The Sheep and the Goats
Mattityahu 25:31–46judgementmercykingdom
The Ben Adam on His throne separates the nations as a shepherd separates sheep from goats, naming what was done — and not done — to the least of these.
Yeshua identifies Himself with the hungry, the stranger, the prisoner. To feed the least is to feed Him; to ignore them is to ignore Him. Both groups are surprised — neither saw Him in those faces. The judgement is not over creed alone but over love made visible in mercy.
- Yechezkel 34:17–22I will judge between sheep and sheep
- Yeshayahu 58:6–10The fast that pleases — feed the hungry, clothe the naked