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THE TRUE BLESSED OF THE FATHER TO WHOM THE KINGDOM WAS PREPARED:. Text: Matthew 25: 31-46 Intro: There are two types of Judgment: Bema Judgment Great White Throne Judgment Judgment for rewards.
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THE TRUE BLESSED OF THE FATHER TO WHOM THE KINGDOM WAS PREPARED: Text: Matthew 25: 31-46 Intro: There are two types of Judgment: Bema Judgment Great White Throne Judgment Judgment for rewards
2Cr 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things [done] in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. • Judgment for all to determine salvation • Rev 20:14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. • Rev 20:15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. • Salvation is a gift but works are honourable and thus worthy of rewards.
AIM: • For us to inherit the kingdom prepared for us • For us to be truly blessed as the Bible says, It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35 I. ALL WILL COME TO JUDGMENT-V 31-32 • Whether it’s a judgment for rewards or salvation • Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, • There will be a judgment to separate the sheep from the goats-v 32
It is only on this judgment that we can truly be separated from each other. • Psalm1:5 KJV - 5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. • Mal 3:18 Then you shall again discern Between the righteous and the wicked, Between one who serves God And one who does not serve Him. • He will separate the sheep on His right and the goats on His left • Sheep-Innocent, patient, mild, useful • Goats-unsavoury and unruly • not pleasing in odour or taste; morally offensive
II. THE JUDGMENT CONCERNING THE GODLY-V 33 • Their cause must be first despatched, that they may be assessors with Christ in the judgement of the wicked • Whose misery will be aggravated by their seeing Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, admitted into the kingdom of heaven, Lu. 13:28. • 1Cr 6:2 Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? • 1Cr 6:3 Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?
The King will say to them, “Come” • He didn’t drive them away but commanded to come and Inherit the kingdom. • In other words welcome, well done • You, blessed of my Father • The law curses them for their many disobediences • But Christ having redeemed them from the curse of the law, and purchased a blessing for them, commands a blessing on them. • Salvation is the best blessing of all the blessings.
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ: • Come to me, come to be for ever with me. • You that followed me bearing the cross, now come along with Me wearing the crown. • We now come boldly to the throne of grace, but we shall then come boldly to the throne of glory. • He told them to inherit the kingdom • Which is reckoned the most valuable possession on earth, and includes the greatest wealth and honour.
Those that inherit kingdoms, wear all the glories of the crown • Enjoy all the pleasures of the court • Command the peculiar treasures of the provinces • Yet this is but a faint resemblance of the felicities of the saints in heaven. • This kingdom was prepared by the Father for the entertainment of the saints. • It is prepared on purpose for them • Not only for such as you, but for you, you by name, you personally and particularly • Who were chosen to salvation through sanctification.
The kingdom was prepared before the foundation of the world • Ephesians 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: • The end, which is last in execution, is first in intention. • They will inherit the kingdom • To receive (property or a title, for example) from an ancestor by legal succession or will.
III. THE GROUND OR REASON FOR THIS -V 35 • For I was hungry and you gave Me food • I was thirsty and you gave me drink • I was a stranger and you took Me in • I was a naked and you clothed Me • I was sick and you visited Me • I was in prison and you came to Me IV. THEN THE RIGHTEOUS WILL ANSWER HIM-V 37 • When did you see you hungry…? • And the King will answer and say to them, Assuredly, I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these
Brethren, you did it to Me. • Anything we do to others, we are doing it to Christ. V. CONCERNING THE WICKED ON THE LEFT- 41 • Depart from • You cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels • For I was hungry… • They will also asked when did they see Jesus hungry? • When they did not feed, give a drink… the least of the brethren, they did not do what they ought to do for Christ’s sake • 2 Beggars in Luke 16:19-30
And this will go away into everlasting punishment-v 46 VI. WHICHEVER COMES FIRST • Rev 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. • Rev 20:12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is [the book] of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Rev 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. • Rev 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. • Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
VII. THERE IS BLOTTING OUT OF NAMES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE-REV 3:5 • Rev 3:5 "He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. • Exd 32:32 "Yet now, if You will forgive their sin--but if not, I pray, blot me out of Your book which You have written." • Exd 32:33 And the LORD said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book.
CHALLENGE: • What do you think is prepared for you? • Kingdom of heaven or everlasting fire? • Are you useful or useless? • CONCLUSION: • Mat 25:34 "Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: