Matthew 25:41

“Then shall he also say unto them on his left hand, etc.] The goats, the foolish virgins, and slothful and wicked servants, depart from me: a like expression is used by him to preachers of the word, and professors of religion, that are mere nominal ones. (<400723>Matthew 7:23) and such are intended here, who professed to be on Christ’s side, had been in his visible church, and hoped to have been with him for ever; but having nothing but the lamp of a profession, and some external works to trust to, they are bid to be gone from him; they are banished his presence, which is what is commonly called the punishment of loss; the loss of the presence of God, Father, Son, and Spirit, angels, and…”

“On the left hand - The wicked. Ye cursed - That is, you who are devoted to destruction, whose characters deserve everlasting punishment, and who are about to enter into it. “To curse” is the opposite of “to bless.” It implies a negation of all the blessings of heaven, and a positive infliction of eternal sufferings. Everlasting fire - “Fire,” here, is used to denote punishment. The image is employed to express extreme suffering, as a death by burning is one of the most horrible that can be conceived. The image was taken, probably, from the fires burning in the Valley of Hinnom. See the notes at Matthew 5:22. It has been asked whether the wicked will be burned in literal fire, and the common…”

“Depart into the everlasting fire, which was prepared for the devil and his angels - Not originally for you: you are intruders into everlasting fire. Matthew 25:44”

“them: Mat 25:33 Depart: Mat 7:23; Psa 6:8, Psa 119:115, Psa 139:19; Luk 13:27 ye cursed: Deu 27:15-26, 28:16-68; Psa 119:21; Jer 17:5; Gal 3:10-13; Heb 6:8 everlasting: Mat 25:46, Mat 3:12, Mat 13:40, Mat 13:42, Mat 13:50; Mar 9:43-48; Th2 1:9; Rev 14:10, Rev 14:11, Rev 20:10-15 prepared: Joh 8:44; Rom 9:22, Rom 9:23; Pe2 2:4; Jo1 3:10; Jde 1:6; Rev 12:7-9 Matthew 25:42”