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Sheep and goats have different DNA. The difference is cellular. They are different species. Yes, there are external differences between sheep and goats. Yes, we are able to distinguish between the two based on these external differences (“by this will all men know that you are my disciples”).
But this text isn’t about the difference between sheep and goats. They are stock images. They aren’t blessed because they act like sheep whereas others act like goats.
This is how Jesus identified who are the sheep and the goats in Matthew 25. The sheep cared. The goats didn’t. Could it simply be that the mark of your love for God is how you love the unlovable? How you care for those who are the less fortunate. How you address those that many in our society overlook. Jesus never did and we shouldn’t ...
The sheep are those who were saved during the tribulation; the goats are the unsaved who survived the tribulation. The sheep on Jesus’ right hand are blessed by God the Father and given an inheritance.
Jesus is the Shepherd, and in this verse, He said that He will separate sheep (believers) from goats (unbelievers) when He returns. The sheep represent those who have accepted salvation and the goats represent those who have rejected salvation.
The central difference between sheep and goats—is really simple. It's an idea that we can come back to when we need to stay on track: A sheep is led by its shepherd. A goatherd is led by his goat.
The Sheep and the Goats. 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
Even if only in simple deeds, the sheep are to serve one another, especially the needy. Goats, though they dwell among God’s flock today, disregard the sheep and overlook their needs. Thus, they manifest hatred for the One to whom the sheep are united and deserve only a dreadful fate (Matt. 25:41–46).
The Sheep and the Goats. 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
The difference between the sheep and the goats is that the sheep are Christians, the goats are not. Sheep go to heaven. Goats go to hell. Jesus said that when He comes in His glory (the Day of Judgment), He will separate the sheep from the goats (Matt. 25:32) and that the sheep. So, who are the sheep and the goats? Are they different groups of ...