God will separate believers from unbelievers at the end of the tribulation by gathering all surviving nations before Christ in Jerusalem and dividing them as a shepherd separates sheep from goats.
After the final bowl judgment of the tribulation, survivors from every nation — some saved, some lost — are supernaturally brought to Jerusalem. There the Son of Man sits on His throne of glory and sorts them: believers, pictured as sheep, are placed on His right and invited to inherit the Kingdom; unbelievers, pictured as goats, are placed on His left and removed from the scene.
Matthew 25:31-33 — This is the key passage Jesus gave showing the Son of Man coming in glory, gathering all nations before Him, and separating them as a shepherd separates sheep from goats.
Matthew 25:34-41 — This passage records the King's invitation to the sheep to inherit the Kingdom and the command to the goats to depart into everlasting fire.
Matthew 25:31-33 says that when the Son of Man comes in His glory with all the holy angels, He will sit upon the throne of His glory. Before Him will be gathered all nations, and He will separate them one from another as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats, setting the sheep on His right hand and the goats on His left. The King then says to those on His right, "Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world" (Matthew 25:34). To those on His left He says, "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels" (Matthew 25:41). The visible basis of the separation in the text is how people treated "the least of these my brethren" (Matthew 25:40).
Les Feldick teaches that the Matthew 25 sheep-and-goats judgment takes place at Christ's Second Coming, after the final bowl judgment of the tribulation. He says there will be survivors in every nation — some who believed the message of the 144,000 and some who rejected it. Because Satan will be locked up and the Kingdom will begin with a generation of parents who believe, no unbeliever can go into the Kingdom. Les explains that God will supernaturally gather these survivors to Jerusalem, where Christ will sit on the throne of His glory. Christ will separate them as a shepherd divides sheep from goats, placing believers on His right and unbelievers on His left. Les emphasizes that this judgment involves only Gentiles — no Jews are included. The works mentioned in Matthew 25 do not save the sheep; their salvation caused the works, and their works identify them as believers. The "least of these My brethren" refers to the 144,000 Jewish evangelists. The surviving Gentile believers become the seed stock of the Gentile nations entering the Millennial Kingdom.
Les Feldick teaches that after the tribulation's final bowl judgment, there will be survivors in every nation — in Great Britain, Scotland, Germany, America, South America, the South Pacific nations — and these survivors include both saved and lost people. God will supernaturally gather them and bring them to Jerusalem, where Christ sits on the throne of His glory. Before Him all nations are gathered, and He separates them one from another.
Les teaches that the sheep represent believers and the goats represent unbelievers. Christ sets the sheep on His right hand and the goats on His left. Then the King says to the sheep, "Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom." Les also stresses that all those in this judgment are Gentiles — no Jews are involved in the Matthew 25 judgment.
Les clarifies that the works of the sheep did not perform their salvation; rather, their salvation caused them to perform the works. Believers fed the hungry, gave drink to the thirsty, clothed the naked, and visited the imprisoned because they had the love of Christ in their hearts. The goats' failure to do these things shows they were never known by Christ. Les identifies "the least of these My brethren" as the 144,000 Jewish evangelists, and how the nations treated them is the test.
Survivors gathered to Jerusalem
Les shows that after the tribulation's final bowl judgment there are survivors in every nation, both saved and lost, and God supernaturally gathers them to Jerusalem for judgment.
Sheep and goats separated at the throne
Les quotes Matthew 25:31-33 to explain that Christ, sitting on the throne of His glory in Jerusalem, separates the gathered nations as a shepherd separates sheep from goats — believers on the right, unbelievers on the left.
Only believers enter the Kingdom; Gentiles only
Les stresses that no unbelievers go into the Kingdom and that the Matthew 25 sheep-and-goats judgment involves only Gentiles, not Jews.
Works identify salvation
Les clarifies that the works mentioned in Matthew 25 did not save the sheep; salvation caused the works, and the absence of those works condemns the goats.
Believers' acts of love
Les illustrates the believers' works with Christians in Nazi Germany who hid Jews — their acts flowed from the love of Christ in their hearts.
'My brethren' are the 144,000
Les identifies the 'least of these My brethren' as the 144,000 Jewish evangelists; how the nations treated them is the test in the sheep-and-goats judgment.
Seed stock for Gentile nations
Les explains that surviving Gentile believers become the seed stock of Gentile nations going into the Millennial Kingdom.
Surviving believers enter the Kingdom
Les reinforces that a few of the vast number of martyred believers survive the tribulation and become the candidates to enter the Kingdom.
Matthew 25:31: When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
This verse establishes the setting for the separation: Christ's glorious return with His holy angels, seated on His throne of glory.
Matthew 25:32: 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:
This verse directly describes the gathering of all nations and the separation of people as a shepherd separates sheep from goats.
Matthew 25:33: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
This verse shows the positional result of the separation: believers on the right, unbelievers on the left.
Matthew 25:34: Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
This verse records the invitation given to the sheep to enter the Kingdom prepared for them.
Matthew 25:35-36: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
These verses give the works that mark the sheep as believers who ministered to Christ's brethren.
Matthew 25:40: And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
This verse identifies how the treatment of Christ's brethren is the visible evidence of saving faith.
Matthew 25:41: Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
This verse records the fate of the goats — removal from the Kingdom into everlasting fire.
No. Les Feldick teaches that since Satan is locked up and the Kingdom begins with a generation of parents who are believers, no unbeliever can go into the Kingdom. Survivors who rejected the Gospel from the 144,000 will be removed from the scene.
In Les Feldick's teaching, the sheep represent believers and the goats represent unbelievers. Christ separates them at the end of the tribulation in Jerusalem, placing believers on His right and unbelievers on His left.
No. Les teaches that the works did not perform their salvation; their salvation caused them to perform the works. The works simply identify them as believers, whereas the goats' failure reveals their unbelief.
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