where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.6 There are two important things I want to point out here. First, God’s judgment in this passage is directed primarily at the people of God, not at the outsiders. It is the “subjects of the kingdom” who are thrown outside: those who have heard God’s Word, known his promises, and been proximate to his work in history. When God shows up, Israel’s leaders are being kicked outside and Roman centurions are streaming in.
