End Times

Sept 15-  Parables of the End Times – Matt 25:31-46

                Jesus closes off this chapter with the parable of the sheep and goat nations.  This is a powerful and practical parable on the type of work we should be doing while we are watching and waiting.

1.        The Son of Man will gather the nations.  The sheep nations will be gathered on the right and the goat nations will be gathered on the left.

2.        The sheep nations will be blessed because they looked after the hungry, clothe the poor, invited in strangers, looked after people when they were sick and visited those in prison.  All very practical expressions of God’s love.

3.        The goat nations were the people who did not do this. 

4.        When we are doing things Jesus says, we are doing it unto Him.  One time Mother Theresa was asked how she could minister to the lepers of Calcutta.  She said, “She looked at them as Jesus in His distressing disguise.

5.        On that day the Son of Man will say to the nations on His right, Well done, good and faithful servant, enter in my rest,” To those on His left He will say, “Depart from me for I never knew you.  The unrighteous

Will go to an unrighteous end where as the righteous will go to their eternal reward.

How we treat people is a practical expression of our faith.  James says, “You say you have faith.  I will show you my faith by what I do.  I hope that is your testimony and motto as well