Matthew 25:31-46 – Jesus’ Judgment of the Nations by Pastor David Menard. The Mission Church Carlsbad
At the end of the Tribulation Period, just before the establishment of LORD’s Millennial Kingdom, Jesus will call all nations before His throne for judgment. This judgment of nations has long been foretold by the prophets. For example, Zechariah described this judgment of nations when he wrote,
“Then the LORD will go forth And fight against those nations, As He fights in the day of battle.
And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, Making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south.” (Zechariah 14:3-4, NKJV)
This judgment of nations will be conducted by the Lord Jesus. Micah also predicted this judgment of nations. He wrote, “Hear, all you peoples! Listen, O earth, and all that is in it! Let the Lord GOD be a witness against you, The Lord from His holy temple. For behold, the LORD is coming out of His place; He will come down And tread on the high places of the earth. The mountains will melt under Him, And the valleys will split Like wax before the fire, Like waters poured down a steep place.” (Micah 1:3-4, NKJV)
The Prophet Joel wrote, “For behold, in those days and at that time, When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; And I will enter into judgment with them there On account of My people, My heritage Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations ” (Joel 3:2, NKJV).
The judgment of nations, in which God will either chose to “bless” or “curse” the nations will be based on their treatment of Israel, this will be God’s final fulfillment of the covenant He made with Abraham!
After the rapture and at the end of the tribulation Jesus will separate the sheep (righteous) and the goats (unrighteous). Before Jesus’ second coming and His millennial Kingdom the Gospel will be preached, commercial Babylon will fall and the mark of the beast (666) will be distributed in mass. God’s wrath will fall on those who do not receive Jesus as Savior and for their sins of omission. King Jesus will return in radiant glory. Jesus’ judgement of the nations will be for each person according to their response to the Gospel.
1. There is a KINGDOM coming
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
2. Jesus will reign as KING
All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
3. This Kingdom was God’s desire from the beginning of time
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:
4. Jesus is coming again in radiant glory
When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.
5. Jesus’ Judgment of the nations at his second coming.
There is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
6. Jesus has three messages to the world during the Tribulation prior to the judgment of the nations.
Read: Revelation 14:6-11
The Three Messages to all the nations:
What is the everlasting gospel and why is this being preached at this point in time? Find out if it is still too late to be saved.
Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people saying with a loud voice, “Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.”
Find what Babylon stands for in the end times and how it is connected to you.
And another angel followed, saying, “Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.”
What is the mark of the beast? What should we know about it to avoid taking this mark? What are the consequeces of not taking the mark of the beast?
Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”
