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THE "OTHER SHEEP" AND THE "GOATS" 245
ward." "Whoever gives you a cup of water to
drink on the grounds that you belong to Christ, I
truly tell you, he will by no means lose his reward."-Matthew
10 :40-42 and Mark 9 :41, NW .
1 5 The refusal of the "goats" to render any help
to the remnant of Christ's spiritual brothers is
because these represent him enthroned in power
as earth's Rightful Ruler . The "goats" love this
world and its selfish rule . Hence they refuse to
show any support to Jehovah's side of the great
controversy over universal sovereignty . There are
only two masters ; and in this judgment day of
the nations a person affected by the issue cannot
be neutral. Jesus said : "He that is not on my side
is against me ." "He that listens to you listens to
me too. And he that disregards you disregards
me too . Moreover, he that disregards me disregards
also him that sent me forth ." Matthew
12 :30 and Luke 10 :16, NW A failure to do good
to the King's brothers when the opportunity is
presented in support of the Kingdom is sin, and
of this the "goats" are guilty . With the question,
"Lord, when did we see you?" they use as an excuse
for their willful failure the fact that the King
is now invisibly present and not directly reachable .
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"Then he will answer them with the words :
Truly I say to you, To the extent that you did not
do it to one of these least ones, you did not do it
to me.'" Matthew 25 :45, NW Because by this
faulty course they rejected Jehovah's universal
15 . What is their sin? Why? What excuse do they offer?
16 . Why does the King call them "cursed"? Where does
he tell them to be on their way, and when?