Billy Goats Gruff Matthew 25: 31-41

Matthew 25:31-34     31 “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. 32 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. 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 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: Matthew 25:41  “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:

There is A Great Day of separation coming

All Goats BUT How Can you tell if someone is a goat? By the four characteristics of a goat. All Goats BUT I planned to go to church BUT……. I’d give BUT…… I’d get saved BUT…. I need to pray BUT…. I should forgive BUT… I need to tithe BUT…. I need to be involved BUT….

If they cant find a way out they will make one Goats are wonders, you cant keep them in a fence. They always want to go to the others side. If they cant find a way out they will make one In Hosea 2 God speaks of Israel as the wife of Hosea whose name was Gomer that was a prostitute, and how He would hedge her in to protect her but she continually broke out to her forbidden lovers

You can’t reason with a goat they will butt heads with anything Goats are hard headed You can’t reason with a goat they will butt heads with anything Proverbs 28:13-14 13 He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy. 14 Happy is the man who is always reverent, But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

Goats will eat anything Proverbs 18:20-21 20 A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; From the produce of his lips he shall be filled. 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit

I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. John 10:2-5   2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” John 10:14  I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. John 10:27  My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

What makes a sheep different? A sheep will only hear the voice of the shepherd Sheep know the Shepherd and the Shepherd knows His sheep Sheep will only follow the Shepherd Sheep get sheered on a regular basis.

It Was Works That Separated Them Matthew 25:37-40  37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 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 My brethren, you did it to Me.’ Matthew 25:44-46  44 “Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ 45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Are You A Sheep or a Goat? The choice is yours