Matthew 25:31-34

The Final Judgment

³¹ _i "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, _j then he will sit on his glorious throne. ³² Before him _k will be gathered _l all the nations, and _m he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates _n the sheep from the goats. ³³ And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. ³⁴ Then _o the King will say to _p those on his right, 'Come, you _q who are blessed by my Father, _r inherit _s the kingdom _t prepared for you _u from the foundation of the world.

1. Cross References
   Matthew 16:27 - 28
   For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.
   
2. Cross References
   Matthew 19:28
   Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
   
3. Cross References
   Matthew 24:31
   And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
   
4. Cross References
   Joel 3:12
   Let the nations stir themselves up and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.
   Matthew 24:14
   And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
   Matthew 28:19
   Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
   
5. Cross References
   Matthew 13:49
   So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous
   
6. Cross References
   Ezekiel 34:17
   As for you, my flock, thus says the Lord God : Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and male goats.
   
7. Cross References
   Matthew 25:40
   And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.
   Luke 19:38
   Saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!
   Revelation 17:14
   They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.
   Revelation 19:16
   On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
   Isaiah 6:5
   And I said: "Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!
   
8. Cross References
   1 Kings 2:19
   So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne and had a seat brought for the king's mother, and she sat on his right.
   Psalms 45:9
   Daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor; at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
   Psalms 110:1
   The Lord says to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.
   
9. Cross References
   Psalms 37:22
   For those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
   Isaiah 65:23
   They shall not labor in vain or bear children for calamity, for they shall be the offspring of the blessed of the Lord, and their descendants with them.
   Ephesians 1:3
   Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.
   
10. Cross References
    Matthew 19:29
    And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
    Revelation 21:7
    The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
    
11. Cross References
    Luke 12:32
    Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
    Luke 22:29
    And I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom.
    
12. Cross References
    Matthew 20:23
    He said to them, "You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.
    1 Corinthians 2:9
    But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him" -
    Hebrews 11:16
    But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
    
13. Cross References
    Matthew 13:35
    This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.