Here in the parable of the sheep and goats Jesus is summarizing the discourse He has had with His disciples on the Mount of Olives after forsaking the temple to the unbelieving nation of the Jews who would have their worldly spirit fill it rather than His Holy Spirit. Their rejection of the truth foretold…
On the Mount of Olives Jesus is concluding His discourse to His disciples about His future coming in judgment, not just upon the unbelieving Jews, but upon all nations. For as was already happening in the Jewish nation, the truth of His words that will never pass away would sift the heart of all souls…
Here in the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats Jesus describes His coming in glory to judge the Gentile nations as a shepherd who will separate the sheep from the goats, which is exactly what His word of truth was doing at that very time among the nation of the Jews. It is also…
Here in the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats Jesus is summarizing the warning to His disciples that He has been emphasizing throughout the Olivet Discourse to be on the alert and keep watch, as well as what that means practically in order that they not be swept away in judgment at His coming. …
We have seen in the parable of the sheep and goats that whereas the words spoken to the sheep grew seven times brighter as they spoke of the richness of their future with Christ, the words spoken to the goats grew seven times darker of their sad and woeful state apart from Him. For not…
In the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats Jesus is summarizing for His disciples the importance of keeping watch and what that means practically in their day-to-day lives which He purchased for His own use, lest His coming take them by surprise as it did the unbelieving Jews. He compares that coming to a…
Here in the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats the King has said to those on His right that they were separated as sheep to inherit the kingdom prepared for them from the foundation of the world, not on the basis of their sound doctrine or anything they believed (not that those aren’t necessarily…
In the parable of the sheep and the goats Jesus has communicated that in spite of man’s fall into sin God’s original intention for him did not change. For He says that when He comes as king to reign in righteousness and sits upon the throne of His glory to judge the nations He will…
In this parable of the sheep and the goats Jesus is summarizing His warnings in the Olivet discourse to be alert and keep watch lest His coming in glory surprise His disciples, who would become the leaders of His Church, as it did the religious leaders of the Jews. For just as the unbelieving Jews…
Here in the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats Jesus is summarizing the repeated admonition He has been making in the Olivet discourse to His disciples to be on the alert and keep watch lest His coming take them by surprise, as was happening at that very time to the Jewish religious leaders. As…