Message Notes

INTRODUCTION

1. The 1st Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ

a) Prophesied

b) Fulfilled

c) As Saviour

2. The 2nd Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ

a) Prophesied

b) Will be fulfilled

c) As King

A DESCRIPTION OF THE RETURN OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.
33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;
36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;
43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
44 “Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’
46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”   Matthew 25:31-46

1. The Son of Man in His glory

a) He will be accompanied by angels

b) He will sit on a throne of glory

2. Judgment of the nations

a) All will be gathered

b) He will differentiate and separate

i) The sheep

They are “the righteous ones”   (Matthew 25:37)

ii) The goats are “the cursed ones”   (Matthew 25:41)

JUDGMENT OF THE RIGHTEOUS

1. Gracious words of commendation given to the sheep

34 “Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;
36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’ ”   Matthew 25:34-36

a) Blessed of the Father

b) Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world

c) Reasons given:

i) For I was hungry and you gave Me food

ii) I was thirsty and you gave Me drink

iii) I was a stranger and you took Me in;

iv) I was naked and you clothed Me

v) I was sick and you visited Me

vi) I was in prison and you came to Me

2. The query of the righteous

37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ ”   Matthew 25:37-39

a) They were puzzled

b) What did the King mean?

3. The answer of the King

“And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’ ”   Matthew 25:40

a) Ministering to the least of the brethren

b) It was considered as done for the Lord

JUDGMENT OF THE UNRIGHTEOUS

1. Rebuke and condemnation of the unrighteous

41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;
43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ ”   Matthew 25:41-43

a) They did nothing for those in need

b) They did not minister to the Lord at all

c) They are sent away into everlasting punishment

2. The Protest of the Unrighteous

44 “Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’
46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”   Matthew 25:44-46

a) They did not care for people in need

b) They did not minister to the Lord

c) Their fate is everlasting punishment

CONCLUSION

1. Let us not take our salvation for granted

2. Salvation that is true will see us have hearts that will care for people

3. Let us take heed that we are found among the sheep of God’s pasture