According to Matthew, all the holy angels will attend Jesus when He comes in His glory.
Matthew 25:31 says, "When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory." Les Feldick points out that the church is not mentioned in that verse. He explains that the church was a secret not yet revealed during Jesus' earthly ministry.
Matthew 25:31 — This verse explicitly names the holy angels as the ones who come with Jesus at His appearing in glory.
Matthew 25:31 is the clearest answer to this question. Jesus says: "When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory." The verse explicitly names the holy angels as those attending Him. No church, no saints in fine linen, and no bride are mentioned in this verse. In Matthew 24:30-31, Jesus gives a similar description of His return: the Son of man coming in the clouds with power and great glory, and He sends His angels to gather His elect from the four winds. Again, the angels are the attending company described in the passage, and no church language appears.
Les Feldick teaches that in Matthew 25:31 Jesus deliberately says only "all the holy angels with Him." Les asks his students, "Who is coming with Him? Angels. ... Where am I? He isn't including me." The church is absent, not because Jesus did not know about it, but because it was still a secret. The calling out of a people from the Gentiles for God's name was never hinted at anywhere in the four Gospels. Jesus was meticulous and left the church out of this description. Les then takes his students to Revelation 19 to show that the church will nevertheless return with Christ. In Revelation 19:8, the bride is granted fine linen, clean and white, and in verse 14 the armies in heaven follow Him clothed in fine linen, white and clean. Les identifies these as church age saints. Matthew simply could not disclose that secret yet.
In Matthew 25:31 Jesus says "all the holy angels with him" and nothing else. Les Feldick asks: "Who is coming with Him? Angels." He then asks, "Where am I? He isn't including me." Les explains that the church could not be mentioned yet because it was still a secret. Jesus was meticulous and left the church out.
Yes. Les points to Revelation 19:8, where the bride is arrayed in fine linen, clean and white, and Revelation 19:14, where the armies in heaven follow Him on white horses clothed in fine linen, white and clean. He teaches that these are church age saints. The absence from Matthew does not mean the church will not be there; it only means the secret had not been revealed yet.
Les says Jesus of course knew, but the church was kept secret. In the four Gospels there is never a single hint that God would turn to the Gentiles and call out a people for His name. Jesus did not divulge what had been hidden in the mind of God.
The Gospels Never Hint at the Church
Les shows that Jesus gave no hint in the Gospels of God calling out a people from the Gentiles, which is why Matthew's coming passage does not include the church.
Matthew 25:31 Names Only Angels
Les drives students to Matthew 25:31 and asks "Who is coming with Him? Angels... Where am I?" to show the church is not named at Jesus' coming in Matthew.
Angels at the Second Coming
Les uses Matthew 25:31 to describe the Second Coming when the Son of Man comes in glory with all the holy angels and sits on His glorious throne.
The Church Was a Secret
Les explains that Jesus could not mention the church in Matthew because it was still a secret, and then shows in Revelation 19 that the bride will come with Him in fine linen.
No Church Language in Matthew 24
Les observes that Matthew's account of Jesus sending angels to gather His elect contains not a word of church language, because that period in God's program was kept secret.
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where Jesus, of course, during His earthly ministry is speaking of the end of the age. And I always like to remind again my students that when Jesus spoke in His day and time, He gave no hint, He gave no indication that there would be 2,000 years intervening between His first coming and His second coming. He never let that even be hinted at.
The Church Follows Christ in Revelation 19
Les points to Revelation 19:14 and teaches that the armies in heaven following Christ are church age saints clothed in fine linen, showing the church will be with Jesus even though Matthew omits it.
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All right, let's go to Matthew 24, and we'll see some more of much the same language. Matthew 24, and I've got to find the verse a minute. Come all the way down to verse 37. Maybe I should use verse 36. This prompts so many questions from the television audience especially. Why did Jesus say something like this? Matthew 24, now let's drop down to verse 36.
Matthew 25:31: When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
This is the key verse that answers the question: Matthew names the holy angels as Jesus' attendants at His coming.
Matthew 24:31: And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
In Matthew 24, Jesus again speaks of angels attending His return and gathering His elect.
Revelation 19:8: And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
Les uses this verse to show the bride (church) who comes with Christ, even though Matthew leaves her out.
Revelation 19:14: And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Les teaches these armies are church age saints returning with Christ at His Second Coming.
Matthew 25:31 says all the holy angels come with Him. Les Feldick notes the verse names only angels and does not mention the church.
Les teaches that Jesus could not mention the church because it was still a secret. He was meticulous and left the church out of His teaching in the Gospels.
Yes. Les points to Revelation 19, where the bride and the armies in heaven are seen in fine linen, clean and white, following Him. Matthew simply did not reveal that secret yet.
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