SEV Biblia, Chapter 25:34
Entonces el Rey dir a los que estarn a su derecha: Venid, benditos de mi Padre, heredad el Reino preparado para vosotros desde la fundacin del mundo.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 25:34
Verse 34. Ye blessed of my Father] This is the king's address to his followers; and contains the reason why they were found in the practice of all righteousness, and were now brought to this state of glory-they were blessed-came as children, and received the benediction of the Father, and became, and continued to be, members of the heavenly family. Inherit] The inheritance is only for the children of the family-if sons, then heirs, Gal. iv. 7, but not otherwise. The sons only shall enjoy the father's estate.
Prepared for you] That is, the kingdom of glory is designed for such as you-you who have received the blessing of the Father, and were holy, harmless, undefiled, and separated from sinners.
From the foundation of the world] It was God's purpose and determination to admit none into his heaven but those who were made partakers of his holiness, Heb. xii. 14. The rabbins say, Seven things were created before the foundation of the world. 1. The law. 2. Repentance. 3. Paradise. 4. Hell. 5. The throne of God. 6. The temple; and 7. The name of the Messiah.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 34. Then shall the king say unto them on his right hand , etc.] Before Christ is called the son of man, now the king; who is not only king of saints, but king of the whole world; the king of kings, and lord of lords, the judge of all the earth; he appearing in glory and majesty, sitting on a throne of glory, being attended with his glorious angels, and all nations gathered before him, waiting for the final sentence to be pronounced upon them by him; and who accordingly begins with those on his right hand, his sheep, the chosen, redeemed, and called of God, saying to them, come . The Arabic version adds, to me: by such a phrase he sometimes had invited, and encouraged poor sensible sinners: to come and partake of his grace: and here by it he calls the righteous, and bespeaks them in the most tender and endearing manner, and yet with the majesty of a king, and the authority of a judge, to come near unto him, with intrepidity and confidence, and take possession of a glorious kingdom; bestowing on them this high and illustrious character, ye blessed of my Father : so called, partly because they were his Fathers, not only by creation, but by his choice of them to grace and glory, and therefore most happy and blessed; and partly, because, as such a choice shows, they were dear unto him, highly in his favour, and loved by him with an everlasting love; as also, because they were blessed by him as the Father of Christ, and theirs, with all the spiritual blessings of the everlasting covenant in him; with the pardon of their sins, the justification of their persons, the sanctification of their nature, with adoption, and a right unto, and meetness for the eternal inheritance: hence it follows, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world .
The happiness of the saints, in the other world, is here expressed by a kingdom, because of the glory, riches, grandeur, and magnificence of it; as it is sometimes by a crown, for the same reason, suitable to their character and dignity, who are made kings and priests by Christ: and is likewise represented as an inheritance, as it is elsewhere, being not acquired by industry, or obtained by merit; but is the gift of their heavenly Father, and in right of adoption, as the children of God, being made such by his free grace and favour, and denotes the stability and perpetuity of it: and this is said to be prepared, not only appointed and designed in the council purposes, and decrees of God, but got ready; it is a kingdom erected, an inheritance reserved, and a crown of righteousness laid up in heaven; a glory really provided and secured in an everlasting covenant, and that for you: for some, and not others; for the sheep on the right hand, and not the goats on the left; for the peculiar favourites of God, the objects of his love and choice, the redeemed of the Lamb, and that are born of the Spirit; and that for them, from the foundation of the world . The place itself, where this happiness is to be enjoyed, was actually made on the first day of the creation, when the heavens were formed, and the foundations of the earth were laid, and the glory itself long before. The Ethiopic version here reads, before the world; and the Persic, before the foundation of the world was laid; and Grotius himself owns, that the phrase is the same as before the foundation of the world; and Dr. Hammonds paraphrase is, before all eternity: for as early were these persons, the beloved, the chosen, and blessed of the Father: so that this glory must be of free grace, and not merit, or owing to any works of righteousness done by men; since it was not only designed and appointed, but prepared and laid up for persons before they had a being, and had done neither good nor evil. The Jews speak of the law being an inheritance for all Israel, from the six days of the creation; but a much more glorious one is here spoken of: nearer to this is what they say that Bathsheba was appointed to be Davids wife from the day that the world was created; and add, but the mystery of the thing is, aly[ld atwklm , the kingdom that is above, which is called by her name. So in 2 Esdras, the kingdom is already prepared for you: Go, and ye shall receive: pray for few days unto you, that they may be shortened: the kingdom is already prepared for you: watch. (2 Esdras 2:13) Ver. 35. For I was an hungered and ye gave me meat . etc.] This, and the following, are not mentioned as causes of the kingdom being