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1 | is how we use our talents to be judged? | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 192374 | ||
Read the whole passage of Matthew 25:31-46. He Starts out in verses 31-33 by saying that the Son of Man will return in all his glory and sit on his glorious throne. He continues by saying that "All the nations will be gathered before Him ... ". He continues on by saying that they will all be then separated. He uses the analogy of a shepherd separating his flock from the goats. Now .. turn over to Revelation 20:11-15. This passage begins almost identical as to the one in Matthew 25. It begins with a description in verse 11 of the throne. That it was Great, and white. He describes the person who sat on it, and paints a colorful picture of a very majestic person, much like in Matthew 25. In verse 12, he speaks of everyone "great and small" standing before the Throne, and being judged. He speaks of books of recorded events being opened and referred to and that each person present was judged. He goes on even further in verse 13 and says that even the sea gave up their dead, along with Hades giving up the dead there. Just like in Matthew 25, there is a clear picture of every person from history coming before a glorious throne which Christ the Lord will be sitting from, and they are all being judged by their actions. Now .. back to Matthew 25. Look at Matthew 25:34-40. This talks specifically to the Sheep. It speaks of people who are generous and compassionate. People who went out of their way to aid others. Traits that every Saved person exhibits. Even though they didn't realize who it was they were doing these things for, they did it anyway because of who they were. As a result of being The sheep, they were made heirs to the Kingdom. Now .. look at Matthew 25:41-45. These are the Goats, the ones who did the opposite of what should have been done. They were not generous, not compassionate, nor were they willing to give aid. Now .. pay close attention to verse 46. He closes this passage by saying that the goats will go to Eternal punishment, but the sheep to eternal life. Now .. flip back to Revelation 20. In Revelation 20:14, the author says that Death and Hades were thrown into the Lake of Fire. Then in verse 15, he says that all of those whose name was not found written in the Book of Life was also thrown into the Lake of Fire. Hence, these are the goats being punished in eternal punishment. Matthew 25:31-46 and Revelation 20:11-15 are both speaking of the same event, which is the Final Judgement. The time before the Throne of God where all of mankind through out history is brought before God and each individual is held accountable to the actions they each committed during their lives. The only single means to escape eternal punishment is by being one of the Saved, or as Jesus uses the term, one of the Sheep. If you want a passage that speaks about God placing value on how well one uses the gifts God provides, then read the passage that immediately preceeds, Matthew 25:14-30, the Parable of the Talents. There God is saying he will take note of how well you use the gifts he provides. He is saying there that if you use your gifts wisely, that he will provide means for increase, but to hide the gifts means that he will take them from you. Jesusman |
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2 | is how we use our talents to be judged? | NT general Archive 1 | skccab | 192384 | ||
Hi Jesusman, Thank you so much for the effort you put into your response. From years ago when I adopted the "pre-trib" view, I still have some "old" views that need to be (and are) being reconsidered. The "pre-tribulational" view has all the events wrapped up so nicely that it is hard to let it go, but it is not as scripturally based as the other views. And you just re-confirmed that for me. That's one of the things I love about SBF - it allows for thinking and re-thinking biases that we have grown up with (and we ALL have them). So, once again, thank you. Still learning :-) Cheri |
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