THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST: THE THIEF IN THE NIGHT

42Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

43But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

44Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

47Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

48But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

49And shall begin to smite his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

50The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

51And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

The challenge the Lord gives us is to be constantly and eagerly waiting for His return. Therefore, our duty is twofold: to prepare ourselves for His coming, so that the Lord will receive a bride without ‘spot or wrinkle” (Eph. 5:27), and to “do business” until He returns, so that the kingdom of God is preserved and extended on the Earth (Luke 19:11-27)

So, in closing, I invite you to join me in my effort to be about the Father’s business, live in expectation of the Master’s return, and be done with all idle speculation or superstitious date-setting regarding the time of His coming.