prepared for them, or of their being entitled to it, or of their being put into the possession of it; but as descriptive of their characters, and as testimonies and evidences of the grace of God in them; by which it appeared, that they were the blessed of his Father, having his special grace vouchsafed unto them; and that they were the children of God, to whom the inheritance of the kingdom belonged, and for whom it was prepared: for what was done by them in time, could never be the cause of what was done for them in eternity, or before, or from the foundation of the world; nor is there any proportion between a kingdom, and such services as here mentioned: and besides, this kingdom is by inheritance, and not, merit; is prepared by God, and not procured by men, and was got ready for them before they had a being; and therefore could not be caused by any actions of theirs: what is here, and in the following instances, said to be done to Christ, is not to be understood of him personally, but mystically, of the members of his body, as he himself explains it, ( Matthew 25:40), and the sense is, that when some of the servants of Christ, ministers, or private Christians, were in distress for want of the necessaries of life, these gracious souls supplied them with food; which to do, especially in a time of persecution, showed not only love to Christ, but great faith in him, and that they were not ashamed of him, and their profession of him, nor of his poor ministers and members; for this was done by them, not as the effect of mere humanity to the poor in general, but as an instance of affection to Christs poor; and was done for his sake, and because they belonged to him, were preachers of his Gospel, and professors of his name; and therefore was considered as if done to himself personally: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink ; not gall and vinegar, as the Jews did, but a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, prophet, and righteous person, and because belonging to Christ: this is taken notice of with acceptance by him; and such shall not lose the reward of grace. The Targumist has a passage which may be compared with this: Solomon said, by a spirit of prophecy from before the Lord; the Lord of the world shall say to all the righteous in the presence of everyone, go taste, with joy, thy bread which is returned unto thee, for thy bread which thou hast given to the poor and needy, who were hungry; and drink with a good heart the wine which is laid up for thee in paradise, instead of thy wine, which thou hast mingled for the poor and needy, who were thirsty; for, lo! now are thy works accepted before the Lord. I was a stranger, and ye took me in , or gathered me: an Hebraism; (see 2 Samuel 11:27), and the Septuagint there. Such servants of Christ as were obliged to quit their habitations through the violence of persecution, and were scattered abroad, or went about preaching the Gospel; such were by these righteous ones taken into their houses, and provided for with food and lodging, and every convenience of life; as they were by Gaius, and others.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 31-46 - This is a description of the last judgment. It is as an explanation of the former parables. There is a judgment to come, in which every ma shall be sentenced to a state of everlasting happiness, or misery Christ shall come, not only in the glory of his Father, but in his ow glory, as Mediator. The wicked and godly here dwell together, in the same cities, churches, families, and are not always to be known the on from the other; such are the weaknesses of saints, such the hypocrisie of sinners; and death takes both: but in that day they will be parte for ever. Jesus Christ is the great Shepherd; he will shortl distinguish between those that are his, and those that are not. All other distinctions will be done away; but the great one between saint and sinners, holy and unholy, will remain for ever. The happiness the saints shall possess is very great. It is a kingdom; the most valuabl possession on earth; yet this is but a faint resemblance of the blesse state of the saints in heaven. It is a kingdom prepared. The Fathe provided it for them in the greatness of his wisdom and power; the So purchased it for them; and the blessed Spirit, in preparing them for the kingdom, is preparing it for them. It is prepared for them: it is in all points adapted to the new nature of a sanctified soul. It is prepared from the foundation of the world. This happiness was for the saints, and they for it, from all eternity. They shall come and inheri it. What we inherit is not got by ourselves. It is God that makes heir of heaven. We are not to suppose that acts of bounty will entitle to eternal happiness. Good works done for God's sake, through Jesu Christ, are here noticed as marking the character of believers mad holy by the Spirit of Christ, and as the effects of grace bestowed of those who do them. The wicked in this world were often called to com to Christ for life and rest, but they turned from his calls; and justl are those bid to depart from Christ, that would not come to him Condemned sinners will in vain offer excuses. The punishment of the wicked will be an everlasting punishment; their state cannot be altered. Thus life and death, good and evil, the blessing and the curse, are set before us, that we may choose our way, and as our way s shall our end be __________________________________________________________________
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Robertson's NT Word Studies
25:34 {From the foundation of the world} (apo kataboles kosmou). The eternal purpose of the Father for his elect in all the nations. The Son of Man in verse #31 is the King here seated on the throne in judgment.
