Matthew 25:31-46
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, "Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation 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 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit 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 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
40 "The King will reply, "I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
41 "Then he will say to those on his left, "Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire 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, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
44 "They also will answer, "Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
45 "He will reply, "I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
46 "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life." (NIV)
- Is this a day of the Lord's Coming?
- HINT: Matthew 25:31
- Which Coming of the Lord is this?
- HINT: Matthew 21:1-11
- HINT: Matthew 24:29-30
- HINT: Matthew 25:31
- What does the Lord do at his First Coming?
- HINT: Daniel 9:26 "Cutoff and have nothing"
- HINT: Luke 19:11-13
- Did Jesus receive the kingdom at his First Coming?
- What does Jesus do at his Second Coming?
- HINT: Psalm 2:9 "Dash the nations"
- HINT: Revelations 11:15-18 "begun to reign"
- What is the common name for the day of the Lord's Coming as recorded
in Matthew 25:31?
- HINT: Revelation 20:12
- What is another appropriate name for this day?
- HINT: John 6:39, 40, 44, and 54
- HINT: John 11:24
- HINT: John 12:48
- How much time passes between the day of the Lord's Second Coming
and this Last Day?
- HINT: Revelation 20:7
- The people that are judged and sent to the place of eternal punishment
(Matthew 25:31-46) are judged because of what?
- HINT: Matthew 25:41-45 - did or did not do
- Is what we DO important?
- Who are the people that we are to do good to?
- HINT: Matthew 25:40
- If we visit people in prison, in fulfillment of this passage,
who do we visit in prison?
- HINT: Matthew 25:40
Revelation 20:11-15
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. (NIV)
- What happened to the Universe at the Lord's Coming?
- HINT: Revelation 11
- HINT: 2 Peter 3:13
- HINT: Revelation 21:1
- HINT: Isaiah 65:17
- Who are judged on that day?
- HINT: Revelation 20:15
- By what criteria are the dead judged?
- HINT: Revelation 20:12
- What happens to those that are thrown into the lake of fire?
- HINT: Revelation 20:10
- HINT: Matthew 25:46
