Here in the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats Jesus is summarizing the repeated admonition He has been making in the Olivet discourse to His disciples to be on the alert and keep watch lest His coming take them by surprise, as was happening at that very time to the Jewish religious leaders. As…
Recall that in the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats Jesus has foretold His coming in glory to sit upon the throne of His glory. But as we have seen, His glory is not at all like the glory of the kings of this world, in as much as His kingdom is also not…
Here in the Parable of the Sheep and Goats Jesus is summarizing for His disciples the repeated warnings He has been making in the Olivet Discourse to be on the alert lest the judgment that was about to befall the Jews also overtake them as well. In the previous parables He had emphasized both the…
Here at the end of Jesus’ discourse to His disciples on the Mount of Olives He is summarizing the substance of true religion by which all nations will be judged, even as was happening to the Jewish nation at that time, and which He is warning His disciples could easily sweep them away as well. …
After forsaking the temple mount and predicting its destruction for having rejected His Spirit from filling it, Jesus is on the Mount of Olives giving signs to His disciples and warning them to keep watch lest they too be swept away in the coming judgment. Here in the parable of the sheep and goats He…
Here in the parable of the sheep and the goats Jesus is summarizing His admonition to His disciples to be alert and keep watch lest they too be swept away in the flood of destruction that was about to overtake the unbelieving Jews who had rejected Him as their Messiah. The disciples had asked Him…
Recall that upon leaving the temple with Jesus and hearing His prediction of its utter destruction His disciples had asked Him when those things would take place, and what would be the sign of His coming and of the end of the age (Mat 24:3). In conclusion to the signs He gave, Jesus warned that…
Whereas the Master in the Parable of the Talents rewarded His faithful servants by putting them in charge of many things and receiving them into His joy as fellow participants in the establishment of His kingdom, He took away the talent of the unfaithful servant who did nothing with it and gave it to him…
In the Parable of the Talents Jesus is warning His disciples what it means to keep watch in His service, lest judgment overtake them as was about to happen to the unfaithful Jews whom He had just forsaken on the temple mount. After commending and rewarding His faithful servants for furthering His business interests, the…
In the parable of the talents two servants were commended and rewarded for furthering their Master’s interests by going to work and making productive use of the talents He had entrusted to them. But a third servant who perceived his Master as hard and served him only for fear was condemned as wicked and lazy…