Outlasting the Darkness
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““How to Prepare for Your Final”How to Prepare for Your Final”
Matthew 25:31-46Matthew 25:31-46
• Easter is about being Easter is about being
““astonishedastonished and and astoundedastounded”. ”.
Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)
““When the Son of Man comes in his When the Son of Man comes in his
glory, and all the angels with him, he glory, and all the angels with him, he
will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. will sit on his throne in heavenly glory.
Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)
All the nations will be gathered before All the nations will be gathered before
him, and he will separate the people him, and he will separate the people
one from another as a shepherd one from another as a shepherd
separates the sheep from the goats. He separates the sheep from the goats. He
will put the sheep on his right and the will put the sheep on his right and the
goats on his left. goats on his left.
Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)
““Then the King will say to those on his Then the King will say to those on his
right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by
my Father; take your inheritance, the my Father; take your inheritance, the
kingdom prepared for you since the kingdom prepared for you since the
creation of the world. creation of the world.
Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)
For I was hungry and you gave me For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ in prison and you came to visit me.’
Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)
““Then the righteous will answer him, Then the righteous will answer him,
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and
feed you, or thirsty and give you feed you, or thirsty and give you
something to drink? something to drink?
Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)
When did we see you a stranger and When did we see you a stranger and
invite you in, or needing clothes and invite you in, or needing clothes and
clothe you? When did we see you sick clothe you? When did we see you sick
or in prison and go to visit you?’ or in prison and go to visit you?’
Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)
““The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth,
whatever you did for one of the least of whatever you did for one of the least of
these brothers of mine, you did for me.’ these brothers of mine, you did for me.’
Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)
“ “Then he will say to those on his left, Then he will say to those on his left,
‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed,
into the eternal fire prepared for the into the eternal fire prepared for the
devil and his angels. devil and his angels.
Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)
For I was hungry and you gave me For I was hungry and you gave me
nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you
gave me nothing to drink, I was a gave me nothing to drink, I was a
stranger and you did not invite me in, I stranger and you did not invite me in, I
needed clothes and you did not clothe needed clothes and you did not clothe
me, I was sick and in prison and you did me, I was sick and in prison and you did
not look after me.’ not look after me.’
Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)
“ “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did
we see you hungry or thirsty or a we see you hungry or thirsty or a
stranger or needing clothes or sick or in stranger or needing clothes or sick or in
prison, and did not help you?’ prison, and did not help you?’
Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)
“ “He will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, He will reply, ‘I tell you the truth,
whatever you did not do for one of the whatever you did not do for one of the
least of these, you did not do for me.’ least of these, you did not do for me.’
““Then they will go away to eternal Then they will go away to eternal
punishment, but the righteous to punishment, but the righteous to
eternal life.” eternal life.”
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
• Judgment day is a Judgment day is a comingcoming
realityreality
““When the Son of Man comes When the Son of Man comes
in his glory, and all the angels in his glory, and all the angels
with him, he will sit on his with him, he will sit on his
throne in heavenly glory. throne in heavenly glory.
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
• Judgment day is a Judgment day is a comingcoming realityreality
All the nations will be gathered before All the nations will be gathered before
him, and he will separate the people one him, and he will separate the people one
from another as a shepherd separates the from another as a shepherd separates the
sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep from the goats. He will put the
sheep on his right and (vv.31-33)sheep on his right and (vv.31-33)
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
• The whole event doesn’t begin The whole event doesn’t begin
with with usus – but with the – but with the gloryglory of of
JesusJesus (v.31) (v.31)
““When the Son of Man comes When the Son of Man comes
in his glory… in his glory…
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
Faithful and True, who in righteousness Faithful and True, who in righteousness
judges and makes war, whose eyes are judges and makes war, whose eyes are
like blazing fire and on his head are many like blazing fire and on his head are many
crowns. He is dressed in a robe dipped in crowns. He is dressed in a robe dipped in
blood, and his name is the Word of God. blood, and his name is the Word of God.
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword
with which to strike down the nations, for with which to strike down the nations, for
He rules them with an iron scepter. On his He rules them with an iron scepter. On his
robe and on his thigh he has a name robe and on his thigh he has a name
written, King of kings and Lord (Rev. 19: written, King of kings and Lord (Rev. 19:
11-16)11-16)
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
• Jesus, the King will judge Jesus, the King will judge allall people people
All the nations will be gathered All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will before him, and he will separate the people… one from separate the people… one from another as a shepherd another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the separates the sheep from the goats.goats.
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
• Jesus, the King will judge Jesus, the King will judge allall
people people
he will separate the peoplehe will separate the people – –
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
• The people will be divided into The people will be divided into
twotwo very very distinctdistinct groupsgroups. (v.32b . (v.32b
- 33)- 33)
he will separate the people… he will separate the people…
one from another as a shepherd one from another as a shepherd
separates the sheep from the separates the sheep from the
goats.goats.
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
• The people will be divided into The people will be divided into
twotwo very very distinctdistinct groupsgroups. (v.32b . (v.32b
- 33)- 33)
He will put the sheep on his He will put the sheep on his
right and the goats on his left.right and the goats on his left.
