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So it’s “satan” who says that those who do good works will go to heaven, and those who do not do good works will go to hell?

That’s an interesting position, because it’s the opposite of what Jesus says in Saint Matthew’s gospel.

But then, what does Jesus Christ know about Christianity?

34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:

43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

So it’s “satan” who says that those who do good works will go to heaven, and those who do not do good works will go to hell? That’s an interesting position, because it’s the opposite of what Jesus says in Saint Matthew’s gospel. But then, what does Jesus Christ know about Christianity?

Jesus knows EVERYTHING about Christianity! I'm surprised you don't know that. So does the Apostle Paul, to whom Jesus revealed the gospel of the grace of God which is the good news that we do not obtain salvation on the basis of our good works. That's why it would be the devil who perverts the good news by convincing souls they can earn or merit their salvation by the works they do. Such a "gospel" would condemn the person who believed that because they would not be depending upon Jesus Christ as their savior, preferring to trust their own merit.

Regarding those who go about trying to establish their own righteousness, Paul wrote:

For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge. For not knowing about God's righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes...(Romans 1:2-4)

The passages you quote out of context don't prove what you say they do. The "sheep" and the "goats" went into that judgment already either a sheep or a goat. This judgment didn't determine that. Sheep do what sheep do and goats do what goats do. Which one are you?