In Matthew 25:32, it says “All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another.”
Does this mean that God will separate specific national/ethnic from one another, or that He will separate individuals from those nations? Because later, Jesus judges and determines who will be saved and who isn’t in accordance with their deeds.
Thank you, and God Bless.
The more Important Understandingings of that general section of Matthew 25
concerns Judgement Day // Salvation – and
the core manner in which Jesus Judges Everyone Gathered no matter what ethnic group, etc… and who in turn are separated into TWO Groups - … is better realized when viewed from the larger context than concern over speculations of exactly what “nation” can mean when expressed back when…
THIS MANNER - which is noted in other parables of Scriptures - such as the fuller section on re: The “good Samaritan” - as well as James on Faith → Deeds… orbits around God’s Command: LOVE THY NEIGHBOR IN ACTION
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'When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, he will sit in state on his throne, with all the nations gathered before him.
*He will separate dmen into two groups, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will place the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left *
Then the king will say to those on his right hand, "You have my Father’s blessing; come, enter and possess the kingdom that has been ready for you since the world was made.
For when I was hungry, you gave me food; when thirsty, you gave me drink; when I was a stranger you took me into your home, when naked you clothed me; when I was ill you came to my help, when in prison you visited me."
*Then the righteous will reply, “Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and fed you, or thirsty and gave you drink, a stranger and took you home, or naked and clothed you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and come to visit you?” *
*And the king will answer, “I tell you this: anything you did for one of my brothers here, however humble, you did for me.” *
*Then he will say to those on his left, hand, “The curse is upon you; go from my sight to the eternal fire that is ready for the devil and his angels. For when I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat, when thirsty nothing to drink; when I was a stranger you gave me no home, when naked you did not clothe me; when I was ill and in prison you did not come to my help.” *
And they too will reply, “Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and did nothing for you?”
And he will answer, “I tell you this: anything you did not do for one of these, however humble, you did not do for me.” And they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous will enter eternal life.’
My Evangelical friends are going to be SO disappointed …
