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00:02Brothers, in chapter 19
00:30The first commandment mentioned is that relating to the respect due equally to the father and the mother, and immediately afterwards is mentioned respect for the Sabbath, the rejection of idols, and the correct way of offering communion sacrifices and eating them.
00:51Next come a series of commandments that mostly relate to one's neighbor, except for some interspersed that mention false healing in the name of God, and consecrating to God the fruits of the trees of the promised land during the fourth year.
01:14The prohibition against eating blood, practicing magic and divination, or harming oneself for the dead.
01:24And one last mention of keeping the Sabbath and honoring the one true sanctuary.
01:31This series of rules, both cultic and of piety and of justice and solidarity towards one's neighbor, are linked by a refrain in which it is remembered that the source, the reason and the author of all laws is God.
01:52This data directs our attention in one direction.
01:58God is to be faithful in worship and in daily life.
02:03The final or eschatological judgment
02:06The first point to address, brothers, before considering the text of Matthew, chapter 25, verses 31 to 46, is to remember that all the sacred writings contained in the Bible are addressed exclusively to the communities where they were written and for which they were written.
02:31The books of the Old Testament were written within and for the Jewish community, so that their purpose is to strengthen the faith of the community and remind them of the commitments made when they accepted the covenant that God made with them.
02:52God does not speak to just any man or woman, but to members of the active Jewish community.
03:02Likewise, brothers, the books of the New Testament were not written for all men and all times, but for the members of the Christian community where they originated.
03:14They were written and declared inspired and the word of God.
03:19Saint Paul does not write to all Romans, but to the Christian communities settled in Rome.
03:28He is not writing to all Corinthians, but to the churches established in Corinth.
03:35Matthew, John, and the other evangelists also do not write to all the people who want to learn about the teachings of Jesus.
03:45They write to their different communities so that they may mature and grow in their faith and fidelity to Jesus.
03:55In this context, we must understand that the text called Final Judgment is addressed to all Christians and speaks to us of the eschatological judgment that God will carry out at the parousia of the Lord Jesus.
04:11Now, brothers, let's look at the text of Matthew chapter 25, verses 31 through 46.
04:19When the Son of Man comes in his glorious splendor, and with all the angels in him, he will sit on his glorious throne.
04:29The people of all nations will gather before him, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
04:40He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left, and the King will say to those on his right,
04:49Come, you who have been blessed by my Father.
04:53Then the righteous will ask,
05:23Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or when did we see you thirsty and give you something to drink?
05:33or when we saw you as a stranger and gave you lodging, or without clothes and we gave them to you,
05:41Or when we saw you sick or in jail and went to visit you?
05:46The King will answer them,
05:48I assure you that whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.
05:59Then the King will say to those on his left,
06:02Depart from me, you who deserve condemnation.
06:07Go into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
06:12Well, I was hungry and you didn't give me anything to eat.
06:16I was thirsty and they gave me nothing to drink.
06:19I wandered around like a stranger and was given no lodging.
06:23I was without clothes and they didn't give them to me.
06:25I was sick and in jail and they didn't come to visit me.
06:30Then they will ask him,
06:33Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty,
06:37Or are you a stranger, or lacking clothes, or sick, or in jail, and we don't help you?
06:44The King will answer them,
06:47I assure you that everything they didn't do for one of these humblest people,
06:53They didn't do it for me either.
06:55Those will go away into eternal punishment, and the righteous into eternal life.
07:01The first thing we need to notice is that Jesus presents himself as a glorious King seated on his throne,
07:08or as the Son of God seated in his glory,
07:12to carry out the final judgment on men and women of all times and places.
07:19The first act of this glorious and divine King is to sit on his throne,
07:24which indicates that the following actions and judgments are categorical,
07:31In other words, they are statements that do not accept questions, explanations, or reasons.
07:38A King on his throne exercises the highest and full authority that no one can deny, evade, or reject.
