Scripture: Matthew 24: 36-44
“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,[f] but only the Father. 37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.
42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
Scripture Commentary:
It is good that no one knows exactly when Christ will return. If we knew the precise date, we might be tempted to be lazy in our work for Christ. Worse yet, we might plan to keep sinning and then turn to God right at the end.
Heaven is not our only goal; we have work to do here.
Christ’s second coming will be swift and sudden. There will be no opportunity for last minute repentance or bargaining. We must keep on being about our work until death. Or until we see the unmistakable return of our Savior.
Jesus’s purpose in telling about His return is not to stimulate predictions and calculations about the date but to warn us to be prepared. Will you be ready? As in Revelation 22: 20, He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
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