- Revelation 20: 12 says, “I also saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life, and the dead were judged according to their works by what was written in the books” (CSB). This is where I see Matthew 25: 31-46 will play out. That is the sheep/goats division. That is the reward/repay ceremony (Will We Be Rewarded or Repaid?).
- Putting our trust in Him that He will provide for and protect us will make us sheep on the right. If we don’t do that – no matter how we treat others – we will be a goat on the left (Will Being Kind to Others Will Get Us into Heaven?).
- The goats (and we don’t mean Greatest of All Time) are the ones who haven’t accepted Jesus as their Savior. They won’t be let into heaven. “Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom? …” (I Cor. 6: 9 HCSB). Only those who have accepted Jesus as their Savior will be sheep on the right (Will Being Kind to Others Will Get Us into Heaven?).
- God is going to stand firm on this. Blessed, ABCDed people will be sheep on the right. Cursed, non-ABCDed people will be goats on the left (How Can We Find Comfort in Troubling Times?).
- It is up to you to decide if you want to be a sheep with a reward or a goat with a repayment. Choose wisely (Will We Be Rewarded or Repaid?).
- The narrow gate on the crossroad to the right is where the sheep are headed. We can imagine nothing about it will be particularly inviting. It is rocky and steep. You are going to want to have to go there (How Do We Choose Our Plans Wisely?).
- The first thing missed is that those gaining entrance to heaven (the sheep on the right) first were blessed by the Father. “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world'” (Mt. 25: 34 ESV emphasis added). It wasn’t their actions that put them on the right. It was being blessed by the Father (Will Being Kind to Others Will Get Us into Heaven?).
- The second thing missed is what the actions are. It doesn’t mean that the sheep let the goats believe anything the goats wanted. It means the sheep supported them during the rough spots in their lives. It means we share the love of Christ with them so they can become redeemed (Will Being Kind to Others Will Get Us into Heaven?).
- We need to make sure He finds enough in our lives to say we are a sheep (Is God Really in Control Right Now?).
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