Charles Ellicott Commentary Matthew 25:31

"But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:" — Matthew 25:31 (ASV)

When the Son of Man comes — We commonly speak of the concluding portion of this chapter as the parable of the Sheep and the Goats, but it is obvious from its very beginning that it passes beyond the realm of parable into that of divine realities, and that the sheep and goats form only a subordinate and parenthetical illustration. The form of the announcement is in part based, as indeed are all the thoughts connected with the final Advent, upon the vision of Daniel 7:13. The throne of His glory is that which He shares with the Ancient of Days, the throne of Jehovah, surrounded with the brightness of the Shechinah.