E QUANDO VIER O FILHO DO HOMEM... (O JUÍZO FINAL EM MATEUS)

Abstract

The present dissertation discusses the Last Judgment that is a current theme of investigation. This is due to the fact that the three major monotheistic religions approach it in their religious essence. In judaism, it is related to the acts of piety present in the Old Testament; in christianity, to acts of mercy which involve a compromise of love to God and neighbor and are fundamental for obtaining salvation; and, in Islam, the good or evil that one practices with his brothers are important acts for either gaining paradise or ending in hell. In the first part, the question of text in its context is approached: the social reality of the Roman Empire, of the judeo-christian community, in Antiocus, and the necessity of solidarity that this text expresses. In the second part, there is a complete exegesis in all its steps to the Last Judgment (Matthew 25,31-46), within these, there is the delineation, the structure, the linguistic configuration, the wording, the characteristics of God present in the text and much other exegetical informations. In the third part, the updating of the message of the Last Judgment is presented which has, as its base, three dimensions: the personal, ecclesiastical and social, where, according to Jesus teachings, the acts of mercy, practiced in relation to the least of God s creature, here and now, will be decisive at the Last Judgment, when the Son of Man will judge each according to his acts.