The Parable of the Talents
Matthew 25:29 “For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.”
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unto every... The recipients of divine grace inherit immeasurable
blessings in addition to eternal life and the favor of God (Rom.
8:32), (see 13:12).
But those who despise the riches of God’s goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering (Rom. 2:4), burying them in the ground and clinging instead to the paltry and transient goods of this world, will ultimately lose everything they have (6:19; John 12:25).
As the necessary and natural sequel to promotion in service was the joy of the Lord, so the natural and necessary sequel of degradation is the outer darkness, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
As a result, he lost what he had (Mat. 25:29; cf. Mat. 13:12), and was cast into judgment. Like the unworthy servant in Mat. 24:48-51, he too would be eternally separated from God.
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