Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. Mat 7:21 Jesus is talking to Jews, those who did not receive Him as Mighty God.     He was not talking to the believers in Him.      Jesus Christ is God.     Faith in Christ Jesus is critical.     Faith in God apart from Jesus is unacceptable.      The will of the Holy Spirit Father is that you Receive Jesus as Mighty God, hearing, believing and receiving His Words and His Holy Spirit.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name?     and in thy name have cast out devils?     and in thy name done many wonderful works? Mat 7:22 Jesus was talking to Jews who called upon God but denied Jesus as God.     In their rejection of Jesus they would stand before God in the judgment and proclaim their works on God`s behalf.     But because of their denial of Jesus in the flesh, Jesus would deny them.      God is just the generic name for deity.     Calling upon God will not save anyone.     Jesus is the express image of the only true and living deity.     It is in the name Jesus that anyone is saved.

And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Mat 7:23 Jesus was talking to Jews who rejected Him as very God.     This is why He would reject them in the judgment despite their works.

One of the realizations I came to about this passage, because it can be troubling, is that Jesus was talking to Jews, His people.   

Notice that they referred to the judge as 'Lord' which is the word they use to refer to YHVH.   But it is YHVH ( Jesus) who is speaking to them in the flesh, whom they reject.   

So, Jesus is telling them that their refusal to receive Him as YHVH will result in Him denying that He knows them.   

Hence, it is not sufficient to believe in God or do works in service to God.   What is critical is that we know God and He knows us.   

Jesus said He is the Truth.   He is God and there is no other.   

The Jews failure to receive Jesus as God in the flesh has doomed 80 generations of Jews!   

For those believers who may be unnerved by this passage, they need to just listen to this: "And whosover will call on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ shall be saved."

The name of Jesus is not negotiable.   His is the name and there is no other name whereby we may be saved.   

This is what condemns Jewry and condemns every man that comes into the world - the denial that Jesus is Creator, Mighty God, Savior, Lord, King and Righteous Judge.