At the beginning of His reign He begins to judge between the nations, teaching them to turn from evil to righteousness (Isaiah 2:4). How will this happen? Who will be involved in this judgment? Notice how Jesus Christ will perform the process of separating the wicked from the righteous. "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'.These will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life" (Matthew 25:41-46). Notice the nature and result of this separation: "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 25:33-34). Why? So He can "separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats" (Matthew 25:32). Jesus spoke of a time when the people of all nations would gather before Him. But, even after this 1,000-year reign of peace and prosperity, much important work lies ahead. We have seen that Jesus Christ, assisted by His faithful servants, will transform the world after His return to earth.
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