Who are the sheep in Matthew 25 in this teaching?
The sheep in Matthew 25 are the believers among the few survivors of the tribulation. They enter the Kingdom and become the parents of the children described in Isaiah 11, producing a great population explosion under Christ's perfect rule and government.
Les teaches that during the tribulation most people will lose their lives, but a few will survive. Of that percentage of survivors, Matthew 25 presents the sheep and the goats. The sheep are the believers among that few. They come into the Kingdom and become the parents of the children seen in Isaiah chapter 11. In that Kingdom there will be no death, no sickness, no curse, no Satan, and Christ will be in total control. His rule and government will be perfect, resulting in a tremendous population explosion. Isaiah 11:9 adds that they will not hurt or destroy in all His holy mountain. Les explains that a mountain in the Old Testament especially represents a Kingdom, so there will be no hurting or destroying and no death to speak of. The reason is that the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the water covers the sea.
More Questions
Who are the sheep in the sheep-and-goats judgment in Matthew 25?
In the Matthew 25 judgment of the sheep and goats, the sheep are the believers among the small group of Tribulation survivors.
Why were the goats condemned in the Matthew 25 sheep-and-goats judgment?
The goats' real problem in Matthew 25 was that they did not believe the message; because they rejected it, they had no concern for the messengers' physical needs.