马太福音里的“哀哭切齿”
在马太福音里，“哀哭切齿”这辞用了六次。两次用于假信徒（太十三42）和外邦人(太十三50）的沉沦。十三章四十二节论到稗子，就是要被丢在火炉里的假信徒。火炉不是外面的黑暗，乃是火湖。十三章五十节论到邪恶的外邦人，败坏的水族，等于二十五章的山羊。他们也要被丢在火炉里。因此，那些要在永火里沉沦的人必要哀哭切齿。
国度之子的“哀哭切齿”
马太八章十二节说，“但国度之子要被扔在外面黑暗里，在那里必要哀哭切齿了。”因为国度之子必定是得救的人，他们不会被丢在火炉里。反之，他们要被扔在外面黑暗里。我不信火炉里有黑暗。虽然沉沦的人和失败的信徒都要哀哭切齿，但失败的信徒不会被扔在火湖里，乃要扔在主同在之荣耀范围以外的外面黑暗里。
马太二十二章十三节说，“于是王对仆役说，把他的手脚捆起来，扔在外面黑暗里，在那里必要哀哭切齿了。”这是指没有穿婚筵礼服的人。当然，这不是指不信的人，乃是指得救的人。这得救的人不会被扔在火湖里，乃会被扔在外面黑暗里。
这辞另外用了两次，在二十四章五十一节和二十五章三十节。按照二十四章五十一节，那恶仆要从主的同在被割断，并和假冒为善的人同受处分，在那里必要哀哭切齿。类似的二十五章三十节说，懒惰的奴仆要被扔在外面黑暗里，在那里必要哀哭切齿了。
基督徒若对主不忠信，将来要受时代的刑罚
我们就看见假信徒，稗子，和邪恶的外邦人，要被丢在火炉，火湖里，在那里必要哀哭切齿。然而，失败的信徒，就如八章的国度之子，二十二章没有婚筵礼服的人，以及二十四、二十五章不忠信的奴仆，要被扔在外面黑暗里。在外面黑暗里，他们必要哀哭切齿。这不是指永远的沉沦，乃是指时代的惩罚。除了救恩，还有在要来的国度时代要给与的赏赐与惩罚的事。我们若对主忠信，就要在下个时代得赏赐。但是我们若对主不忠信，就要受惩罚。
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Weeping and the Gnashing of Teeth in the Outer Darkness – Matt. 25:30
Weeping and Gnashing in the Gospel of Matthew
The phrase “weeping and gnashing of teeth” is used six times in the Gospel of Matthew. It is used twice concerning the perdition of the false believers (13:42) and the evil heathen (13:50). Matthew 13:42 concerns the tares, the false believers who will be cast into the furnace of fire. The furnace of fire is not the outer darkness, but the lake of fire. Matthew 13:50 concerns the evil gentiles, the corrupt fish that are equivalent to the goats in chapter twenty-five. They also will be cast into the furnace of fire. Thus, those who perish in eternal fire will weep and gnash their teeth.
Weeping and Gnashing of the Sons of Kingdom
Matthew 8:12 says, “But the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.” Because the sons of the kingdom certainly are saved ones, they will not be cast into the furnace of fire. Rather, they will be put into outer darkness. I do not believe that there is darkness in the furnace of fire. Although there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth both for the ones who perish and for the defeated believers, the defeated believers will not be cast into the lake of fire, but into the outer darkness outside the glorious sphere of the Lord’s presence.
Matthew 22:13 says, “Then the king said to the servants, bind his feet and hands, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.” This refers to the one who did not have a wedding garment. This, of course, does not refer to an unbeliever, but to a saved one. This saved one will not be cast into the lake of fire, but into outer darkness.
This phrase is used two other times, in 24:51 and in 25:30. According to 24:51, the evil slave will be cut off from the Lord’s presence and have his portion with the hypocrites where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. The sister verse, 25:30, says that the slothful slave will be cast out into the outer darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Dispensational Punishment for the Unfaithful Christians
By reading all these verses, we see that the false believers, the tares and the evil gentiles will be cast into the furnace of fire, the lake of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. However, the defeated believers, such as the sons of the kingdom in chapter eight, those without the wedding garment in chapter twenty-two, and the unfaithful slave in chapters twenty-four and twenty-five, will be cast out into the outer darkness. There, in the outer darkness, they will suffer weeping and gnashing of teeth. This does not refer to eternal perdition, but to dispensational punishment. In addition to salvation, there is still the matter of the reward and punishment that will be rendered during the coming kingdom age. If we are faithful to the Lord, we shall be rewarded during the next age. But if we are not faithful to him, we shall receive punishment.