From what time period is Jesus speaking in Matthew 25?
Jesus speaks from the pre-church situation, before the Church age was revealed. He does not betray the secret held in the mind of God, but speaks within the prophetic timeframe of His Second Coming in glory, when He will sit upon the throne of His glory.
Les explains that in Matthew 25, Jesus is speaking from the pre-church situation. Even in the Gospels, there is never a hint that God will turn to the Gentiles and call out a people for His name. Jesus was meticulously careful not to betray that secret, though He knew the end from the beginning. God reveals things according to His own time frame, not until. So Jesus speaks within the prophetic framework of His Second Coming, when He will come in His glory with all the holy angels, on a white horse in righteousness, faithful and true, King of kings and Lord of lords, and sit upon the throne of His glory.