Is this really the most terrifying passage in the Bible?
Matthew 7 22 states,
Well, number one is that it's only terrifying
if you're a false prophet,
which is exactly who this is being addressed to.
According to verse 15 where it states,
beware of false prophets which come to you
in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
Number two is that it's only terrifying
if you're depending on your works to save you,
which is exactly what this person is doing right here.
You see, instead of saying,
Lord, Lord, have I not believed on Jesus Christ
for salvation and placed my faith in him alone?
He begins to list all of his works,
expecting to receive eternal life because of it.
Verse 21 states,
That will being clearly laid out in John 6 40 where it states,
Now this is the will of him that sent me,
that everyone that seeth the son and believeth on him
that sent me may have everlasting life
and I will raise him up in the last day.