Gospel of Matthew Chapter 25 Vs. 41

 The Final Judgment

Matthew 25:41 “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:”

Depart from me... These words are from the king to the sinners; and contain the reason why they are to be separated from blessedness. Ye are cursed, because ye have sinned, and would not come unto me that ye might have life. No work of piety has proceeded from your hand, because the carnal mind, which is enmity against me, reigned in your heart; and ye would not have me to reign over you.

Into everlasting fire. This is the punishment of sense. Ye shall not only be separated from me, but ye shall be tormented, awfully, everlastingly tormented in that place of separation.

prepared for the... The devil and his angels sinned before the creation of the world, and the place of torment was then prepared for them. It never was designed for human souls; but as the wicked are partakers with the devil and his angels in their iniquities, in their rebellion against God and His order, so it is right that they should be sharers with them in their punishment.

We see here plainly, why sinners are destroyed, not because there was no salvation for them, but because they neglected to receive good and do good. As they received not the Christ who was offered to them, so they could not do the work of righteousness which was required of them.

They are cursed, because they refused to be blessed; and they are damned, because they refused to be saved.

As I said before, there are only two destinies that we can choose from. The right leads to heaven, and the wrong (left), leads to hell. Hell has been prepared from the foundation of the world, as well. God does not want anyone to go there, but He is just. If that is the choice one makes, that will be one’s home for eternity.

We make the choice. We cannot blame God. It is our choice to make. He just carries out our decisions.

To those on the left there remains the word, a stranger to His lips before, the awful word, Depart from Me. All the horror of the doomed-Depart from Me, ye cursed. Into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.

To the goats on His left hand (cf. Mat. 25:33) the King will pronounce judgment. They will be told, Depart… into the eternal fire prepared not for men but for the devil and his angels (cf. the kingdom prepared, Mat. 25:34). The basis of their judgment will be their failure to extend mercy to the remnant of Jewish believers during the Tribulation. Their lack of righteous works will evidence their unconcern (Mat. 25:42-44; cf. 25:35-36). Such individuals will sympathize with the world dictator and support his cause. They will be removed from the earth and will be cast into eternal fire (Mat. 25:41).