God is Just in All His Ways
Matthew 25:32-33.
32And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
Note that in Matthew 25:32, “his” is in italics. That means, the translator added “his” into the translation. It was the opinion of the translator that these were Yeshua’s sheep. At this point in the parable, one cannot state that they are Yeshua’s sheep. Final judgment has not occurred; therefore, this was the opinion of the translator. Currently in the parable, these sheep do not have spiritual salvation.
Yeshua gathers all nations. Nations is the Greek word ethnos (G1484). It means heathens or pagans, those who do not worship the true God. Obviously, this is not believers. Believers worship the true God. This should lead one to understand that this is the judgment of the nations, the nonbelievers during the millennium.
Up to this point in time, nonbelievers have not been previously judged, 2 Peter 2:9.
9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
If God is reserving the unjust for the Day of Judgment and punishment is hell; therefore, there is no one in hell prior to the millennium. That would be committing someone to be punished prior to proper judgment. Man’s own system of justice, would declare that unjust. Yet, believers claim God is unjust. God scoffs at the very idea, Ezekiel 18:29.
29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?
God’s ways are never unequal. Man’s ways are prejudicial and with exception for the ruling class. God’s ways are always just and perfect for all. God himself cannot and will not violate His own law.
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