{"id":1517,"date":"2019-04-18T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=1517"},"modified":"2020-01-23T05:28:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T12:28:29","slug":"ready-for-his-return-matthew-24-36-51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/ready-for-his-return-matthew-24-36-51\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready for His Return: Matthew 24:36-51"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7500\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1517-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-cross-16_mixdown.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-cross-16_mixdown.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-cross-16_mixdown.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-cross-16_mixdown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?powerpress_pinw=1517-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-cross-16_mixdown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"rbs-ga-cross-16_mixdown.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/256-reflective-bible-study-gos-31078545\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_iheart\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on iHeartRadio\" rel=\"nofollow\">iHeartRadio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><hr class=\"powerpress-player-divider\"><div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\"><div class=\"spoiler-title\">Read the Transcript<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-content\">\r\n<p>In response to a question several of the disciples have regarding the time of the end and Jesus\u2019 return, Jesus challenges all His followers throughout time by including an interesting parallel. Mixed within this parallel is the topic of date setting and predicting the end of the world, and this seems to be a favorite activity of various groups of people throughout history. However, it\u2019s strange in my mind that a startling percentage of these predictions come from people who should know Jesus\u2019 words at the opening of our passage because many of these end-of-the-world theorists have a Christian background and they are clearly predicting Jesus\u2019 return.<\/p>\r\n<p>Our passage is found in Matthew\u2019s gospel, chapter 24, and we\u2019ll be reading it from the Contemporary English Version of the Bible. Starting in verse 36, Jesus continues by telling His disciples:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><sup>36\u00a0<\/sup>No one knows the day or hour. The angels in heaven don\u2019t know, and the Son himself doesn\u2019t know. Only the Father knows.\u00a0<sup>37\u00a0<\/sup>When the Son of Man appears, things will be just as they were when Noah lived.\u00a0<sup>38\u00a0<\/sup>People were eating, drinking, and getting married right up to the day that the flood came and Noah went into the big boat.\u00a0<sup>39\u00a0<\/sup>They didn\u2019t know anything was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man appears.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Let\u2019s pause here for a moment to focus attention onto an interesting piece of information: If Jesus doesn\u2019t know when He will return, it makes no sense to think that a clever, or even an \u201cinspired\u201d human would be able to figure it out. Also along these same lines, it is illogical to believe that God would tell a sinful human His plan before telling His own Son!<\/p>\r\n<p>However, what if Jesus now knows when the end will be while He didn\u2019t when on earth with his disciples? It is definitely possible that at some point between Jesus\u2019 return to heaven and now, Jesus has asked and received the definitive answer regarding His return and the end of our world. However, Jesus makes no indication of wanting to ask or know specifically when, which leaves us with our illogical problem: If Jesus doesn\u2019t know when He will return, it seems like wasted energy for us to try to figure it out.<\/p>\r\n<p>Following this statement, Jesus makes an interesting comparison to the time leading up to the flood. Prior to the flood, people were going about their lives as normal, and the end of their world happened without them being prepared. However, in Noah\u2019s world, plenty of signs and warnings were present that should have prompted the people to pay attention. While it might be easy to tune out a preacher carpenter after a number of years of preaching and building, when the boat was finished, and animals started miraculously coming to take their place on the boat, that should have at least turned some heads. The only way those in Noah\u2019s generation missed the boat was because they were ignoring the signs and warnings around them.<\/p>\r\n<p>The parallel in our world is that we can be easily distracted away from paying attention to the warnings that our world is ending soon. Jesus continues in verse 40 by describing how His return will be both subtle and a surprise:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><sup>40\u00a0<\/sup>Two men will be in the same field, but only one will be taken. The other will be left. <sup>41\u00a0<\/sup>Two women will be together grinding grain, but only one will be taken. The other will be left.\u00a0<sup>42\u00a0<\/sup>So be on your guard! You don\u2019t know when your Lord will come. <sup>43\u00a0<\/sup>Homeowners never know when a thief is coming, and they are always on guard to keep one from breaking in.\u00a0<sup>44\u00a0<\/sup>Always be ready! You don\u2019t know when the Son of Man will come.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Let\u2019s pause reading again. Many people believe what we just read relates to a secret rapture, but the context of this passage and verse tell us this is Jesus\u2019 return. However, why then do these verses seem to describe a subtle return while other passages describe a return where there is so much turmoil that the earth feels like it will fall apart?<\/p>\r\n<p>I believe the answer lies in the focus of these verses, and specifically what Jesus is describing and what He is not.<\/p>\r\n<p>Nothing in these verses describes what takes place the minute Jesus returns. Instead, all it tells us is what people are caught doing when He appears. This passage basically tells us that the day Jesus returns will start like pretty much any other day. People will be getting up, going to work, and His return will be a surprise.