Matthew 25:31-35
Mat 25:31 (KJB)
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him,
then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
Jesus then continues His explanation by telling the disciples what is going to
happen when He returns. At this point He is ready to suffer humiliation but the
second time He returns it will be in great glory. (Heb 9:28 KJV) So Christ
was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall
he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. He is going to bring
the Holy angels with Him and then He is going to sit upon a throne in glory.
This would be another view of the Great White Throne Judgment as written in
Revelation 20:11-15.
Mat 25:32 (KJB)
And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one
from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
Then when the Lord sits on His throne, all the tribes and ethnic groups of the
world will be gathered before Him. Then at that time will come the great
separation when the unbeliever and the believers will never see each other again
because the time of judgment is here. (Mat 13:30 KJV) Let both grow together
until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather
ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather
the wheat into my barn. Then at this time the fulfillment of the parable of
the wheat and tares will take place.
Mat 25:33 (KJB)
And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
(Psa 16:11 KJV) Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is
fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Just as
in the parable of the wise servants which we just read, the master told his
servants to enter into the joy of the Lord. Here in Psalm 16:11, we are told
that at the right hand of God, there are pleasures forever more, that is, in
Heaven there will be bliss and joy and nothing will interrupt that joy. The
goats on the left represent the kingdom of Satan and those goats or unbelievers
will be cast into eternal hell. (Ezek 34:17 KJV) And as for you, O my flock,
thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the
rams and the he goats.
Mat 25:34 (KJB)
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:
Then at that time the believers will be welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven.
(Rom 8:17 KJV) And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with
Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified
together. We will have the final inheritance which will be eternal life in
the Kingdom of Heaven. The Kingdom was prepared for the believer from the
foundation of the world. The word “prepared” in the Greek carries with it the
meaning of “put or keep in readiness.” Since the names of all the believers were
written in the Lamb’s Book of Life from the foundation of the world, this means
that the Kingdom of Heaven was made ready at that time to receive all the
believers. (Rev 13:8 KJV) And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship
him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the
foundation of the world.
Mat 25:35 (KJB)
For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink:
I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Then Jesus begins to explain the actions of the true believers. First, Jesus
tells them that He was hungry and they gave Him meat or food. (Mat 5:6 KJV)
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall
be filled. Those that are hungry for the truth are given the true Gospel by
the true believers for the satisfying of their souls. (John 6:27 KJV) Labour
not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto
everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the
Father sealed. Then those who thirst are given the true Gospel by the true
Believer. (John 7:37 KJV) In the last day, that great day of the feast,
Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and
drink. The thirst is for righteousness in the Lord Jesus Christ. It is
salvation which the soul thirst after. (John 4:14 KJV) But whosoever
drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water
that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into
everlasting life. Then Jesus tells them that He was a stranger and that
they took Him in and showed Him hospitality. (Job 31:32 KJV) The stranger
did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller. Job
claimed that strangers never lodged in the street because his door was always
opened for them. (Deu 31:12 KJV) Gather the people together, men, and women,
and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and
that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words
of this law: Those who are not saved are considered strangers and these
believers took them in to give them the true Gospel. The works of mercy which
are listed here give an evidence that a person is saved and the list continues
in the next verse.