“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate the people as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.”
Matthew 25:31-32 NLT
The whole chapter 25 is filled with Jesus’ teaching about His return and what to expect. In chapter 24 He began by prophesying about the destruction of the temple. In chapter 25 He starts with the parable about the wise and foolish virgins and ends with the parable about the landowner who called three servants, and before going away on a long journey gave each an amount of money to invest. Two were wise and one buried what he had claiming his master to be a difficult man. He judges his master and chooses to disobey.
The last section deals with Jesus separating His people into sheep and goats. He arrives with all His angels and in resplendent glory. I think of other times we see a host of angels: the first is when Elisha and his servant are surrounded by the king of Aram and his soldiers. Elisha asks God to open the eye of his servant to see the host of heaven surrounding him in chariots of fire; the next was in the gospel of Luke when the angels came to announce the birth of a Jesus to the shepherds.
This description of the heavens being filled with Jesus’ angels reminds me more of Elisha’s experience. Jesus will return to separate the true followers from the false. This is a scene of authority and judgement.
May I be found with the sheep! Amen!
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