07:47What a King declares while seated on his throne is law, norm, and rule to be obeyed totally and completely.
07:57Once God sits enthroned, he will gather all nations around him,
08:04That is, all the peoples of the world, of all times and places.
08:10The judgment assembly is ready.
08:12There is no audience, jury, prosecutor, defense attorney, or expert witnesses here.
08:21There is only the universal judge and all the men and women as defendants
08:28who are awaiting the judge's final ruling.
08:32Next, brothers, the King-Judge will separate the group of people summoned and gathered into two groups.
08:43Some are placed on the right and others on the left.
08:48The author speaks of a separation like the one the shepherd makes when separating sheep from kids.
08:54We do not know the reason why a shepherd would separate goats from sheep.
09:00Some people think that sheep, because of their wool, can sleep outdoors in autumn and winter,
09:09while goats require shelter due to the cold.
09:15Others consider the separation between those who can be offered as a pleasing sacrifice to God.
09:22and the animals that cannot be sacrificed in honor of the Lord.
09:27The additional meaning that some are placed on the right and others on the left
09:34It still has the meaning that those on the right have a good destiny
09:40And the one on the left, a bad fate.
09:43The king has determined the fate of one group and another by placing them on the right or left.
09:54There is no investigation, statements, or inquiry.
09:59just a formal statement for those on the right.
10:03Come, you who are blessed by my Father.
10:06This confirms the good and positive outcome for the first group.
10:13for whom destiny has been what God intended for all human beings.
10:19To receive the inheritance of the kingdom prepared since the creation of the world.
10:25God has destined all human beings for salvation,
10:29But this salvation is a human responsibility insofar as man accepts it,
10:36He fights for it, he takes ownership of it, and he enjoys it.
10:40God wants all men to attain salvation,
10:44But this is achieved by obeying and being faithful to Him.
10:48Now, brothers, the reason for being placed on the right is explained to the group.
10:56When the king judge was hungry or thirsty, he was offered food or drink.
11:03When he was a stranger, he received lodging.
11:06When he suffered nakedness, he was dressed appropriately.
11:10When he was ill, he was visited.
11:13And when he was in jail, he was rescued.
11:16People don't understand the explanation because they don't remember ever having helped a person.
11:23of his dignity and greatness.
11:26Had they known, they would have taken care of him.
11:29The judge's reasoning is that when these actions were carried out with the youngest children,
11:36It was He who was truly cared for.
11:38Now, it is possible that in this case we might think that the smallest ones refer to Christians
11:46who suffer.
11:47However, this is not the case, because Jesus is thinking of all men who suffer
11:54in this world, and not only Christians who are suffering or in pain.
12:00To grasp this meaning, we must remember the parables of the Good Samaritan and the poor man.
12:08Lazarus and the indifferent rich man.
12:11These parables emphasize that the man who suffers, who has already fallen, who is defeated
12:18On the path of life, it is the one who deserves and needs our attention.
12:24The man who fell into the hands of the assailants and was abandoned has been rescued by
12:33a man who gave up time to let his pain seep into his heart and soul.
12:41For his part, the rich man who was feasting lavishly was unable to open his heart to poor Lazarus.
12:50lying in the entrance of his ostentatious house.
12:56Therefore, Jesus does not simply wait for his disciples to be helped when they suffer
13:03or suffer some inconvenience, but asks us to open our hearts to every man who
13:10needs to be cared for and helped.
13:13Moreover, in the parable of the good Samaritan, while the scribe wants to know,
13:19Who is your neighbor?
13:22In order to be able to care for him or love him as himself, Jesus asks, "Which of the three men?"
13:29Did the man who saw the man lying on the ground, the one who had been beaten, behave as if he were his neighbor?
13:35From this perspective, Jesus does not invite us to know who our neighbor is, but to behave accordingly.
13:43as a neighbor to all who suffer.
13:46I do not do good to those who are close to me, but to those who need me.
13:52I offer my assistance to anyone who needs it, without distinction or exception.
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