Those who did not help Christ's brethren are the 'goats' of Matthew 25: they are tribulation survivors who rejected the Gospel and are sent away into everlasting punishment.
At the end of the Tribulation, Christ gathers all surviving nations before His throne in Jerusalem and separates believers from unbelievers. The goats neglected the physical needs of the 144,000 Jewish witnesses—His 'brethren'—and are told to depart into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. Les Feldick states that these rejectors are removed from the scene because no unbeliever enters the Kingdom.
Matthew 25:41-46 — This is the exact judgment scene Les Feldick points to at the end of the Tribulation, where those who neglected 'My brethren' are told to depart into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
At the judgment of the nations in Matthew 25:31-46, the Son of Man separates the people as a shepherd divides sheep from goats. To those on His left He says, 'Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.' The reason is that they gave Him no food or drink, did not take Him in when He was a stranger, did not clothe Him when naked, and did not visit Him when sick or in prison. When they ask, 'Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?' He answers, 'Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.' Then the chapter concludes, 'And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.'
Les Feldick places Matthew 25:31-46 at the end of the Tribulation. Christ brings all the survivors to Jerusalem and immediately separates believers from unbelievers—sheep from goats. The sheep are Gentile believers who responded to the Gospel of the Kingdom preached by the 144,000 Jewish witnesses, and their works of feeding, clothing, visiting, and sheltering those witnesses show the reality of their salvation. The goats are the survivors who rejected that Gospel; they did nothing for the 144,000 when they were hungry, thirsty, strangers, sick, or in prison. Les says Jesus' brethren are the 144,000, so neglecting them is neglecting Christ Himself. Since these goats are still lost, He sends them into 'your place of doom,' and they are 'taken off the scene' or 'removed from the scene' so that no unbeliever enters the Kingdom. Les also notes that this sheep-and-goats judgment involves only Gentiles—there are no Jews in it.
Les Feldick identifies 'My brethren' as the 144,000 Jewish witnesses. He explains that nobody is a brother of Jesus except the Jew, and in this context Jesus is referring specifically to the 144,000 who preached the Gospel of the Kingdom during the Tribulation. Helping them is helping Christ; refusing to help them is refusing Christ.
The goats answer, 'Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?' They had never seen Jesus in person. As Les points out, Jesus' answer is that since they did not do it to the 144,000, it was as if they did it not to Him.
Jesus tells them to depart as cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels, and they go away into everlasting punishment. Les describes this as 'your place of doom' and says these rejectors are removed from the scene because no unbeliever will enter the Kingdom.
Les explicitly says that the sheep-and-goats judgment of Matthew 25 involves all Gentiles, with no Jews in view. The 144,000 are the 'brethren' being helped or neglected, but the judgment itself is on the Gentile nations that survived the Tribulation.
Context: Survivors Gathered Before Christ
Les sets the scene: after the seven-year Tribulation, surviving nations are gathered before the Son of Man in glory at Jerusalem and separated like sheep and goats.
End-Time Separation and the Doom of the Goats
At the end of the Tribulation, Christ separates believers from unbelievers; the goats are told to depart into their place of doom because they did not help His brethren.
Everlasting Punishment for Those Who Rejected the 144,000
The goats are those who never helped the 144,000; Jesus says their neglect was neglect of Him, and they go into everlasting punishment while believers enter life eternal.
Believers Who Fed and Harbored Christ's Brethren
Les compares these end-time believers to Christians in Nazi Germany who hid Jews—their works show the love of Christ, not works-based salvation.
The Brethren Are the 144,000; Goats Are Taken Off
Jesus' 'brethren' are the 144,000 Jews; believers minister to them, while the goats who did not are removed from the scene.
Survivors of the Tribulation: Sheep vs. Goats
Matthew 25 concerns the survivors of the Tribulation: sheep are believers who responded to the preaching of the 144,000 and survived; the goats are those who did not respond.
Believers Sacrifice to Help the 144,000
During the Tribulation, believers who have been helped spiritually by the 144,000's message now help them with physical needs, and Jesus counts it as done to Him.
No Unbelievers Enter the Kingdom
Those who rejected the Gospel from the 144,000 are removed from the scene; only believers enter the Kingdom, and this Matthew 25 judgment involves only Gentiles.
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 establishes that helping Christ's brethren is the same as helping Christ Himself.
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:
The verdict pronounced on the goats reveals their punishment is the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Matthew 25:42: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
The goats' failure is described as a refusal to give food to Christ's brethren when they were hungry.
Matthew 25:43: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
The neglected needs include shelter, clothing, sickness, and imprisonment.
Matthew 25:44: Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
The goats protest that they never saw Jesus in need, setting up His answer about the least of His brethren.
Matthew 25:45: Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Jesus explains that neglecting His brethren is the same as neglecting Him.
Matthew 25:46: And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
The final outcome is everlasting punishment for the goats and life eternal for the righteous.
The goats are the survivors of the Tribulation who heard and rejected the Gospel preached by the 144,000 Jewish witnesses. They are unbelievers who did not help Christ's brethren in their physical need, and they are removed from the scene so they cannot enter the Kingdom.
It is the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels (Matthew 25:41). Les Feldick describes the goats' end as their 'place of doom' and says they are taken off the scene because no unbeliever enters the Millennial Kingdom.
Believing survivors enter the Kingdom; their works of helping the 144,000 do not earn salvation. As Les explains, it was their salvation that caused them to perform the works.
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