<\/p>\r\n<p>This passage doesn\u2019t focus on the trauma of the world breaking apart at His arrival, but to the important truth that being ready for His return is an internal thing. Being ready for Jesus is a matter of where our hearts and lives are focused, and on our relationship with God. While our outward lives might not look significantly different, God knows our hearts, our minds, and our focus, and these things play an important role in our salvation.<\/p>\r\n<p>Jesus challenges us again with the clear statement that we don\u2019t know when He will return. While it doesn\u2019t say that we will never know, I wouldn\u2019t be surprised to learn that we won\u2019t know it until it happens. Jesus describes His return like a thief trying to catch a homeowner off guard. While Jesus isn\u2019t going to come secretly to steal His people away, His return will catch everyone who isn\u2019t paying attention to the warnings around them off guard.<\/p>\r\n<p>While believing in Jesus and trusting in His sacrifice leads to salvation, Jesus finishes our passage by telling us what we should instead focus on. Up to this point, we have seen how it isn\u2019t worth our time or energy to predict or speculate regarding the date or time He will return. Instead, let\u2019s finish our passage and discover what He wants us to focus on instead. Continuing in verse 45, Jesus asks:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><sup>45\u00a0<\/sup>Who are faithful and wise servants? Who are the ones the master will put in charge of giving the other servants their food supplies at the proper time?\u00a0<sup>46\u00a0<\/sup>Servants are fortunate if their master comes and finds them doing their job.\u00a0<sup>47\u00a0<\/sup>You may be sure that a servant who is always faithful will be put in charge of everything the master owns.\u00a0<sup>48\u00a0<\/sup>But suppose one of the servants thinks that the master won\u2019t return until late.\u00a0<sup>49\u00a0<\/sup>Suppose that evil servant starts beating the other servants and eats and drinks with people who are drunk.\u00a0<sup>50\u00a0<\/sup>If that happens, the master will surely come on a day and at a time when the servant least expects him.\u00a0<sup>51\u00a0<\/sup>That servant will then be punished and thrown out with the ones who only pretended to serve their master. There they will cry and grit their teeth in pain.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>The conclusion to our passage describes in a broad way what we should be focusing on. Those who Jesus calls faithful and wise servants are the ones who are doing their job when the master checks in on them. Faithful and wise servants are responsible regardless of whether the master is present or absent, and regardless of whether the master is only gone for minutes or whether he is gone for millennia. <strong><em>It\u2019s possible that Jesus\u2019 return will be after we have died in this life.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>However, we are called to focus on something different. <strong>It is not up to us whether we will be alive when Jesus returns, or resurrected when He appears. Instead, God brought us into the world at the time He did because He has a task for us to accomplish. While our role in the world might look different from everyone else\u2019s, the ultimate task God has given each of His servants is to lead people to Jesus. In everything we focus our attention on, we should focus on the ultimate task of a faithful, wise servant, and that task is modeling Jesus\u2019 love for others while leading people to Jesus. <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong><em>All of God\u2019s wise and faithful servants will be saved when Jesus returns, and this includes both those who are living at the time, and those who have been awaiting resurrection.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>As we come to the end of another podcast episode, here are the challenges I will leave you with:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>As I often begin each set of challenges by saying, be sure to seek God first and be sure to focus on the highest calling a faithful and wise servant of God can have, which is leading others to Jesus. When Jesus returns, the only think that will matter is whether we have given our heart and our lives to Him and the only relationships that will survive are with those who have also placed God first. This is why it\u2019s important we share Jesus with everyone. If we want to see someone in heaven, we need to help them grow a relationship with Jesus!<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Also, always be sure to pray and study the Bible for yourself, because a personal relationship with Jesus is the only thing that matters when He returns. While pastors, speakers, authors, or even the occasional podcaster can give you some interesting thing to think about, always take what you hear or read and test it with what the Bible says. When we test words and ideas through the Bible\u2019s teaching, we discover God\u2019s truth.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>And as I end every set of challenges by saying in one way or another, never stop short of or drift away from where God wants to lead you to in your life with Him!<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>\r\nYear of the Cross &#8211; Episode 16: When Jesus describes His return as catching people off guard, how should we understand this in light of how earth-shattering His return will be? Discover what we should focus on doing, and what is not worth our time in this challenging and often misunderstood passage from the gospel of Matthew.\r\n<\/p><p><strong>Join the discussion.<\/strong> Share your thoughts on this passage.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio"],"nelio_content":{"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"efiAlt":"","efiUrl":"","followers":[],"highlights":[],"isAutoShareEnabled":false,"networkImageIds":[],"permalinkQueryArgs":[],"series":[],"suggestedReferences":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ready for His Return: Matthew 24:36-51 - 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