Matthew 25:32

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

Before

He shall separate

1 Corinthians 4:5

As

Psalm 78:52

John 10:14

Bible References

Before

Before the Lord, for he is come; he is come to be the judge of the earth; the earth will be judged in righteousness, and the peoples with unchanging faith.

Those times when men had no knowledge were overlooked by God; but now he gives orders to all men in every place to undergo a change of heart:

All those who have done wrong without the law will get destruction without the law: and those who have done wrong under the law will have their punishment by the law;

But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.

For we all have to come before Christ to be judged; so that every one of us may get his reward for the things done in the body, good or bad.

And I saw the dead, great and small, taking their places before the high seat; and the books were open, and another book was open, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged by the things which were in the books, even by their works.

He shall separate

In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned up in the fire which will never be put out.

And will put them into the fire; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,

Clearing out from among you all those who are uncontrolled and who are sinning against me; I will take them out of the land where they are living, but they will not come into the land of Israel: and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

And as for you, O my flock, says the Lord, truly, I will be judge between sheep and sheep, the he-sheep and the he-goats.

Then you will again see how the upright man is different from the sinner, and the servant of God from him who is not.

For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.

As

But he took his people out like sheep, guiding them in the waste land like a flock.

I am the good keeper; I have knowledge of my sheep, and they have knowledge of me,