities. This small space was the size of a small wardrobe closet and could hold up to six people at a time. There was a buzzer in the house which signaled danger as security sweeps came through the neighborhood, giving the refugees just over a minute to safely hide. There in this small space, they would have to remain very still and quiet, until an all-clear was given.

Betrayed and Arrested

5. On February 28, 1944, Corrie and her family were betrayed by a man who was an informant. He had entered the shop saying he was Jewish and seeking help for his wife who had been arrested. Gestapo agents kept the watchmaker’s shop under surveillance throughout the day, then arrested every person who attempted to enter the house, and the entire ten Boom family also, 30 in all. Although the Secret Police suspected there were more persons actually hiding in the house, even after careful search, the 4 Jews and 2 resistance fighters were kept hidden until they were rescued by other members of Corrie’s network several days later.

Miraculously Saved From Concentration Camp

6. All of Corrie’s family were arrested and imprisoned. When her 84-year-old father was told he could be condemned to death for saving Jews, he responded, “It would be an honor to give my life for God’s chosen people.” He died soon afterwards in the Scheveningen prison, and Corrie and her sister were deported to the notorious Ravensbruck concentration camp. The sisters were able to stay together throughout their imprisonment, until her sister Betsie died on December 16, 1944. Just days before her death, Betsie said these words to Corrie, which many people still quote to this day, “There is no pit so deep that He is not deeper still. They will listen to us Corrie, because we have been here.” Twelve days later, Corrie was miraculously released from prison due to a “clerical error.” A week after her release, all of the female prisoners from her age group were killed.

Corrie Led Worship in Concentration Camps

7. During their time in the concentration camp after long, hard days of work, Corrie and her sister Betsie held worship services in their barracks with the other women, using a Bible they had managed to sneak into the camp. Corrie writes in her book The Hiding Place, “At first Betsie and I called these meetings with great timidity. But as night after night went by and no guard ever came near us, we grew bolder… either Betsie or I would open the Bible. Because only the Hollanders could understand the Dutch text, we would translate aloud in German. And then we would hear the life-giving words passed back along the aisles in French, Polish, Russian, Czech, and back into Dutch. They were little previews of heaven, these evenings beneath the light bulb.”

The Unrighteous Removed (41-46)

Matthew 25:31–46 NASB95

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. 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; 33 and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left. 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. 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; 36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ 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? 38 ‘And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39 ‘When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 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.’ 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; 42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’ 44 “Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’ 45 “Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 “These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Matthew 25:41–46 NASB95

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; 42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’ 44 “Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’ 45 “Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 “These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Pronouncement to Unrighteous Gentiles (41)

Matthew 25:41 NASB95

“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;

Love warns of danger. Jesus is loving in judgement because He warns all men about it.

Proof of the Unrighteous Goats (42-46)

Proof in the Eyes of the King (42-43)

Love warns of danger. Jesus is loving in judgement because He warns all men about it.

Matthew 25:42–43 NASB95

for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’

Proof in the Eyes of the Goats (44-46)

Matthew 25:44–46 NASB95

“Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’ “Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ “These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Application:

1 John 3:10–18 NASB95

By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother. For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another; not as Cain, who was of the evil one and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous. Do not be surprised, brethren, if the world hates you. We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him? Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.

Truth in Action:

Do something extra-ordinary to show your love for a brother or sister in Christ. Maybe a special act of kindness to someone here in our church or maybe a special gift to one of our brethren in Cameroon, Uganda, Tanzania, Central African Republic, Papua New Guinea, India, or Myanmar. Show your love for your brethren this week.

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