And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
Everyone from every nation will be gathered in front of him, and he's going to separate people from each other, like when a shepherd sorts the sheep from the goats.
Jesus is going to sort everyone out in the end, and there's nowhere to hide.
📚 Historical Context
In the historical context, Jesus is delivering the Olivet Discourse on the Mount of Olives, teaching his disciples about the end times and his second coming, as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew. This verse is part of the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats, where Jesus uses the everyday image of a shepherd separating animals, which was familiar in ancient Jewish agrarian society, to illustrate the final judgment of all nations. It draws from Old Testament themes of divine judgment, emphasizing accountability based on one's actions.
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