Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;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:Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels:
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… So you're in the valley of decision right now. Matthew chapter 25, verse 41, listen to what Jesus says. Jesus said, then he will also say to those on his left hand, depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire for the devil and his angels, prepared for the devil and his angels, verse 46, and these will go away. That's that word, taken away, grabbed, swept away into everlasting punishment. That's what Jesus said. without Christ, we're in trouble. John chapter 6, verse 35 and 7. And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst. All that the Father gives me will come to me. That's active, friend. And the one who comes to me, I will by no means cast out. Valley of decision. Ephesians chapter 2. And you, speaking to the Christian, he made alive who were dead in trespasses and sins. It means we lived to sin. …
… see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. In chapter 25, one of the verses, Jesus says, then he will say to those on the left hand, depart from me, you cursed, into, listen, into annihilationism, into being wiped out, and it's as though you didn't exist ever before. Into heaven because we're all going to be saved eventually in the end, no matter what you believe. No, he will say, depart from me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. And final verse of that chapter, and these will go way into everlasting punishment. the word for everlasting is ionios it means ongoing perpetual never ceasing never ending these will go away into everlasting punishment now listen carefully but the righteous into eternal life. The word eternal is the word ionios. It's the same exact word for unbelievers being an eternal punishment. Those of us who believe will have eternal life. Same word. So if you say they are going to be annihilated, it will not be eternal. Then you also have to say, because of this verse, that our life will not be eternal. You see the problem with that? So Paul is writing to a group of Christians who are being persecuted, and he says, don't worry, God is going to bring justice in the end. You're going to find eternal rest, and you're going to be eternally rewarded. And I want to encourage you to keep going, because those persecutors, …
… but this is how the parable begins, and it's in Matthew chapter 25, verses 31 through 46. If you have your Bible, turn there. and Jesus says this, when the Son of Man, remember that's what he called himself, when the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory and all the nations will be gathered before him and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. Now he's going to send the goats away. He's going to say, you have no part with me and he's going to send them away, but he's going to invite the sheep to join him. And when he invites the sheep to join him, and when he welcomes them into his kingdom, he says this, I was hungry and you gave me food. …
… you did to me. Then the king will say to those on his left, depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire, prepare for the devil and his angels. for I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat. And I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink. I was a stranger and you did not invite me in. I needed clothes and you did not clothe me. I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me. And they will respond, Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison and not help you? And the king will reply, I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of these least brothers of mine, you did not do for me. Then they will go away to eternal punishment and the righteous to eternal life. we will be held accountable for the way we spend our resources. …
… you did it to me. Then he will say to those on his left hand, You who are accursed depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food. I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink. I was a stranger and you did not welcome me naked and you did not give me clothing. Sick and in prison and you did not visit me. This is the word of God for you, the people of God. Thanks be to God. Today's passage from Matthew is often described by Christians as a sort of spiritual report card. It assesses, have you been on God's side in your life? Are you a sheep or are you a goat? Will you inherit the kingdom of God when you stand before the judge of the world? Have you treated the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, and the sick with the same care and compassion that you would extend to Jesus himself? …