Do "unto the least of these"...

" For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers,you did it to me.'
- Matt. Chapter 25

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Many have wrongly interpreted this segment of scripture when they say that Christ was here teaching that we must feed and clothe the poor, visit the sick and imprisoned, etc.  

The Word of God does encourage doing good works but in context, good works without a Spiritual rebirth is futile (as in "Filthy rags") with respect to eternal value.  Instead what is done for the glory of God is subject to eternal weight in glory.

If we read the whole chapter, we see that Jesus was talking about judgment and His 2nd coming where He will separate the sheep from the goats, and ultimately, there will be some who will go away into "everlasting punishment", and those who will go into "eternal life".

The ones who are said to be Jesus' "brethren" are those who will be at His return imprisoned, hungry, thirsty, naked, sick, and persecuted for His name's sake.   And even as we see today, believers who care for their brethren in The Lord, they will be the ones caring for The Body of Christ at the end of days.   This has always been seen historically in Christian persecution, today, and until the coming of The Lord. 

"Watch you therefore, and pray always, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man"
- Luke 21:36

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