None of them were consciously opposed to Jesus. In fact, when they heard Jesus’s verdict, they seemed to think that there must have been some mistake. They all showed up for the big event expecting to receive a reward from Jesus. But they were terribly wrong. They were self-deceived. They did not see their own state clearly, and their blindness cost them everything. Second, notice that Jesus himself is the judge. He is the one who ushers people into eternal life or eternal punishment. The nations