Matthew 16:27-28 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.… 1. The judgment of the world has been committed to the Son as Mediator, as an appropriate honour to One who had humbled Himself for the redemption of the world. 2. Christ is qualified to be Judge, as the Son of God, of the same essence as the Father; the perfections of the Godhead will appear glorious in Him. 3. The saints in judgment will be manifested as the doers of the will of God upon earth. 4. The work of the Judge will be, not to justify, or to make righteous, but to prove the saints by their works, that they are righteous already. 5. Men will be judged by their works, to show that God in the work of man's salvation supports the cause of infinite holiness. 6. Judgment will not be according to the works visible to men, but to all done in secret. 7. Judgment according to works will condemn the ungodly, and make them dumb before God. (D. Charles.) I. THE SON OF MAN AS THE PROMISED, manifested, ascended One. II. His REAPPEARANCE ON EARTH Predicted, possible, necessary. III. HIS SUPERHUMAN GLORY. His herald, person, retinue is glorious. IV. His IMPORTANT WORK. TO raise the dead, change the living, judge all, reward each, resign the reins of government into His Father's hand. (A. Macfarlane.) I. That the Lord Jesus Christ shall return to this earth as a man in the glory of God with His angels. II. That all Christ's believing people shall appear with Him. III. The Lord at His coming in His glory shall reward every man according to his works. (H. McNeile.) Parallel Verses KJV: For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. |
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