THE JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS: MATTHEW 25:32-46

     "And before Him shall be gathered all nations: and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats:  and He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.  Then shall the King say unto them on His right hand, Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:  for I was an hungered, and ye gave Me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took Me in:  naked, and ye clothed Me: I was sick, and ye visited Me: I was in prison, and ye came unto Me."
     "Then shall the righteous answer Him, saying, Lord, when saw we Thee an hungered, and fed Thee?  Or thirsty, and gave Thee drink?  When saw we Thee a stranger, and took Thee in?  Or naked, and clothed Thee?  Or when saw we Thee sick, or in prison, and came unto Thee?"
     "And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me."
     "Then shall He say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:  for I was an hungered, and ye gave Me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me no drink:  I was a stranger, and ye took Me not in:  naked, and ye clothed Me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited Me not."
     "Then shall they also answer Him, saying, Lord, when saw we Thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto Thee?"
     "Then shall He answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to Me.  And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal."

Some observations:
1.  ALL nations would seem to include Israel, unless Jesus is distinguishing Israel from the rest of the nations by identifying them as "My brethren."
2.  This judgment occurs right after Christ's Second Coming.  Since the Church was caught up to be with Jesus prior to the seven-year Tribulation, these had to have come to faith during the Tribulation, perhaps from hearing the two witnesses (Rev. 11) or the sealed 144,000 Jewish witnesses (Rev. 7). 
3.  We know that the Word says "there is none righteous, no not one" (Rom. 3:10), and it is only through faith in God that righteousness is imputed unto a man (Rom. 4:16-22; Jam. 3:23; etc.); therefore, those who ministered to the Lord's brethren, did so because they had faith it was God's will that they do so!  They had come to faith in Christ!
4.  To reinforce the last point, notice that "the righteous" have eternal life!  "Eternal life" is mentioned 26 times in the Bible, and it is only offered to those who believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God (Jn. 3:15; 1 Jn. 5:20; etc.)!

Remember what God told Abraham in Genesis 12:1-3!