Why did Jesus speak from a pre-church perspective and not reveal the secret in Matthew?
Jesus spoke from the pre-church situation because the secret that God would turn to the Gentiles and call out a people for His name was still hidden in the mind of God. Though He knew the end from the beginning, He did not betray that secret; God reveals things according to His time frame, not until.
Les explains that even in the Gospels there is never a single hint that God is going to turn to the Gentiles and call out a people for His name. Jesus was meticulously careful not to betray that. Though He knew the end from the beginning, He never revealed anything that was kept hid in the mind of God. In Matthew 25, Jesus is speaking from the pre-church situation, and He is not going to betray the secret that is being held in the mind of God. Les emphasizes that God reveals things according to His time frame, and not until.