The Ok Corral

Matthew 25: 31 – 46

None Fight at the OK Corral

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ 46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

For all my friends amongst the nations this chapter is for you. Our Precious Holy Lord and Savior delivers an impactive prophecy is this portion of Matthew’s Gospel.

In the wild west days of America, a famous shootout occurred and was listed for perpetuity as the Gunfight at the OK Corral. An interesting fact is that this battle only lasted for about 30 seconds. It involved a gun shootout between lawmen and members of a loosely organized group of outlaws called the Cowboys. It took place at about 3 Pm on Wednesday, October 26, 1881 in Tombstone in the Arizona territory.

It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout in the history of the American Wild West. The gunfight was the result of a long simmering feud, with Cowboys Billy Claiborne, Ike and Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury on one side and town Marshal Cirgil Earp, Special policemen Morgan and Wyatt Earp, and temporary policeman Doc Holliday on the other side.

Billy Clanton and both McLaury brothers were killed. Ike Clanton, Billy Claiborne, and wes Fuller ran from the fight. Virgil and Morgan Earp along with Doc Holliday were wounded.

Wyatt Earp was unharmed and not only became the central figure in the shootout but gained additional fame in later years after he moved to California where he became an advisor for Hollywood Western movies. One such notably American Actor who was his understudy was John Wayne.

Today we are going to review a different OK Corral. None will fight at this OK Corral. It will not involve any fighting, but it will involve a judgement. It will be known to those who receive the favorable decision as ‘Okay’ or better yet, ‘Thank you my Good Shepherd Jesus Christ.’

That this passage describes the final judgment comes out in that its verdict determines the eternal destiny of men (verse 46). It should be noted that it is not said to take place on earth, but the question is ‘when’?

Is it at the end of time as we know it that receives the Judgment at what is known at the Great White Throne Judgment or is it sooner.

I believe that our Great and Holy Master Jesus Christ Is talking about the time when He returns to earth referred to as His Second Coming. This judgment is right before His Thousand Year Reign which is called the Millennium.