At the end of the world it will be that same way. The angels will come and divide the sinful people from the ones who did what was right,
Matthew 13:41 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) The Son of man will send out His angels and they will gather out of His kingdom all those people who cause others to fall away [from God] and those who [continue to] sin. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all causes of offense [persons by whom others are drawn into error or sin] and all who do iniquity and act wickedly, American Standard Version (1901) The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity, Common English Bible The Human One will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all things that cause people to fall away and all people who sin. Catholic Public Domain Version The Son of man shall send out his Angels, and they shall gather from his kingdom all who lead astray and those who work iniquity. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all scandals, and them that work iniquity. |
At the end of the world it will be that same way. The angels will come and divide the sinful people from the ones who did what was right,
“It will be too bad for the world because of occasions that cause people to fall away [from God]! For it is inevitable that such occasions come, but it is too bad for that person who is responsible for causing it to happen.
And He will send out His angels [i.e., as messengers] with the sound of a great trumpet [See I Thess. 4:16] to gather His elect [i.e., God’s people] from all directions, [even] from throughout the whole world. [Note: See Mark 13:27, which suggests this thought by its use of ‘earth’ and ‘sky’]
His winnowing shovel [Note: This was a process whereby grain was tossed into the air so that the wind could blow the husks away, leaving only good grain on the ground] is in His hand and He will completely clear off His threshing floor [by removing all of the husks]. And He will gather His wheat into the barn, but will burn up the husks with a fire that will never go out.”
Jesus replied to him, “The foxes have dens [in which to live] and the birds of the sky have nests [in which to roost]; but the Son of man does not have anywhere to lay His head.”
And He will send out His angels and gather His elect [i.e., God’s people] from all directions, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of the sky [i.e., from throughout the whole world].
This will be done on the day when God judges the secrets of men’s [hearts] through Christ Jesus, according to [the teaching of] my Gospel.
Are not all angels ministering spirits sent out [by God] to serve those people who will inherit salvation?
And there will never be anything [morally] unclean allowed to enter it, nor any person who practices disgusting behavior [i.e., probably such sins as sexual perversion], or [any person] who is a liar. But the only ones [allowed there] are those [whose names are] recorded in the Lamb’s book of life.