JESUS IDENTIFIES WITH HIS OWN

MATTHEW 25:31-46

WITH THE JEWISH PEOPLE DURING THE TRIBULATION

       When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory:  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 hungry, 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 hungry, 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 hungry, 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 hungry, 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.

ACTS 9:1-6; 15-20

WITH BORN AGAIN BELIEVERS

       And Saul, yet breathing out threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, and desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.  And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:  And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why (do you) persecute Me?
and he said, Who art Thou, Lord?

       And the Lord said, I am Jesus Whom (you) persecute:  it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
       And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do? 

       And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

ACTS 9:15-20

       ...the Lord said unto him, Go thy way:  for he is a chosen vessel unto Me, to bear My name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:  for I will show him how great things he must suffer for My name's sake.
       And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou came, hath sent me, that thou might receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.  And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales:  and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.  And when he had received meat, he was strengthened.  Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.  And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God.

MISTREATING GOD'S PEOPLE WILL COST YOU DEARLY;

EITHER IN THIS LIFE, OR FOR ALL ETERNITY!