It is the opinion of most readers of Matthew 25:31-46 that the assignment given to the sheep (everlasting life) and the goats (destruction) is a consignment for the goats and a reward for the sheep. I do not believe Matthew 25:31-46 is about an event in time. I believe it is about an assignment. The assignment is God's will on Earth to do. God's will leads to everlasting life. People have turned the illustration to mean the doing of God's will leads to the reward of everlasting life. That might be true, but it is not what the illustration means.
At any time that a person is alive it is possible for the person to obey for everlasting life. Then he is a sheep of the flock of God. But he must not hesitate, vary or waver. He must endure to the end. Thus the reason for the explanation of the help the sheep give to Yeshua the King. What results from the kind works of another? Kind works help a person to endure.
It is possible for kind deeds done to a person to lead the person away from the endurance for fine works. How so? A person might develop an appetite for the kndness from fellow humans. A sheep is hungry for kindness from The Shepherd. The Shepherd is not human. He is glorified at the right hand of God.
At any time that a person is alive it is possible for the person to obey for everlasting life. Then he is a sheep of the flock of God. But he must not hesitate, vary or waver. He must endure to the end. Thus the reason for the explanation of the help the sheep give to Yeshua the King. What results from the kind works of another? Kind works help a person to endure.
It is possible for kind deeds done to a person to lead the person away from the endurance for fine works. How so? A person might develop an appetite for the kndness from fellow humans. A sheep is hungry for kindness from The Shepherd. The Shepherd is not human. He is glorified at the right hand of God.
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