“ Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. ”
This passage is, in fact, “a parable,” though it is not expressly so called. The design is to show that his disciples should act as if they were each moment expecting his return. This he illustrate...
Matthew 24:42 to Matthew 25:13 . Abbreviating Mark 13:33-37 , with its simile of the absent householder, into one verse ( Matthew 24:42 ; cf. Luke 21:36 ), Mt. inserts ( a) the short simile...
Blessed . Happy. As in Matthew 5:3 .
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Blessed is that servant - His blessedness consists in his master's approbation.
Blessed is that servant— "You, the ministers of religion, ought to be particularly faithful in the discharge of your duty; for it is not an ordinary trust which is committed to your charge; you are...
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. For the exposition of this wonderful Prophecy, which will be best a...
The Destruction of Jerusalem and the End of the World Foretold 1. Jesus went out] RV 'Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way, and his disciples,' etc. The buildings ] The magni...
Blessed is that servant. — The words, taken in their letter, seem to refer only to those who shall thus be found at the time of the final Advent. Christian insight has, however, rightly given them...
Chapter 18 The Prophecy on the Mount - Matthew 24:1-51 & Matthew 25:1-46 WE have seen that though the Saviour's public ministry is now closed, He still has a private ministry to discharge...
Watch and Work Matthew 24:40-51 There are many comings of the Son of man before the final one to judgment. We may derive the full benefit of our Lord's words, even though we have arrived at no...
Passing from the city, the disciples drew their Master's attention to the stones of the Temple, and He told them that this glorious building would be demolished so that no single stone would be left...
"But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. (38) For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until t...
Blessed is that servant whom his Lord, when he cometh ,.... Whether in a way of judgment, as against Jerusalem; or at death, when he comes to remove him out of time, into eternity; or at the day of...
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Ver. 46. Blessed is that servant ] It was Augustine's wish, that Christ when he came might find him aut precantem, au...
Who then is the faithful and wise servant Which of you aspires after this character? Wise Every moment retaining the clearest conviction that all he now has is only intrusted to him as a steward:...
He leaves the temple, and in Matthew is not seen there again. What can it be now without its proper Inhabitant? But the disciples draw His attention to the ornate buildings that were really only the...
Parable of the Fig-Tree; Awful Predictions; The Duty of Watchfulness; The Good and Evil Steward. 32 Now learn a parable of the f...
Ver. 45,46. We have much the same, Luke 12:42-44 , whether spake at the same time, and upon the same occasion, or no, I know not. It is said there, Luke 12:41 , that Peter gave occasion to this...
Words After Leaving The Temple About The Destruction Of The Temple And About His Second Coming (24:1-51). a Introduction in which Jesus declares that the Temple will be utterly destroyed ( Matthe...
MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Matthew 24:36-51 The uncertainty of the end.—We ought to know the season, we cannot know the moment, of the “appearing” of Christ. So the Saviour teaches us he...
Matthew 24:42 . Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. That he will come, is certain. That his coming may be at any moment, is equally sure; and, therefore, we ought to...
Matthew 24:1 . The buildings of the temple. Herod had gradually rebuilt the temple, taking down one part, and raising it anew, so that the worship was not interrupted. Hence it was still the secon...
EXPOSITION Matthew 24:1-40 PROPHECY OF THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM , AND OF THE TIMES OF THE END . ( Mark 13:1-41 ; Luke 21:5-42 .) There is no reason to think,...
The faithful servant:
2 Peter 1:13-15 ; 2 Timothy 4:6-8 ; Luke 12:37 ; Luke 12:43 ; Matthew 25:34 ; Philippians 1:21-23 ; Revelation 16:15 ; Revelation 2:19