Sheep

The name given to believers as composing the flock of God, Christ being the Shepherd. Younger believers are called lambs; the place of the latter is said to be in Christ’s bosom, that of the former on His shoulder, the seat of love and strength. The sheep in Matt. 25 are those nations on earth (from among the heathens) who will have accepted the everlasting gospel preached to them (Rev. 14:7⁷Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. (Revelation 14:7)), by the Jewish messengers (Matt. 25), acceptance of whom constitutes them sheep, inasmuch as in receiving Christ’s Jewish brethren they received Christ.