<p>25:20&nbsp;<em>And he that received the five talents came-&nbsp;</em>This is&nbsp;<em>proserchomai,&nbsp;</em>and the word used for the Lord&rsquo;s coming is&nbsp;<em>erchomai&nbsp;</em>(:19). He comes to us and the faithful come to Him. As outlined earlier, this will have a literal element to it. When we know for sure that the Lord has come, we will have the choice as to whether to go to Him immediately or delay. Those who go immediately will be confirmed in that by being snatched away to meet the Lord in the air (1 Thess. 4:16,17). One of the great themes of Matthew's gospel is that various men and women 'came to Jesus' at different times and in a variety of situations. The Lord uses the same term to describe how at the last day, people will once again 'come unto' Him (Mt. 25:20-24). The same Jesus whom they 'came before' in His ministry is the one to whom they and we shall again come at the last day- to receive a like gracious acceptance. He will judge and reason the same way He did during His mortality. Likewise we know what kind of judge Christ is, and so the meeting of Him in final judgment need not be for us something so terribly unknown and uncertain. We know that He is the judge who 'justifies' sinners- the Greek word means not so much 'making righteous', but 'acquitting, declaring righteous' in a legal sense. It's unthinkable that a human judge treats the guilty as if they are righteous and innocent, just because they are &quot;in&quot; Christ. It's also unheard of that a judge also is the counsel for the defence But this is the kind of judge we have, day by day- to those who believe. Will He be so different in the last day?</p><p><em>And brought another five talents, saying: Lord</em>- He offered / presented the talents to his Lord. Only in the day of judgment will we achieve final self-knowledge and be able to perceive what we have done and achieved with what He has given us. Our trading / work is clearly with the Lord&rsquo;s people. The presentation of the wealth gained therefore refers to what we have done for others. Paul spoke of how he would &lsquo;present&rsquo; his converts to Christ at the last day; hence his concern about their development, &ldquo;that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ&rdquo; (2 Cor. 11:2).</p><p><em>You gave me five talents. Look, I have gained another five talents</em>- This is the word used for the &lsquo;delivering&rsquo; to believers of the body of doctrine comprising the Gospel message (1 Cor. 15:3; 2 Pet. 2:21; Jude 3). Again we see that the talents refer to what is specifically given to us by Christ at the time of our calling by the Gospel, and not to any latent natural ability within us.</p>