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
• Judgment day is a day of Judgment day is a day of
rewardsrewards and and consequencesconsequences
(vv.34-36; 41-43)(vv.34-36; 41-43)
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
The “sheep” will be The “sheep” will be rewardedrewarded
““Then the King will say to those Then the King will say to those
on his right, ‘Come, you who on his right, ‘Come, you who
are blessed by my Father; take are blessed by my Father; take
your inheritance, the kingdom your inheritance, the kingdom
prepared for you since the prepared for you since the
creation of the world. creation of the world.
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
The “sheep” will be The “sheep” will be rewardedrewarded
For I was hungry and you gave For I was hungry and you gave
me something to eat, I was me something to eat, I was
thirsty and you gave me thirsty and you gave me
something to drink, I was a something to drink, I was a
stranger and you invited me in, stranger and you invited me in,
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
The “sheep” will be The “sheep” will be rewardedrewarded
I needed clothes and you I needed clothes and you
clothed me, I was sick and you clothed me, I was sick and you
looked after me, I was in prison looked after me, I was in prison
and you came to visit me.’ and you came to visit me.’
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
• The “goats” will be The “goats” will be cursedcursed
(vv.41-43, 46)(vv.41-43, 46)
““Then he will say to those on Then he will say to those on
his left, ‘Depart from me, you his left, ‘Depart from me, you
who are cursed, into the eternal who are cursed, into the eternal
fire prepared for the devil and fire prepared for the devil and
his angels. his angels.
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
• The “goats” will be The “goats” will be cursedcursed
(vv.41-43, 46)(vv.41-43, 46)
For I was hungry and you gave For I was hungry and you gave
me nothing to eat, I was thirsty me nothing to eat, I was thirsty
and you gave me nothing to and you gave me nothing to
drink, drink,
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
• The “goats” will be The “goats” will be cursedcursed
(vv.41-43, 46)(vv.41-43, 46)
I was a stranger and you did I was a stranger and you did
not invite me in, I needed not invite me in, I needed
clothes and you did not clothe clothes and you did not clothe
me, I was sick and in prison and me, I was sick and in prison and
you did not look after me.’ you did not look after me.’
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
• The “goats” will be The “goats” will be cursedcursed
(vv.41-43, 46)(vv.41-43, 46)
““Then they will go away to Then they will go away to
eternal punishment, but the eternal punishment, but the
righteous to eternal life.” righteous to eternal life.”
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
• The curse is three parts:The curse is three parts:
• SeparationSeparation – “depart from me” – “depart from me”
• AssociationAssociation – “satan and his – “satan and his
angels”angels”
• PainPain – “eternal fire” – “eternal fire”
Not so obvious observation…Not so obvious observation…
• People are separated by People are separated by whowho they they knowknow
not not whatwhat they they diddid – v.34 – v.34
Then the King will say to those on his Then the King will say to those on his
right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my
Father; take your inheritance, the Father; take your inheritance, the
kingdom prepared for you since the kingdom prepared for you since the
creation of the world.creation of the world.
Not so obvious observation…Not so obvious observation…
• The reward is not something The reward is not something
they they earnedearned – it is an – it is an
inheritanceinheritance..
Come, you who are blessed by Come, you who are blessed by
my Father; take your my Father; take your
inheritanceinheritance
Not so obvious observation…Not so obvious observation…
• The reward is something that The reward is something that
was prepared with God’s was prepared with God’s
““foreknowledgeforeknowledge” ”
the kingdom prepared for you the kingdom prepared for you
since the creation of the world.since the creation of the world.
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
Bottom Line:Bottom Line:
• A A livingliving Jesus Jesus changeschanges
everythingeverything!!
Two more not so obvious Two more not so obvious observations…observations…
• The righteous people are The righteous people are surprisedsurprised they they
served their Lord (vv.37-40)served their Lord (vv.37-40)
Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord,
when did we see you hungry and feed when did we see you hungry and feed
you, or thirsty and give you something to you, or thirsty and give you something to
drink? drink?
Two more not so obvious Two more not so obvious observations…observations…
• The righteous people are The righteous people are surprisedsurprised they they
served their Lord (vv.37-40)served their Lord (vv.37-40)
When did we see you a stranger and When did we see you a stranger and
invite you in, or needing clothes and invite you in, or needing clothes and
clothe you? When did we see you sick or clothe you? When did we see you sick or
in prison and go to visit you?’ in prison and go to visit you?’
Two more not so obvious Two more not so obvious observations…observations…
• The righteous people are The righteous people are surprisedsurprised they they
served their Lord (vv.37-40)served their Lord (vv.37-40)
““The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth,
whatever you did for one of the least of whatever you did for one of the least of
these brothers of mine, you did for me.’ these brothers of mine, you did for me.’
Two more not so obvious Two more not so obvious observations…observations…
• The “cursed” people were so The “cursed” people were so selfself--
consumedconsumed they did not they did not seesee the needs the needs
““They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we
see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or
needing clothes or sick or in prison, and needing clothes or sick or in prison, and
did not help you?’ (v.44)did not help you?’ (v.44)
Three options:Three options:
• You’re a You’re a goatgoat and you and you knowknow it it
Three options:Three options:
• You’re a You’re a goatgoat but you think but you think
you’re a you’re a sheepsheep
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
Obvious Observations…Obvious Observations…
Three options:Three options:
• You’re a sheep living just like You’re a sheep living just like
the the livingliving ChristChrist..