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FTER Jesus  had  admonished  His  disciples  to  prepare  for the Last  Judgment,  He  described  it  to  them  in  these  words:

“When the  Son  of  Man  shall  come  in  His  majesty,  and  all His angels  with  Him,  then  shall  He  sit  upon  the  seat  of  His majesty. All nations  shall  be  gathered  together  before  Him;  and He shall  separate  them  one  from  another,  as  the  shepherd  separateth  the  sheep  from  the  goats. And He  shall  set  the  sheep on His  right  hand,  but  the  goats  on  the  left.

“Then the  King  shall  say  to  them  that  shall  be  on  His  right hand: ‘Come,  ye  blessed  of  My  Father,  possess  the  kingdom prepared for  you  from  the  foundation  of  the  world. For I was hungry, and  you  gave  Me  to  eat;  I was  thirsty,  and  you  gave Me to  drink;  I was  a stranger,  and  you  took  Me  in;  naked,  and  you clothed Me;  sick,  and  you  visited  Me;  I was  in  prison,  and  you came to  Me.’  — Then  shall  the  just  answer  Him,  saying:  ‘Lord, when have  we  done  these  things  to  Thee?’  The  King  shall answer and  say  to  them:  ‘Amen,  I say  to  you,  as  long  as  you have done  it  to  one  of  these,  My  least  brethren,  you  did  it to  Me.’

“Then shall  He  say  to  them  on  His  left  hand:  ‘Depart  from Me, ye  cursed,  into  everlasting  fire  which  was  prepared  for  the devil and  his  angels. For I was  hungry,  and  you  gave  Me  not to eat;  I was  thirsty,  and  you  gave  me  not  to  drink;  I was  a stranger,  and  you  took  Me  not  in;  naked,  and  you  clothed  Me not;  sick  and  in  prison,  and  you  did  not  visit  Me.’  Then  shall they also  answer  Him,  saying:  ‘Lord,  when  did  we  see  Thee