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Matthew 24:45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. 47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
There is a commentary that discusses these verses.
Watching world events is not what Jesus was speaking about here. What all Christians must "watch" is their relationship with God. They are always to be ready to meet their Maker.
Jesus then went on to describe in the rest of chapter 24 and throughout chapter 25 what is really important to "watch." In the parable of the faithful servant, Jesus told his disciples to avoid worldly sins and the threat of being overcome by the attractiveness of sin. The lesson? Jesus said, "The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of".
Jesus then went on to describe in the rest of chapter 24 and throughout chapter 25 what is really important to "watch." In the parable of the faithful servant, Jesus told his disciples to avoid worldly sins and the threat of being overcome by the attractiveness of sin. The lesson? Jesus said, "The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of".
I can't stop someone else from putting themselves in peril. I can tell them there is peril. I can tell them how to avoid it. They have to make the decision to avoid it for themselves. I can say that I think what is going on now in the politically correct world we live in is way off kilter, but that won't save anyone. I can rant on about how I think the selling of baby body parts is a sign of the end times. I can rant on about how forcing the church to perform same sex marriages is a sign of the end times. I can rant on about how filming women taking part in a religious ceremonial bath is a sign of the end times. It just won't stop seomeone else from putting themselves in peril. Everyone has to make their own decisions.
God knows what is going to happen.
